Kyakameena Care Center
Nursing Home · Berkeley, CA
CMS certification number055715
Contact & location
2131 Carleton StreetBerkeley, CA 94704
Alameda County
- Phone
- (510) 843-2131
- ZIP code
- 94704 – all care providers
Facility details
- Certified beds
- 60
- Residents per day
- 55.5 (93% occupied)
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Legal name
- Sanhyd INC
- Chain
- Pratap Poddatoori (6 facilities, avg 3.5★)
- Medicare certified since
- March 20, 1967
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Council
- Resident council
CMS star ratings
Staffing
Hours of nursing care per resident per day, from payroll data. More hours generally mean more time for each resident.
- Total nurse staffing
- 3.93 (state 4.52 · U.S. 3.86)
- Registered nurses (RN)
- 0.55 (state 0.67 · U.S. 0.69)
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.81 (state 1.20 · U.S. 0.86)
- Nurse aides
- 2.58 (state 2.65 · U.S. 2.32)
- Weekend total
- 3.61 (state 4.09 · U.S. 3.42)
- Nursing staff turnover
- 57.4 (state 36.7 · U.S. 45.8)%
- RN turnover
- 53.8 (state 38.1 · U.S. 42.9)%
- Administrators who left
- 0 in the last year
Inspections
- Last standard inspection
- November 21, 2025
- Health deficiencies (last cycle)
- 18.0 (state 15.7 · U.S. 9.3)
- From complaints
- 5
- Citations on record (3 years)
- 40 health · 29 fire safety · includes actual harm
| Date | Citation | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-20 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. F0656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2026-06-30 |
| 2026-05-20 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. F0689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2026-06-30 |
| 2025-12-17 | Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made. F0559 · Resident Rights Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2026-02-01 |
| 2025-11-21 | Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. F0638 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2026-01-15 |
| 2025-11-21 | Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. F0640 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2026-01-15 |
| 2025-11-21 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. F0641 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2026-01-15 |
| 2025-11-21 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. F0657 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2026-01-15 |
| 2025-11-21 | Provide appropriate foot care. F0687 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2026-01-15 |
| 2025-11-21 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. F0689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2026-01-15 |
| 2025-11-21 | Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. F0730 · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2026-01-15 |
| 2025-11-21 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. F0880 · Infection Control Deficiencies |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2026-01-15 |
| 2025-11-21 | Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. F0602 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2026-01-15 |
| 2025-11-21 | PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities F0645 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2026-01-15 |
| 2025-11-21 | Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. F0676 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2026-01-15 |
| 2025-11-21 | Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. F0685 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2026-01-15 |
| 2025-11-21 | Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. F0698 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies |
B No actual harm, potential for minimal harm |
Corrected 2026-01-15 |
| 2025-11-21 | Ensure resident rooms hold no more than 4 residents; for new construction after November 28, 2016, rooms hold no more than 2 residents. F0911 · Environmental Deficiencies |
B No actual harm, potential for minimal harm |
Corrected 2026-01-15 |
| 2025-11-21 | Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. F0912 · Environmental Deficiencies |
B No actual harm, potential for minimal harm |
Corrected 2026-01-15 |
| 2024-06-20 | Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. F0756 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2024-07-18 |
| 2024-06-20 | Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. F0759 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2024-07-18 |
| 2024-06-20 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. F0842 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2024-07-18 |
| 2024-06-20 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. F0880 · Infection Control Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2024-07-18 |
| 2024-06-20 | Ensure resident rooms hold no more than 4 residents; for new construction after November 28, 2016, rooms hold no more than 2 residents. F0911 · Environmental Deficiencies |
B No actual harm, potential for minimal harm |
Corrected 2024-07-18 |
| 2024-06-20 | Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. F0912 · Environmental Deficiencies |
B No actual harm, potential for minimal harm |
Corrected 2024-07-18 |
| 2023-11-01 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. F0760 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2023-11-15 |
| 2023-09-22 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. F0689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
G Actual harm |
Corrected 2023-11-01 |
| 2023-09-22 | Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. F0726 · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2023-11-01 |
| 2023-09-21 | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. F0607 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2023-11-01 |
| 2021-06-10 | Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law. F0808 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies |
F No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2021-08-13 |
