The Ivy At Berkeley
State licensed2000 Dwight Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
Assisted Living
Assisted livingResidential care for the elderly (RCFE)24-hour personal care
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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing
Kyakameena Care Center
Berkeley, CaliforniaMedicare inspection record
About Kyakameena Care Center
Kyakameena Care Center brings skilled nursing and rehabilitation expertise to Berkeley, California with compassionate clinical care designed for recovery and healing. Our team provides personalized treatment plans in a supportive environment where patients regain strength and independence.
Community at a glance
Capacity
60 residents
Location
Berkeley, CA
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
2131 CARLETON STREET, Berkeley, California 94704
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 November 21, 2025, state inspectors cited 18 health deficiencies (the California average is 15.5).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 56 minutes with each resident a day, below the California average of 4 hours 31 minutes.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 56 minutesBelow the California average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 33 minutesBelow the California average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 57%Above the California average |
Inspections
25 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
May 20, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Jun 30, 2026Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Jun 30, 2026
December 17, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Feb 1, 2026
November 21, 2025 · Standard inspection · 15 citations+
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jan 15, 2026Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jan 15, 2026Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jan 15, 2026Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Jan 15, 2026Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Jan 15, 2026Provide appropriate foot care.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jan 15, 2026Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Jan 15, 2026Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Infection ControlCorrected Jan 15, 2026Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationCorrected Jan 15, 2026Ensure 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 few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jan 15, 2026Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jan 15, 2026PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jan 15, 2026Ensure resident rooms hold no more than 4 residents; for new construction after November 28, 2016, rooms hold no more than 2 residents.
Minimal harm or risk, a pattern (level B)EnvironmentalCorrected Jan 15, 2026Provide 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)EnvironmentalCorrected Jan 15, 2026Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Minimal harm or risk, a pattern (level B)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jan 15, 2026
June 20, 2024 · Standard inspection · 6 citations+
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 Jul 18, 2024Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Jul 18, 2024Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jul 18, 2024Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Jul 18, 2024Ensure resident rooms hold no more than 4 residents; for new construction after November 28, 2016, rooms hold no more than 2 residents.
Minimal harm or risk, a pattern (level B)EnvironmentalCorrected Jul 18, 2024Provide 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)EnvironmentalCorrected Jul 18, 2024
November 1, 2023 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceFrom a complaintCorrected Nov 15, 2023
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Legal business name
- Sanhyd Inc
- Medicare-certified beds
- 60
- Average residents per day
- 56
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- March 20, 1967
- Part of a chain
- Pratap Poddatoori, 6 homes
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 055715
Location
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2131 CARLETON STREETBerkeley, CA 94704
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Questions about Kyakameena Care Center
How did Kyakameena Care Center do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on November 21, 2025 and cited 18 health deficiencies, 5 of them from complaint investigations. The California average is 15.5.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Kyakameena Care Center?+
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 56 minutes with each resident per day, including 33 minutes from registered nurses. 57% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Kyakameena Care Center been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against Kyakameena Care 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.