🛡️ Free for Families  ·  No Spam Calls  ·  No Referral Fees  ·  Built on Official Records

FindSeniorLivingNow

🏠 Is this your community?

Families are searching for a community like yours right now. Make sure they find you.

Claim This Community
🏥
Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing

Bancroft Healthcare Center

San Leandro, CaliforniaMedicare inspection record
(510) 483-1680

About Bancroft Healthcare Center

Bancroft Healthcare Center brings skilled nursing and rehabilitation care to San Leandro, California with a focus on personalized recovery. Our team supports patients through post-hospital transitions and therapy goals, combining medical expertise with compassionate daily care.

Community at a glance

Capacity

39 residents

Location

San Leandro, CA

Status

Listed in a public registry

Care & services offered

Skilled Nursing

Contact & location

1475 BANCROFT AVENUE, San Leandro, California 94577

(510) 483-1680

Medicare inspection record

From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov

At its most recent standard inspection, on October 10, 2024, state inspectors cited 8 health deficiencies (the California average is 15.5).

Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 33 minutes with each resident a day, below the California average of 4 hours 31 minutes.

Medicare has not fined Bancroft Healthcare Center in the last three years.

Staffing

MeasureThis home
Nurse and aide time per resident, per day3 hours 33 minutesBelow the California average
Registered nurse time per resident, per day8 minutesBelow the California average
Nursing staff who left in the past year35%Below the California average

Inspections

15 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.

August 8, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation

  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Sep 16, 2025

October 10, 2024 · Standard inspection · 9 citations

  • Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident RightsCorrected Oct 31, 2024
  • 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.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident RightsCorrected Oct 31, 2024
  • Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Oct 31, 2024
  • 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.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Oct 31, 2024
  • Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Oct 31, 2024
  • Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Oct 31, 2024
  • 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.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Oct 31, 2024
  • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Oct 31, 2024
  • Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.

    Minimal harm or risk, a pattern (level B)EnvironmentalWaived by the state
November 16, 2023 · Standard inspection · 5 citations+
  • Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident RightsCorrected Dec 13, 2023
  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Dec 13, 2023
  • Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Dec 13, 2023
  • Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Dec 13, 2023
  • Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Dec 13, 2023

Fines and payment denials

1 Medicare payment denial in the last three years.

  • August 8, 2025Payment denial, 11 days

About the home, per Medicare

Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Legal business name
Bancroft Health Group Inc.
Medicare-certified beds
39
Average residents per day
36
Accepts
Medicare and Medicaid
First certified
September 1, 1977
Inside a hospital
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Resident or family council
Resident
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes
CMS Certification Number
055107

Location

Loading map…

1475 BANCROFT AVENUESan Leandro, CA 94577

12 other communities within 10 miles

Senior living near San Leandro

Questions about Bancroft Healthcare Center

How did Bancroft Healthcare Center do on its last inspection?+

State inspectors visited on October 10, 2024 and cited 8 health deficiencies. The California average is 15.5.

How much nursing care does each resident get at Bancroft Healthcare Center?+

Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 33 minutes with each resident per day, including 8 minutes from registered nurses. 35% of nursing staff left over the past year.

Has Bancroft Healthcare Center been fined by Medicare?+

Medicare's records show no fines against Bancroft Healthcare Center in the last three years.

Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+

Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.

How much does a nursing home cost?+

A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.

What is the CMS star rating?+

Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.

Senior living in San Leandro Skilled Nursing in California Skilled Nursing guide Information last updated October 2026