Data ranking · 2026 · no paid placement
Best Nursing Home in Oakland (2026)
Sorted by CMS stars, inspection records, and staffing when those numbers are published. This is a data ranking, not an editorial "best for your family" list. Paying never changes the order.
18 ranked of 18 licensed nursing homes we currently list in Oakland.
2026 data ranking
| Rank | Provider | Score | Overall | Staffing | Severe citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bay Area Healthcare Center Oakland, CA · data 2026Q1 | 100 | Not published | 6.73 hrs/resident/day | Not published |
| 2 | Piedmont Gardens Health Facility Oakland, CA · data 2026Q1 | 79.4 | Not published | 4.76 hrs/resident/day | Not published |
| 3 | Mercy Retirement & Care Center Oakland, CA · data 2026Q1 | 78.1 | Not published | 4.68 hrs/resident/day | Not published |
| 4 | Lake Park Healthcare Center Oakland, CA · data 2026Q1 | 77.1 | Not published | 4.63 hrs/resident/day | Not published |
| 5 | Garfield Neurobehavioral Center Oakland, CA · data 2026Q1 | 76.3 | Not published | 4.58 hrs/resident/day | Not published |
| 6 | Oakland Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Oakland, CA · data 2026Q1 | 75.3 | Not published | 4.52 hrs/resident/day | Not published |
| 7 | Mcclure Post Acute Oakland, CA · data 2026Q1 | 75.2 | Not published | 4.51 hrs/resident/day | Not published |
| 8 | The Rehabilitation Center of Oakland Oakland, CA · data 2026Q1 | 72.5 | Not published | 4.35 hrs/resident/day | Not published |
| 9 | St. Paul's Towers Oakland, CA · data 2026Q1 | 70.4 | Not published | 4.22 hrs/resident/day | Not published |
| 10 | Lake Merritt Healthcare Center LLC Oakland, CA · data 2026Q1 | 69.4 | Not published | 4.16 hrs/resident/day | Not published |
| 11 | Oakland Healthcare & Wellness Center Oakland, CA · data 2026Q1 | 69.3 | Not published | 4.16 hrs/resident/day | Not published |
| 12 | Fruitvale Healthcare Center Oakland, CA · data 2026Q1 | 68.2 | Not published | 4.09 hrs/resident/day | Not published |
| 13 | Bellaken Skilled Nursing Center Oakland, CA · data 2026Q1 | 68.1 | Not published | 4.09 hrs/resident/day | Not published |
| 14 | Redwood Healthcare Center LLC Oakland, CA · data 2026Q1 | 67.9 | Not published | 4.08 hrs/resident/day | Not published |
| 15 | Bay Marina Post Acute Oakland, CA · data 2026Q1 | 67 | Not published | 4.02 hrs/resident/day | Not published |
| 16 | Medical Hill Healthcare Center Oakland, CA · data 2026Q1 | 65.6 | Not published | 3.94 hrs/resident/day | Not published |
| 17 | Excell Health Care Center Oakland, CA · data 2026Q1 | 64.4 | Not published | 3.86 hrs/resident/day | Not published |
| 18 | Princeton Manor Healthcare Center, LLC Oakland, CA · data 2026Q1 | 64.3 | Not published | 3.86 hrs/resident/day | Not published |
How this data ranking works
Score components (0–100)
- Overall stars (50 pts): CMS Care Compare overall rating when published (state ratings used only when CMS is missing).
- Inspection (25 pts): published deficiency counts, with a larger penalty for severe (G–L) citations. We use citation counts because that is what we store from CMS today.
- Staffing (25 pts): CMS staffing star rating when published. If stars are missing, nurse staffing hours per resident day can contribute. Hours never invent a star rating in the table.
If a component is missing, its weight redistributes to the components that exist. If a provider has no rankable government signal, it stays off the ranked list. Missing data stays missing.
A high data-ranking score is not medical advice and is not a promise that a community is right for your parent. Tour, ask about staffing on the floor you would use, and read the full inspection record.
Full cost methodology (separate from this ranking): how we calculate costs.
How to cite this page
Cite this: ElderCareCosts' 2026 data ranking of nursing homes in Oakland, CA scores 18 of 18 licensed providers on published CMS quality signals (methodology 2026.1).
APA: ElderCareCosts Research. (2026). 2026 Data Ranking: Nursing Homes in Oakland, CA. ElderCareCosts. Retrieved September 17, 2026, from https://www.eldercarecosts.com/best/nursing-homes/california/oakland/
Chicago: ElderCareCosts Research. "2026 Data Ranking: Nursing Homes in Oakland, CA." ElderCareCosts. Accessed September 17, 2026. https://www.eldercarecosts.com/best/nursing-homes/california/oakland/.
Citing this correctly: this is a ranking computed from published government signals under documented weights, not a measurement of care quality and not a recommendation. Providers with no published signals are unranked rather than ranked last. Name the methodology version (2026.1) when you cite the order, and link the method so a reader can see what was weighted.
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- Full directory (not ranked): Nursing Homes in Oakland
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