CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Alameda County, California
Nurses for Nursing Homes is a $275 million CMS program, announced October 23, 2026, that pays registered nurses and licensed practical nurses up to $50,000 in student loan repayment and stipends for three years of work at a qualifying nursing home. Applications opened October 26, 2026 at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
This page maps every home on CMS’s qualifying list of October 22, 2026. Search near a ZIP code, or by state, county or chain, and export the results. CMS will update the list during the program; its official list and campaign page are the current source.
None of the 69 nursing homes in Alameda County, California qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Alameda County as urban.
In California, 785 of 1,165 nursing homes (67.4%) qualify.
CMS adds urban homes after rural ones: those a state proposes, then urban counties with the most residents per registered nurse, until the state’s funding target is met.
CMS’s List of Qualifying Nursing Homes is the official source. This page uses the list of October 22, 2026; CMS will update it during the program, so check the current list before relying on this one. Nurses apply at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
| Nursing home | City | Qualifies | Chain | Beds | CCN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALAMEDA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER D/P SNF | San Leandro | No | 109 | 056479 | |
| ALAMEDA HEALTHCARE & WELLNESS CENTER | Alameda | No | Sol Healthcare | 166 | 555486 |
| ALAMEDA HOSPITAL D/P SNF | Alameda | No | 181 | 555381 | |
| ALL SAINT'S MAUBERT | San Leandro | No | Pacs Group | 14 | 555879 |
| ALL SAINT'S SUBACUTE & TRANSITIONAL CARE | San Leandro | No | Pacs Group | 86 | 555809 |
| ASHBY CARE CENTER | Berkeley | No | 31 | 555466 | |
| AVONDALE VILLA POST-ACUTE | Livermore | No | Links Healthcare Group | 37 | 555399 |
| BANCROFT HEALTHCARE CENTER | San Leandro | No | 39 | 055107 | |
| BAY AREA HEALTHCARE CENTER | Oakland | No | 99 | 555851 | |
| BAY MARINA POST ACUTE | Oakland | No | Corporate Interface Services | 94 | 056280 |
| BAY VIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL, LLC | Alameda | No | David Johnson | 180 | 056348 |
| BAYWOOD COURT HEALTH CENTER | Castro Valley | No | 56 | 555855 | |
| BELLAKEN SKILLED NURSING CENTER | Oakland | No | 61 | 555767 | |
| BERKELEY PINES SKILLED NURSING CENTER | Berkeley | No | 36 | 055892 | |
| BETHESDA HOME | Hayward | No | 40 | 056370 | |
| CANYON CREEK POST-ACUTE | Castro Valley | No | Links Healthcare Group | 70 | 555341 |
| CHAPARRAL HOUSE | Berkeley | No | 49 | 555872 | |
| Country Drive Post Acute | Fremont | No | Windsor | 126 | 055885 |
| CREEKVIEW SKILLED NURSING | Pleasanton | No | Continuing Life | 73 | 555895 |
| CRESTWOOD MANOR - FREMONT | Fremont | No | 126 | 05A427 | |
| CRESTWOOD TREATMENT CENTER | Fremont | No | 88 | 05A408 | |
| DRIFTWOOD HEALTHCARE CENTER - HAYWARD | Hayward | No | Mariner Health Care | 88 | 555533 |
| EAST BAY POST-ACUTE | Castro Valley | No | Pacs Group | 91 | 055239 |
| EDEN HEALTHCARE CENTER | Hayward | No | Spyglass Healthcare | 121 | 056052 |
| ELMWOOD CARE CENTER | Berkeley | No | Pratap Poddatoori | 74 | 555819 |
| EMMANUEL POST ACUTE CARE - HAYWARD | Hayward | No | 99 | 056463 | |
| EXCELL HEALTH CARE CENTER | Oakland | No | David Johnson | 99 | 056170 |
| FREMONT HEALTHCARE CENTER | Fremont | No | Mariner Health Care | 115 | 056422 |
| FRUITVALE HEALTHCARE CENTER | Oakland | No | Mariner Health Care | 140 | 555358 |
| GARFIELD NEUROBEHAVIORAL CENTER | Oakland | No | 96 | 05A396 | |
| GOLDEN HARBOR HEALTHCARE CENTER | Hayward | No | Spyglass Healthcare | 99 | 056471 |
