Bancroft Healthcare Center
Nursing Home Facility
1475 Bancroft Avenue, San Leandro, CA 94577
Bancroft Healthcare Center is a senior care community located in San Leandro, CA. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the San Leandro area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (510) 483-1680.
Bancroft Healthcare Center is licensed for 39 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in San Leandro average about 34 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 93% of its licensed beds, which is high; communities this full often maintain a waiting list, so it is worth calling well before you need a place.
Medicare rates this community 3 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in San Leandro average about 4.0 stars. The individual scores differ noticeably: 1 star for staffing against 4 stars for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in October 2024 and recorded 9 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.1 hours from a registered nurse. Communities in San Leandro average about 4.8 hours. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 35%.
The community is located in Alameda County, CA.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 30 problems at Bancroft Healthcare Center. 1 finding involved harm to a resident. 1 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
Medicare stopped paying for new admissions once in that period.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Caused harm to a resident, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Resident Rights
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Resident Rights
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.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Quality of Life and Care
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
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.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Nutrition and Dietary
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
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Minimal harm or the potential for it, a pattern
Environmental
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Bancroft Healthcare Center offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 39
- Occupancy 93%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.6
- Annual staff turnover 35%
- Last health inspection October 2024
Resident & family reviews
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