Lake Merritt Healthcare Center LLC: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lake Merritt Healthcare Center LLC is a 53-bed for-profit nursing home in Oakland, California, part of Crystal Solorzano. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.68 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average of 2.65, and 28.6% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Lake Merritt Healthcare Center LLC
309 Macarthur BoulevardOakland, CA 94610
Alameda County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Lake Merritt Healthcare Center LLC, nurse aides logged 2.68 hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average. With about 51 residents a day, that works out to roughly 137 aide hours a day, or about 17 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.68 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.14 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.34 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.16 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.78 | 4.09 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
28.6% of nursing staff at Lake Merritt Healthcare Center LLC left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 50.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Oct 25, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 22 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Lake Merritt Healthcare Center LLC holds 2 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Lake Merritt Healthcare Center LLC
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Crystal Solorzano, 9 homes
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 31, 1972
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Lake Merritt Healthcare Center LLC
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| St Paul's Towers Oakland | 0.6 | 43 | 2.51 | 4.22 | 23.3% | 5 | None |
| Oakland Healthcare & Wellness Center Oakland | 0.6 | 98 | 2.52 | 4.16 | — | 5 | None |
| Lake Park Healthcare Center Oakland | 0.8 | 35 | 2.50 | 4.63 | 54.3% | 3 | $17,996 |
| Piedmont Gardens Health Facility Oakland | 0.8 | 94 | 2.92 | 4.76 | 21.2% | 5 | None |
| The Rehabilitation Center of Oakland Oakland | 1.0 | 70 | 2.60 | 4.35 | — | 1 | $23,153 |
| Medical Hill Healthcare Center Oakland | 1.1 | 124 | 2.49 | 3.94 | 34.8% | 5 | None |
| McClure Post Acute Oakland | 1.1 | 60 | 2.88 | 4.51 | 35.2% | 5 | None |
| Bay Area Healthcare Center Oakland | 1.3 | 99 | 3.22 | 6.73 | 12.5% | 5 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.