MORTON BAKAR CENTER

Morton Bakar Center is a skilled nursing facility located at 494 Blossom Way in Hayward, California, within Alameda County. The facility operates as a for-profit corporation and maintains 97 Medicare and Medicaid certified beds. It is currently active and accepts both Medicare and Medicaid residents. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) assigns star ratings to nursing facilities based on health inspections, staffing levels, and quality measures. Morton Bakar Center holds an overall CMS rating of 5 stars, which is the highest rating available on the five-point scale. This places the facility above the national average overall rating of 3.0 stars. The health inspection rating is 5 stars, reflecting the results of state and federal inspection surveys. The staffing rating is also 5 stars, based on the number of nursing hours provided per resident per day. The quality measure rating is 5 stars, derived from clinical data reported for various resident health outcomes. All four rating categories, overall, health inspections, staffing, and quality measures, are at the maximum level. Morton Bakar Center is certified to accept both Medicare and Medicaid as forms of payment. Medicare typically covers short-term skilled nursing care following a qualifying hospital stay, subject to eligibility requirements and time limits. Medicaid coverage for long-term care is income and asset dependent and is administered through California's Medi-Cal program. Families and prospective residents are advised to contact the facility directly at (510) 582-7676 to confirm current bed availability, accepted insurance plans, and any applicable private pay rates. Compared to national benchmarks, Morton Bakar Center performs above average across all CMS-rated dimensions. The national average overall star rating for skilled nursing facilities is 3.0 stars. A facility receiving 5 stars in all categories falls within the top tier of CMS-rated nursing homes nationally. This data is drawn from CMS reporting and reflects a snapshot in time. Conditions at a facility may change, and individuals seeking placement are encouraged to review the most current CMS Care Compare data and conduct on-site evaluations when making care decisions.