Fruitvale Healthcare Center
3020 East 15th Street, Oakland, CA 94601 · Alameda County · 140 certified beds · avg 135 residents/day · certified since Apr 20, 1989
Part of chain: MARINER HEALTH CARE (17 facilities, chain avg rating 3.6★)
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★★★★★5/5 · CMS overall rating: 5/5
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and self-reported quality measures.
Most serious findings (actual harm or immediate jeopardy)
▲ Actual harm, one-off · Dec 11, 2024 · F-0689 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.
Why it matters: This is one of the most common citations and directly relates to falls and injuries, which can be devastating for older adults.
Severity (G): One or a few residents were actually harmed — physically or emotionally — though not put in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Corrected: Jan 2, 2025 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
All citations in the current public record (25)
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide safe and appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. · from a complaint |
| May 9, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors. · from a complaint |
| Dec 11, 2024 | ▲ G · Actual harm, one-off | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint |
| Oct 24, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not serve food and drinks that were appetizing, attractive, and at a safe and pleasant temperature. |
| Oct 24, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. |
| Aug 6, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide necessary behavioral health care and services — support for residents' mental and emotional wellbeing, including conditions like depression and anxiety. · from a complaint |
| Apr 29, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors. · from a complaint |
| Mar 8, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors. · from a complaint |
| Feb 15, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · from a complaint |
| Dec 10, 2021 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. |
| Dec 10, 2021 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. |
| Dec 10, 2021 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide the care needed to maintain or improve residents' movement and flexibility — such as range-of-motion exercises — leading to avoidable decline. |
| Dec 10, 2021 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide appropriate care related to bladder and bowel needs — including care for residents who use catheters and steps to prevent urinary tract infections. |
| Dec 10, 2021 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide the social services residents need — such as counseling, help with adjustment, or connecting to outside resources — to achieve the best possible quality of life. |
| Dec 10, 2021 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not keep residents' medications free from unnecessary drugs. Residents should only take medicines they truly need, at the right dose, for a clear reason. |
| Mar 7, 2019 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. |
| Mar 7, 2019 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility's medication error rate was 5 percent or higher — meaning too many doses were given incorrectly, such as the wrong drug, dose, or time. |
| Mar 7, 2019 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not provide each resident with a nourishing, tasty, well-balanced diet that meets their daily nutritional and special dietary needs. |
| Mar 7, 2019 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not serve meals and snacks at times that fit residents' needs, preferences, and requests, or did not offer nourishing alternatives for residents who want to eat outside scheduled meal times. |
| Mar 7, 2019 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. |
| Mar 7, 2019 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. |
| Mar 7, 2019 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors. |
| Mar 7, 2019 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not give residents (and their representatives and the ombudsman, a state advocate for residents) proper advance notice before a transfer or discharge, including information about their right to appeal. |
| Mar 7, 2019 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow. |
| Mar 7, 2019 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide safe and appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections decreased between the last two inspection cycles (6 → 2).
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | E |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | E |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | G ▲ |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | D |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)
15 fines totaling $82,691.
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2024 | Fine | $8,947 |
| Dec 26, 2023 | Fine | $14,113 |
| Nov 13, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Nov 6, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Oct 30, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Oct 23, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Oct 17, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Oct 10, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Oct 2, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Sep 18, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Aug 28, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Aug 21, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
| Measure | This facility | California avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 4.74 | 4.31 | 3.95 | top 20% in California; top 18% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.51 | 0.61 | 0.69 | top 45% in California; bottom 40% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 4.52 | 3.90 | 3.50 | top 14% in California; top 12% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.33 | 0.51 | 0.48 | bottom 41% in California; bottom 38% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 24.0 | 36.7 | 45.8 | top 15% in California; top 6% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 18.2 | 38.1 | 42.9 | top 17% in California; top 12% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day, case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 4.09, RN 0.44, weekend 3.91. Staffing rating: 4/5.
Self-reported quality measures
Note: these ratings are based on data the facility reports about itself to CMS. They are not independently verified by inspectors, and can look better than inspection findings. Give more weight to the inspection results above.
Quality measures rating: 5/5 · long-stay residents: 5/5 · short-stay residents: 5/5
Who owns this facility
For profit - Partnership
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grancare LLC | Organization | 5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | — | 08/28/2013 |
| Grunstein, Emily | Individual | 5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | — | 02/06/2019 |
| Mariner Health Care, INC. | Organization | 5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | — | 08/28/2013 |
| MHC Holding Company | Organization | 5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | — | 08/28/2013 |
| MHC West Holding Company | Organization | 5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | — | 08/28/2013 |
| National Senior Care, INC. | Organization | 5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | — | 08/28/2013 |
| Dhugga, Gurpreet | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/01/2022 |
| Fruitvale Holding Company GP, LLC | Organization | General Partnership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/28/2013 |
| GC Holding Company 3, LLC | Organization | Limited Partnership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/2022 |
| Persinger, Nicholas | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/26/2024 |
| Sarcauga, Dennis | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/06/2025 |
| Sarcauga, Dennis | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/06/2025 |
| Tingzon, Dave | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/06/2023 |
| Tingzon, Dave | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/06/2023 |
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
- "How do you assess and manage residents' pain, especially for those who have trouble communicating?"
- "Tell me about this abuse or neglect citation — what happened, and what specific changes did you make afterward?"
- "Could I join residents for a meal to see the food quality and temperature for myself?"
- "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
- "What mental health services do you provide on-site, and who delivers them?"
- "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
- "Can we tour the resident rooms, bathrooms, and common areas today, including areas not on the usual tour route?"
- "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
- "Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"
Nearby facilities (within 20 miles)
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield Neurobehavioral Center | 0.1 mi | Oakland, CA | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | abuse |
| Mercy Retirement & Care Center | 0.6 mi | Oakland, CA | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| Oakland Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation | 1.1 mi | Oakland, CA | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Marina Garden Nursing Center | 1.1 mi | Alameda, CA | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Bellaken Skilled Nursing Center | 1.1 mi | Oakland, CA | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Bay Marina Post Acute | 1.1 mi | Oakland, CA | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Bay Area Healthcare Center | 1.5 mi | Oakland, CA | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Alameda Hospital D/P SNF | 1.5 mi | Alameda, CA | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | abuse |
| Excell Health Care Center | 1.7 mi | Oakland, CA | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Redwood Healthcare Center LLC | 1.7 mi | Oakland, CA | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 |
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 555358.