Nursing homes › California › Kyakameena Care Center
2131 Carleton Street, Berkeley, CA 94704 · 5108432131 · 60 certified beds
Per CMS filings, this facility is affiliated with Pratap Poddatoori, a group operating 6 facilities in 1 states. Group record: average rating 3.5/5, 0 abuse citation icons, 0 facilities on the Special Focus list, $132,187 in federal fines. This facility rates below its group average (3.5/5).
Total nurse staffing: 3.93 (California median: 4.24). RN hours: 0.55. Weekend total: 3.61. Nursing staff turnover: 57%.
All-time on record: 40 deficiency citations. Below: citations from 2023 onward (severity letters explained in methodology).
| Survey date | Deficiency | Sev. | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-20 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | complaint | Deficient, Provider has no plan of correction |
| 2026-05-20 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D | complaint | Deficient, Provider has no plan of correction |
| 2025-12-17 | Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made. | D | complaint | corrected 2026-02-01 |
| 2025-11-21 | Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. | E | Health | corrected 2026-01-15 |
| 2025-11-21 | Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. | E | Health | corrected 2026-01-15 |
| 2025-11-21 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | E | Health | corrected 2026-01-15 |
| 2025-11-21 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | E | complaint | corrected 2026-01-15 |
| 2025-11-21 | Provide appropriate foot care. | E | Health | corrected 2026-01-15 |
| 2025-11-21 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | E | complaint | corrected 2026-01-15 |
| 2025-11-21 | Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. | E | Health | corrected 2026-01-15 |
| 2025-11-21 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E | Health | corrected 2026-01-15 |
| 2025-11-21 | Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. | D | Health | corrected 2026-01-15 |
| 2025-11-21 | PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities | D | Health | corrected 2026-01-15 |
| 2025-11-21 | Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. | D | Health | corrected 2026-01-15 |
| 2025-11-21 | Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. | D | Health | corrected 2026-01-15 |
| 2025-11-21 | Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | B | Health | corrected 2026-01-15 |
| 2025-11-21 | Ensure resident rooms hold no more than 4 residents; for new construction after November 28, 2016, rooms hold no more than 2 residents. | B | Health | corrected 2026-01-15 |
| 2025-11-21 | Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. | B | Health | corrected 2026-01-15 |
| 2024-06-20 | Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | D | Health | corrected 2024-07-18 |
| 2024-06-20 | Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | D | Health | corrected 2024-07-18 |
| 2024-06-20 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D | Health | corrected 2024-07-18 |
| 2024-06-20 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Health | corrected 2024-07-18 |
| 2024-06-20 | Ensure resident rooms hold no more than 4 residents; for new construction after November 28, 2016, rooms hold no more than 2 residents. | B | Health | corrected 2024-07-18 |
| 2024-06-20 | Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. | B | Health | corrected 2024-07-18 |
| 2023-11-01 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D | complaint | corrected 2023-11-15 |
| 2023-09-22 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G | complaint | corrected 2023-11-01 |
| 2023-09-22 | 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. | D | complaint | corrected 2023-11-01 |
| 2023-09-21 | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. | D | complaint | corrected 2023-11-01 |
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-17 | Fine | $4,587 |
| 2023-10-10 | Fine | $4,587 |
| 2023-10-02 | Fine | $4,235 |
| 2023-09-25 | Fine | $3,882 |
| 2023-09-21 | Fine | $7,443 |
| 2023-09-18 | Fine | $3,529 |
| 2023-09-11 | Fine | $3,176 |
| 2023-08-21 | Fine | $7,409 |
| Name | Role | Type | % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PODDATOORI, PRATAP | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | Individual | 100% | since 04/01/2001 |
| PODDATOORI, PRATAP | Corporate Officer | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 04/01/2001 |
| HYCARE INC | Operational/Managerial Control | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/07/2006 |
| ANDRES, NORMA | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 12/01/2004 |
| CABLE, ELAINE | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 02/19/2025 |
| DHUGGA, GURPREET | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 02/01/2020 |
| GUERRERO, SYLVIA | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/01/2022 |
| JAYANKURA, THIDA | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 10/01/2014 |
| MCGRADY, MELINDA | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 11/05/2024 |
| MCGREGOR, TERRANCE | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 08/01/2003 |
| PADANIA, HILDA | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 07/16/2025 |
| PODDATOORI, PRATAP | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 04/01/2001 |
| SMITH, ROSALIN | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/21/2025 |
| SMITH, SEYNA | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/26/2024 |
| TACOTACO, FRANCIS | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/13/2017 |
| VALENCIA, ARIANA | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 11/12/2024 |
| WITTEN, TERRY | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 05/29/2024 |
| WONG, JUDY | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/13/2025 |
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (July 2026 release) — provider file, deficiency file, ownership file, penalty file. CCN 055715. Corrections: data@carerecords.org.