Shields Nursing Center, El Cerrito, CA: Nursing home

Overall4★★★★☆

Inspections3★★★☆☆

Staffing5★★★★★

Quality3★★★☆☆

Federal finesNoneon record

Inspection citations

6’22

5’23

2’24

14’25

Year

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Date	Severity	What inspectors found	Visit
Nov 20, 2025	E · potential	Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.	Complaint
Nov 20, 2025	D · potential	Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.	Complaint
Nov 19, 2025	E · potential	Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.	Complaint
Jun 5, 2025	E · potential	Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.	Routine
Jun 5, 2025	E · potential	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.	Routine
Jun 5, 2025	D · potential	PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities	Routine
Jun 5, 2025	D · potential	Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.	Complaint
Jun 5, 2025	E · potential	Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.	Routine
Jun 5, 2025	E · potential	Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.	Routine
Jun 5, 2025	E · potential	Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.	Routine
Jun 5, 2025	D · potential	Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.	Routine
May 22, 2025	D · potential	Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.	Complaint
May 22, 2025	D · potential	Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.	Complaint
Jan 30, 2025	D · potential	Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.	Complaint
Apr 4, 2024	D · potential	Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.	Complaint
Apr 4, 2024	D · potential	Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.	Complaint
Nov 17, 2023	D · potential	Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.	Routine
Nov 17, 2023	D · potential	Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.	Routine
Nov 17, 2023	D · potential	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.	Routine
Nov 17, 2023	F · potential	Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.	Routine
Nov 17, 2023	F · potential	Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.	Routine
Nov 17, 2022	D · potential	Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.	Routine
Nov 17, 2022	E · potential	Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.	Routine
Nov 17, 2022	F · potential	Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly	Routine
Nov 17, 2022	F · potential	Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.	Routine
Nov 17, 2022	E · potential	Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.	Routine
Nov 17, 2022	F · potential	Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.	Routine

Medicare's severity letters: A–C minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–L actual harm or immediate danger. Source: CMS health deficiencies file, processed October 1, 2026.

Questions to ask on a visit

Shields Nursing Center
3230 Carlson Boulevard, El Cerrito, CA 94530 · (510) 525-3212

Visit date: ____________ Spoke with: ______________________

How many nurses and aides work each shift, including nights and weekends?
How do you handle the most recent citations on your record?
Do you accept Medi-Cal if private funds run out?
Who will be the main contact for the family?
How do you prevent falls, pressure sores and infections?

Record on file

Certification: Medicare and Medi-Cal certified skilled nursing facility
Medicare number (CCN): 555364
Certified beds: 45
Legal owner: Shields Nursing Centers INC

Full profile on Medicare's Care Compare. Source: CMS, processed October 1, 2026.

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