Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Vale Healthcare Center
13484 San Pablo Avenue, San Pablo, CA · (510) 232-5945
- Certified beds
- 202
- Residents per day
- 191
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Mariner Health Care
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- April 13, 1973
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How this home got 3 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in California.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★+1 star
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★3 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among California homes
Vale Healthcare Center carries 101 inspection points. That is fewer than 39% of California's 1,154 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in California: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–33 pts
- 4★ 33–66 pts
- 3★ 66–96 pts
- 2★ 96–146 pts
- 1★ over 146 pts
Bars show every rated home in California by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
49 health citations on record since 2022. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
No citation on record at the harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care13E
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- E
Provide appropriate foot care.
- E
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
- D
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
- D
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
- E
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- D
Provide appropriate foot care.
- E
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Provide appropriate foot care.
Pharmacy Service9F
- E
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- D
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- F
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- E
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- E
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- E
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- E
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- E
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- D
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Resident Rights7E
- D
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
- E
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- D
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- D
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
- D
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
- D
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- B
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation5D
- D
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- D
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- D
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning5E
- D
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- E
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Environmental4E
- E
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
- D
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
- B
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
- B
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Nutrition and Dietary3E
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Infection Control2E
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Nursing and Physician Services1E
- E
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Inspection history
2025-07-25
20 health deficiencies · 8 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (6 deficiencies)
2024-05-23
9 health deficiencies · 17 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (3 deficiencies)
2022-08-02
20 health deficiencies · 13 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (5 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 4 h 9 min of nursing staff time a day, 21 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
4 h 9 min
California average
4 h 33 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 33% of nursing staff and 35% of registered nurses left in the past year.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.6 pts better | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.1 pts better | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine1.3 pts better | 100.0% | 98.7% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine2.1 pts better | 100.0% | 97.9% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1.3 pts better | 0.3% | 1.6% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms7.3 pts better | 0.3% | 7.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight1 pts better | 3.1% | 4.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication5.7 pts better | 8.0% | 13.7% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication2.1 pts worse | 14.4% | 12.3% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.3 pts better | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened7.5 pts better | 1.4% | 8.9% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased7.5 pts better | 2.7% | 10.2% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.7 pts better | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.2 pts better | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence7.1 pts better | 2.7% | 9.8% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.4 pts better | 3.9% | 4.3% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine5.4 pts better | 100.0% | 94.6% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit4.5 pts better | 6.6% | 11.1% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication1.3 pts better | 0.0% | 1.3% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine6.9 pts better | 100.0% | 93.1% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission4.4 pts better | 18.2% | 22.6% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
19 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gc Holding Company 2 LLC | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 99% | 8 facilities |
| Beduya, Rowena | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 16 facilities |
| Beduya, Rowena | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 16 facilities |
| Carter, Brazell | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Carter, Brazell | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Chib, Prarthana | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Chib, Prarthana | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Chib, Prarthana | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Gc Holding Company 2 LLC | Limited Partnership Interest · Organization | 0% | 8 facilities |
| Grancare LLC | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 17 facilities |
| Grunstein, Emily | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 17 facilities |
| Mariner Health Care, Inc. | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 16 facilities |
| Mhc Holding Company | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 17 facilities |
| Mhc West Holding Company | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 17 facilities |
| National Senior Care, Inc. | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 17 facilities |
| Sarcauga, Dennis | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 16 facilities |
| Sarcauga, Dennis | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 16 facilities |
| Sarcauga, Dennis | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 16 facilities |
| Vale Holding Company LLC | General Partnership Interest · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
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Fire safety
38 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke14F
- E
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- E
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- D
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- C
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- D
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- D
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- D
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
- F
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- D
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Miscellaneous7F
- E
Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
- D
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- F
Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
- F
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
- D
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- D
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
- D
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems6F
- D
Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.
- D
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- D
Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.
- D
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- D
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Egress4D
- D
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
- D
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
- D
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
- D
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Emergency Preparedness3D
- D
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
- D
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
- D
Provide emergency officials' contact information.
Construction2D
- D
Use approved construction type or materials.
- D
Use approved construction type or materials.
Services2F
- D
Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.
- F
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
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