Inspection
No deficiencies recorded in this report
MERRILL GARDENS AT ROCKRIDGE
5238 CORONADO AVE, Oakland CA 94618
150 bedsLatest official report Jan 14, 2026Licensed
Additional info
- Telephone
- (510) 338-4543
- Licensee
- SHI-III MG ROCKRIDGE GP LLC;MERRILL GARDENS LLC
- Administrator
- NIARE DAWN FEASTER
- Contact
- NIARE DAWN FEASTER
- License first date
- Jan 23, 2020
- License effective date
- Jan 23, 2020
- District office
- OAKLAND ASC · (510) 286-4201
- Regional office
- 15
- Clients served
- 983 - RCFE / DEMENTIA
Summary
The available records show 3 Type A and 8 Type B deficiencies for this facility.
- Most recent inspection
- Jan 14, 2026
- Most recent deficiency
- Feb 1, 2023
9 later reports, from May 31, 2023 through Jan 14, 2026, recorded no deficiencies, though the records do not say whether they were follow-ups.
What Type A and Type B mean
- Type A
- Violations of licensing requirements that, if not corrected, have a direct and immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of persons in care.
- Type B
- Violations of licensing requirements that, without correction, could become a risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of persons in care.
Both classifications are published by California CDSS and are shown as published. SeniorLivingFacts does not rename them or add a severity level of its own.
At a glance
Counts cover the five-year public record. Typical figures are the median for the 39 Alameda County facilities licensed for 50 or more beds, except where too few exist to state one — those come from facilities with 7 or more beds.
In the available public five-year record, CCLD published 29 reports for this facility: 18 inspections, 11 complaint investigations, and 0 licensing or administrative records.
Those records contain 3 Type A and 8 Type B deficiencies.
3 deficiencies have explicit official correction or clearance evidence in the loaded records.
- Official inspections
- 18
- Recorded deficiencies
- 11
- Type A deficiencies
- 3
- Type B deficiencies
- 8
- Substantiated complaints
- 3
- Repeated topics
- 0
More than the typical 8
2 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 7
0 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 2
0 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 5
0 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 1
0 in the last 12 months
Last 36 months
Repeated topics
Topics cited in more than one report during the last 36 months. A repeat may show a pattern worth asking about. Each date opens its report below.
No topic repeats in the last 36 months
No deficiency topic appears in more than one report during that window. This does not establish that nothing repeated earlier in the five-year record, and it is not a statement about current conditions.
Official report history
All preserved reports from the most recent to the oldest, sortable by report type.
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Staffing, personnel, and trainingType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87413(a)(2)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87413 Personnel - Operations (a) In each facility: (2) Care and supervision of residents shall be provided without physical or verbal abuse, exploitation or prejudice. This requirement is not met as evidenced by… Based on record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The caregiver hit resident's lower body was witnessed by a neighbor and video recorded as evidence which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
Deficiency Cleared. Administrator had trained all staff on 12/20/22 and provided training record to CCL during visit.
Deadline recorded: Feb 2, 2023. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Official record says corrected or clearedOn or before Feb 1, 2023
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Feb 2, 2023
Inspection
No deficiencies recorded in this report
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Staffing, personnel, and trainingType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87412(c)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87412 Personnel Records (c)Licensees shall maintain in the personnel records verification of required staff training and orientation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by… Based on observation the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed staff training records on and before September 2022 was not available for CCL to review which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
Administrator agrees to provide a planning of maintaining staff records at facility, and submit to CCL by POC due date.
Deadline recorded: Dec 20, 2022. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Dec 20, 2022
Correction not verified in available records
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Medical and dental careType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87465(a)(5)(A)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87465 Incidental Medical and Dental Care (a) A plan for incidental medical and dental care shall be developed by each facility,,, (5) Facility staff, except those authorized by law...Assistance with self administered medications shall be limited to the following: (A) Medications usually prescribed for self-administration which have been authorized by the person's physician. This requirement is not met as evidenced by… Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Wrong medication was given to R1 which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
General manager agreed to retrain staff on medication, and provide a detail planing how to prevent same incident happen in the future, and submit to CCL by the POC due date.
Deadline recorded: Aug 11, 2022. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Aug 11, 2022
Correction not verified in available records
Inspection
Background checksType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87355(e)(1)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87355 Criminal Record Clearance (e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1569.17(b) shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: (1) Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by the Department or (2) This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on the Department’s investigation, a staff working at the facility was not cleared or associated to the facility which poses an immediate threat to the health and safety of clients under care. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews conducted and records reviewed, one staff working at the facility was not cleared or associated to the facility.which poses a immediate risk to the health and safety of resident under care.
Official plan of correction
By POC date, General Manager will review and submit certification of understanding of Sec 87355. Civil Penalty of $500 is accessed.
Deadline recorded: Jul 12, 2022. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Jul 12, 2022
Correction not verified in available records
Inspection
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Source and limits
California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division. Public facility history is described by the source as a five-year window. Older records and previous-licensee history may require a regional-office request. Type 741 RCFE-CCRCs, nursing homes, and other care settings are excluded from this page.
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