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Compare up to four communities with the records that apply to each one: CMS nursing-home data, state licensing records, and clearly labeled cost estimates. Missing data is never a negative answer.
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Search scope: Oakland, CA public records
Start with the names you already have
If a hospital, rehab team, family member, or your own research already gave you community names, search for the first one above and add two to four finalists. Haven does not turn that list into a recommendation.
- 1. Keep the starting set small. Add names you want to investigate, not communities Haven says are right for one person.
- 2. Compare the same evidence. Read the record scope, pricing evidence, and missing fields before deciding what to ask.
- 3. Get direct answers in writing. Ask each community for its dated all-in quote, assessment process, suitable opening or waitlist, and deposit terms.
No family name, contact detail, or health information is needed to use this comparison. A community must directly confirm care fit, current availability, and its own terms.
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Common questions
How do I compare nursing homes the hospital gave me?
For CMS-backed nursing homes, compare four things the marketing brochure may not explain: the CMS overall star rating, total nurse hours per resident per day, health-inspection citations and their severity, and whether CMS shows an abuse icon or Special Focus status. This tool puts those federal records side by side for up to four facilities. Assisted living and memory-care communities are not rated by CMS this way; use source-labeled state records where available and ask every community the same written care, price, and opening questions.
What is a good staffing level?
For CMS-backed nursing homes, total nurse hours per resident per day is the most useful single reported staffing number, and higher is generally better. Compare a facility against others in the same state rather than a national figure, since staffing norms and state minimums vary. A facility well below its neighbors deserves a direct question about it. CMS does not report this measure for assisted living or memory care, so ask those communities for their day, overnight, and weekend staffing plan in writing.