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Morton Bakar Center

494 Blossom Way, Hayward, CA 945415105827676Ownership: For profit - CorporationCertified beds: 97Avg. daily residents: 83County: Alameda

The complete public record on Morton Bakar Center, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Hayward, California, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★★★★★
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. California average: 3.2 stars.
Health inspection
★★★★★
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★★★★
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★★★
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Morton Bakar Center holds a 5-star overall rating, in the top tier CMS assigns. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

3.73 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
below the state average (4.52)
0.76 RN hours per resident per day
above the state average (0.67)
3.20 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
14.9% total nursing staff turnover
below the state average (36.7)
25.0% RN turnover
1 administrator left in the reporting period

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

September 18, 2024 most recent standard health inspection
0 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
below the state average (15.6)
1 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$0 in federal fines across 0 penalties (last 3 years)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

4 citations on record across recent inspections. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
July 27, 20230761Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 22, 20190677Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 22, 20190842Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 22, 20190849Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision…E · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.