| 2021-06-10 | Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors. F0813 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies |
F No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2021-08-13 |
| 2021-06-10 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. F0686 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2021-08-13 |
| 2021-06-10 | Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. F0761 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2021-08-13 |
| 2021-06-10 | Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician. F0801 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2021-08-13 |
| 2021-06-10 | Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service. F0802 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2021-08-13 |
| 2021-06-10 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. F0880 · Infection Control Deficiencies |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2021-08-13 |
| 2021-06-10 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. F0558 · Resident Rights Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2021-08-13 |
| 2021-06-10 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. F0584 · Resident Rights Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2021-08-13 |
| 2021-06-10 | Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. F0585 · Resident Rights Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2021-08-13 |
| 2021-06-10 | Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. F0688 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2021-08-13 |
| 2021-06-10 | Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. F0912 · Environmental Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2021-08-13 |
Severity letters A–L combine how widespread a problem was (isolated, pattern, widespread) with how serious (from potential for minimal harm to immediate jeopardy). How to read inspection results
Fines & penalties
8 penalties in the last three years, including $38,848 in fines.
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-17 | Fine | $4,587 |
| 2023-10-10 | Fine | $4,587 |
| 2023-10-02 | Fine | $4,235 |
| 2023-09-25 | Fine | $3,882 |
| 2023-09-21 | Fine | $7,443 |
| 2023-09-18 | Fine | $3,529 |
| 2023-09-11 | Fine | $3,176 |
| 2023-08-21 | Fine | $7,409 |
Ownership & management
| Name | Role | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Poddatoori, Pratap (individual) | 5%+ Direct Ownership Interest · 100% | |
| Andres, Norma (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Cable, Elaine (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Dhugga, Gurpreet (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Guerrero, Sylvia (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Hycare INC (organization) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Jayankura, Thida (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| McGrady, Melinda (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| McGregor, Terrance (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Padania, Hilda (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Poddatoori, Pratap (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Smith, Rosalin (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Smith, Seyna (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Tacotaco, Francis (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Valencia, Ariana (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Witten, Terry (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Wong, Judy (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Poddatoori, Pratap (individual) | Corporate Officer · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Andres, Norma (individual) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Cable, Elaine (individual) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Dhugga, Gurpreet (individual) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Guerrero, Sylvia (individual) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Hycare INC (organization) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Jayankura, Thida (individual) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| McGrady, Melinda (individual) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| McGregor, Terrance (individual) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Padania, Hilda (individual) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Poddatoori, Pratap (individual) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Smith, Rosalin (individual) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Smith, Seyna (individual) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Tacotaco, Francis (individual) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Valencia, Ariana (individual) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Witten, Terry (individual) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Wong, Judy (individual) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE |
Frequently asked questions
What is the rating of Kyakameena Care Center?
Kyakameena Care Center has a 3-star overall rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on a scale of 1 to 5, compared with a 3.2-star average in California.
How many beds does Kyakameena Care Center have?
It has 60 certified beds and cares for about 56 residents per day.
Has Kyakameena Care Center been fined?
Yes. CMS lists 8 penalties totaling $38,848 in the last three years.
Who owns Kyakameena Care Center?
It is part of Pratap Poddatoori and is classified as for profit - corporation. See the ownership table above for all owners and managers reported to CMS.
What is the phone number of Kyakameena Care Center?
(510) 843-2131. The facility is located at 2131 Carleton Street, Berkeley, CA 94704.
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Source: CMS Care Compare, August 2026. Information is provided as published by CMS; verify details directly with the facility.