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Key information
Berkeley Pines Skilled Nursing Center is a 36-bed nursing home in Berkeley. Medicare rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall, with 2 for health inspections, 3 for staffing and 2 for quality of care.
Care on offer includes a hospice program. It is certified by Medicare and Medi-Cal, and has been since 1968. The nearest hospital, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp, which has an emergency room, is 0.2 miles away.
Inspectors have visited 19 times since November 2023, most recently on September 24, 2026. Federal inspectors cited 20 deficiencies in that time, none rated as having harmed a resident (20 potential for harm). Regulators looked into 6 complaints in that time (1 unsubstantiated and 5 without a recorded outcome).
From April to June 2026, each resident received 3.83 hours of nursing care a day on average, 0.52 of them from registered nurses.
Rating and inspection report
Official rating
- Medicare health inspections2/5 · Below average
- Medicare quality measures (long stay)2/5 · Below average
- Medicare quality measures2/5 · Below average
- Medicare staffing3/5 · Average
- State inspectionsNo serious citations in 3 years
Care & pricing
Care available
- Licensed capacity
- 36 beds
- State license
- CA 020000011 · Active
Pricing
- Average daily charge (Medicare cost report): $303 per dayNursing home
Payment types accepted
Daily life
Details
Facilities
- Arts room
- Barber /
salon - Furnished
- Garden
- Telephone in room
- Walking paths
- For-profit ownership (corporation)
- State-licensed skilled nursing facility (California CDPH)
Activities
- Movie nights
- Resident run activities
Services
- 24-hour call system
- 24-hour supervision
- Activities of daily living assistance
- Assistance with bathing
- Assistance with dressing
- Assistance with transfers
- Hospice care on site
- Hospice program
- Housekeeping
- Laundry
- Licensed nurse on site 24/
7 - Medication administration by staff
- Medication management and reminders
- Move in coordination
- Non-ambulatory care
- Resident council
- Special diets (diabetic, renal, pureed)
Dining
- All day dining
- Allergy sensitive
- Diabetes diet
- Dining room
- Gluten free
- Restaurant style dining
Safety and security
- Automatic sprinklers throughout the building
- Emergency alert system
Policies
- Accepts Medicaid (Medi-Cal)
- Accepts Medicare
Languages spoken on site
- English
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Reviews and listings
What families and listing sites say.
Ratings on other sites
- 3.7/5
Reviews
- Google5/5
The staff was caring, attentive, and professional. The facility was clean, and my loved one received excellent care. I'm grateful for the compassion and support they provided.
Read full reviewJul 15, 2026
Location
2223 Ashby Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705