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Key information
Bellaken Skilled Nursing Center is a 61-bed nursing home in Oakland. Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall, the highest rating, with 5 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 5 for quality of care.
It also offers assisted living. Care on offer includes occupational therapy, physical therapy and speech pathology. It is certified by Medicare and Medi-Cal, and has been since 2001. It takes part in the Medi-Cal Assisted Living Waiver. The nearest hospital, Telecare Heritage Psychiatric Health Facility is 0.1 miles away.
Inspectors have visited 15 times since November 2023, most recently on June 24, 2026. Federal inspectors cited 19 deficiencies in that time, none rated as having harmed a resident (19 potential for harm). Regulators looked into 3 complaints in that time (1 substantiated, 1 unsubstantiated and 1 without a recorded outcome).
From April to June 2026, each resident received 3.96 hours of nursing care a day on average, 0.45 of them from registered nurses.
Rating and inspection report
Official rating
- Medicare health inspections5/5 · Much above average
- Medicare quality measures (long stay)5/5 · Much above average
- Medicare quality measures5/5 · Much above average
- Medicare quality measures (short stay)5/5 · Much above average
- Medicare staffing4/5 · Above average
- State inspectionsNo serious citations in 3 years
Care & pricing
Care available
- Licensed capacity
- 61 beds
- State license
- CA 020000634 · Active
Pricing
- Average daily charge (Medicare cost report): $290 per dayNursing home
Payment types accepted
Daily life
Details
Facilities
- For-profit ownership (limited liability company)
- State-licensed skilled nursing facility (California CDPH)
Services
- Licensed nurse on site 24/
7 - Medication administration by staff
- Physical, occupational or speech therapy
- Resident council
Safety and security
- Automatic sprinklers throughout the building
Policies
- Accepts Medicaid (Medi-Cal)
- Accepts Medicare
- Accepts the Assisted Living Waiver
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Reviews and listings
What families and listing sites say.
Ratings on other sites
- 4.4/5
Reviews
- Google5/5
Wonderful, caring team of people. Can highly recommend their skilled nursing and assisted living.
Read full reviewSep 11, 2026
- Google3/5
Neighborhood is not the greatest, but the staff are caring and the food is acceptable.
Read full reviewMay 27, 2026
- Google1/5
My mother went to Bellaken after a hospital stay. She hated it. I looked at the reviews before she went there. They are from family and friends of the owners. The food was disgusting and not edible. There is no air conditioning and only the nurses have fans. Some nurses only speak Chinese. My mother was left on the toilet for several hours in the middle of the night. It was not safe for her to walk back to bed so she was stuck there. There is no furniture in the room. I had to take her out early due to the deplorable conditions. Please go there first before putting a loved on in this place
Read full reviewApr 20, 2026
- Google5/5
My aunt was placed here several months ago after having been in the hospital and unable to go back to live indpendently. I've had my share of dealing with nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities the last couple of years and am very impressed with Belleken Garden. Working with the staff has been phenomenal and they attend to her needs and care without neglect or avoidance. Her care team has been proactive ever since and still communicates regularly without me or my family worrying about how she's doing. They provide updates and let us know all the details for her doctors' and dialysis appointments. This experience hast been vastly different than what we've dealt with before with other facilities. I truly appreciate the care she is receiving and the ways I've observed how the staff cares for her and has a lot patience with her as well! They also take surveys and feedback twice a year and are great to work with!
Read full reviewApr 15, 2026
- Google5/5
My mother has been living at Bellaken for over 4 years as her mental health progressively declined. The staff is always supportive and treats her with kindness. She enjoyed the activities even though now she can no longer participate. Most of the staff speaks Chinese (Cantonese especially) so it's very good for my mother who has lost her command of English and Mandarin.
Read full reviewOct 18, 2025
- Google5/5
Can't say enough good stuff about the staff here. Buu (head nurse) and Joanna (administer) were attentive and took the time to update me on my mom's situation and assist with vid appointments, arranging transport to therapy, and so much more. Jeffrey and his whole team are great, too many to name but I'll try: Janet, Mey, Buu, Joanna, Corinna, Chef Carlos, Dena, Daniel, Karen, Angelina. They took care of my mom while she was in skilled nursing and assisted living. Since they have these two levels of care in one place, Bellaken was a great choice once she was dispatched from the hospital. Sometimes they are short staffed, yes, but even during these periods they handled emergency situations with care and expediency. My mom was in and out of the hospital a lot, and someone always called or texted to let me know when she was taken in and brought back and how she was feeling. The kitchen worked with her to make sure she got her PB&J sandwiches between meals and milk before each meal how she likes.
Read full reviewAug 2, 2024
- Google5/5
Every time I call this facility I get an answer. I was assisting a Cantonese speaking family with help for their great grandmother. They wanted her to have asian meals and staff that spoke Cantonese to make her transition more comfortable. I got on the phone with their Admissions and spoke to Janet and she provided with details and pricing and gave me excellent customer service. I've called this facility a few times before and received the same level of care and attention. I know working in a skilled nursing facility can be exhausting so I was just thoroughly impressed with the level of care and the desire to help. Very grateful I could give the family an option for their loved one.
Read full reviewFeb 11, 2022
- Google5/5
Corina at Bellaken helped us to do the paper work for my mom's admission to the facility. She is thoroughly professional, attentive, pleasant and caring. She makes a tough family experienice so much better. Thank you Corina. You simply go above and beyond.
Read full reviewOct 3, 2021