| HAYWARD GARDENS POST ACUTE | Hayward | No | Pacs Group | 75 | 055434 |
| HAYWARD HEALTHCARE & WELLNESS CENTER | Hayward | No | Sol Healthcare | 99 | 055874 |
| HAYWARD HILLS HEALTH CARE CENTER | Hayward | No | Mariner Health Care | 74 | 056447 |
| Hayward Post Acute | Hayward | No | Windsor | 99 | 555398 |
| JONES CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL | San Leandro | No | Pratap Poddatoori | 25 | 555842 |
| KYAKAMEENA CARE CENTER | Berkeley | No | Pratap Poddatoori | 60 | 055715 |
| LAKE MERRITT HEALTHCARE CENTER LLC | Oakland | No | Crystal Solorzano | 53 | 056350 |
| LAKE PARK HEALTHCARE CENTER | Oakland | No | Aspen Skilled Healthcare | 35 | 555113 |
| MARINA GARDEN NURSING CENTER | Alameda | No | 32 | 555461 | |
| MASONIC HOME | Union City | No | 125 | 555843 | |
| MCCLURE POST ACUTE | Oakland | No | Pacs Group | 60 | 555067 |
| MEDICAL HILL HEALTHCARE CENTER | Oakland | No | Pacs Group | 124 | 555254 |
| MERCY RETIREMENT & CARE CENTER | Oakland | No | 59 | 555189 | |
| MISSION VALLEY POST ACUTE | Fremont | No | Pacs Group | 85 | 055276 |
| MORTON BAKAR CENTER | Hayward | No | 97 | 555611 | |
| NILES CANYON POST ACUTE | Fremont | No | West Harbor Healthcare | 73 | 055562 |
| OAKLAND HEALTHCARE & WELLNESS CENTER | Oakland | No | Sol Healthcare | 98 | 055215 |
| OAKLAND HEIGHTS NURSING AND REHABILITATION | Oakland | No | Aspen Skilled Healthcare | 48 | 555570 |
| PIEDMONT GARDENS HEALTH FACILITY | Oakland | No | Humangood | 94 | 056096 |
| PLEASANTON NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Pleasanton | No | Generations Healthcare | 139 | 056392 |
| PRINCETON MANOR HEALTHCARE CENTER, LLC | Oakland | No | Corporate Interface Services | 82 | 055876 |
| REDWOOD HEALTHCARE CENTER LLC | Oakland | No | Crystal Solorzano | 44 | 555499 |
| SAGE POST ACUTE | Hayward | No | 99 | 055338 | |
| SAN LEANDRO HEALTHCARE CENTER | San Leandro | No | Pratap Poddatoori | 62 | 056345 |
| SERENETHOS CARE CENTER, LLC | Hayward | No | 36 | 555905 | |
| ST ANTHONY CARE CENTER | Hayward | No | 30 | 055809 | |
| ST FRANCIS HEALTHCARE CENTER | Hayward | No | Pacs Group | 62 | 555418 |
| ST JOHN KRONSTADT CONVALESCENT CENTER | Castro Valley | No | 49 | 555016 | |
| ST PAUL'S TOWERS | Oakland | No | Front Porch | 43 | 055156 |
| STRATFORD VILLA POST-ACUTE | Livermore | No | Links Healthcare Group | 27 | 555899 |
| THE REHABILITATION CENTER OF OAKLAND | Oakland | No | Sol Healthcare | 70 | 555313 |
| THE VINEYARDS HEALTHCARE CENTER | Livermore | No | Links Healthcare Group | 83 | 055212 |
| VALLEY POINTE NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER | Castro Valley | No | Pacs Group | 50 | 555082 |
| VISTA POST ACUTE | Hayward | No | Bvhc, Llc | 71 | 056475 |
| WASHINGTON CENTER | San Leandro | No | Genesis Healthcare | 99 | 056121 |
| WE CARE SKILLED NURSING - FREMONT | Fremont | No | 99 | 056298 | |
| WE CARE SKILLED NURSING FACILITY | Hayward | No | 28 | 555914 | |
| West Shore Post Acute | Alameda | No | 151 | 056103 |
What this means for a facility
This page shows which homes qualify. SNF Insights, our skilled nursing platform, shows each facility’s RN and LPN staffing, turnover and posted nurse pay next to its nearest competitors.
See SNF Insights →Sources: CMS List of Qualifying Nursing Homes (October 22, 2026), Qualifying Nursing Home Methodology and Frequently Asked Questions; star ratings, beds and locations from the CMS Nursing Home Provider Information file, October 2026 release. Rural counts by state are BARA Analytics’ match of each home’s county to CMS’s rural county list. The one home in Guam is in the counts but not on the map. BARA Analytics is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by CMS.