Elmwood Care Center
2829 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA, 94705
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual · Chain: Pratap Poddatoori
- Certified beds
- 74 · avg 66 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 59.8% — higher than most California nursing homesCalifornia avg: 37.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 35.3% — near the California averageCalifornia avg: 39.4% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 2 departed — near the California averageCalifornia avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Payment denials
- 1 denial
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 555819
- Certified beds
- 74 beds · avg 66 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Individual
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Shattuck Healthcare Inc
- Chain affiliation
- Pratap Poddatoori
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Pratap Poddatoori chain — 6 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.7 / 5.
Disclosed owners (24 on record)
- Susie Liang
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- Hycare Inc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
+ 18 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 41)
- D0760·Apr 22, 2026Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- G0689·Feb 18, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0880·Jan 7, 2026Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0584·Jan 7, 2026Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
- D0610·Nov 25, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- D0609·Nov 25, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- E0880·Sep 18, 2025Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0656·Jun 6, 2025Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20261 payment denial
Most recent events
- Feb 18, 2026Payment denial · 7 days · starting Mar 25, 2026
Fire-safety citations
34 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jul 18, 2024. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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