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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing
Marina Garden Nursing Center
Alameda, CaliforniaMedicare inspection record
About Marina Garden Nursing Center
MARINA GARDEN NURSING CENTER is a for profit - corporation nursing home in ALAMEDA, CA with 32 certified beds.
Community at a glance
Capacity
32 residents
Location
Alameda, CA
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
3201 FERNSIDE BLVD., Alameda, California 94501
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, 2024, state inspectors cited 4 health deficiencies (the California average is 15.5).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 44 minutes with each resident a day, below the California average of 4 hours 31 minutes.
Medicare has not fined Marina Garden Nursing Center in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 44 minutesBelow the California average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 30 minutesBelow the California average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 27%Below the California average |
Inspections
5 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
November 21, 2024 · Standard inspection · 5 citations
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Dec 20, 2024Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Dec 20, 2024Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Dec 20, 2024Procure 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 few residents (level D)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Dec 20, 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)EnvironmentalWaived by the state
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
- Marina Garden Nursing Center, Inc.
- Medicare-certified beds
- 32
- Average residents per day
- 32
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- May 27, 1991
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 555461
Location
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3201 FERNSIDE BLVD.Alameda, CA 94501
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Questions about Marina Garden Nursing Center
How did Marina Garden Nursing Center do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on November 21, 2024 and cited 4 health deficiencies. The California average is 15.5.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Marina Garden Nursing Center?+
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 44 minutes with each resident per day, including 30 minutes from registered nurses. 27% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Marina Garden Nursing Center been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against Marina Garden Nursing 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.