Morton Bakar Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Morton Bakar Center is a 97-bed for-profit nursing home in Hayward, California. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.25 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 15% below the California average of 2.65, and 14.9% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Morton Bakar Center
494 Blossom WayHayward, CA 94541
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 Morton Bakar Center, nurse aides logged 2.25 hours per resident per day, 15% below the California average. With about 83 residents a day, that works out to roughly 186 aide hours a day, or about 23 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.25 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.71 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.76 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.73 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.20 | 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
14.9% of nursing staff at Morton Bakar Center left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 25.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 18, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 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. Morton Bakar Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Morton Bakar Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Garfield Nursing Home, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 5, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Morton Bakar Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Golden Harbor Healthcare Center Hayward | 0.3 | 99 | 2.45 | 3.97 | — | 2 | $27,322 |
| We Care Skilled Nursing Facility Hayward | 0.6 | 28 | 2.27 | 3.90 | 51.5% | 5 | None |
| Bethesda Home Hayward · no staffing data submitted | 0.7 | 40 | — | — | — | 3 | None |
| St Anthony Care Center Hayward | 0.7 | 30 | 2.55 | 3.92 | 50.0% | 5 | $51,355 |
| Serenethos Care Center, LLC Hayward | 1.0 | 36 | 2.53 | 3.99 | 36.4% | 5 | None |
| Baywood Court Health Center Castro Valley | 1.2 | 56 | 2.74 | 4.88 | 30.8% | 5 | None |
| St Francis Healthcare Center Hayward | 1.3 | 62 | 2.51 | 4.28 | 52.9% | 4 | None |
| Driftwood Healthcare Center - Hayward Hayward | 1.3 | 88 | 2.56 | 4.93 | 30.3% | 3 | $8,822 |
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.