Skilled nursing facility · CMS certified · CCN 555364

Shields Nursing Center

3230 Carlson Boulevard, El Cerrito, CA 94530 · Contra Costa County · one of 1,165 skilled nursing facilities in California

certified beds

4 / 5

overall rating

For-profit

ownership type

70-85%

occupancy band

1.42

case mix, 1.01x the California average

Quality and staffing

CMS Care Compare · Jul 2026

Overall rating4 / 5 · state 3.2

Health inspection3 / 5 · state 2.8

Staffing5 / 5 · state 3.1

RN hours per resident per day1.04 · state 0.65

Overall rating, last 8 quarters

down 1 star over the 8 quarters shown

Surveys and enforcement

public record

Jun 2025

last standard survey

deficiencies cited · California avg 19.1

fines, last 3 years

part of a chain

Medicaid in California

state rate files

$318

median daily rate across the California buildings in our rate book, Jan 2026 file

California rate schedule and what changed ›

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Contra Costa County

buildingbedsoverallCreekside Healthcare Center805 / 5Greenridge Post Acute605 / 5La Casa Via Transitional Care Center995 / 5Legacy Post Acute Care965 / 5Moraga Post Acute495 / 5Rossmoor Post Acute1555 / 5Tice Valley Post Acute1205 / 5Alhambra Post Acute444 / 5

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California at a glance

1,165

buildings

114,990

licensed beds

88%

occupancy

87%

for-profit

California market intelligence report ›

What changed in California

CA extends skilled nursing quality assurance fee and rate system through Dec 31, 2027

Skilled nursing facility advance directives now require ombudsman witness only, not patient advocate

Live legislation, California ›

The neighborhood

Nearby skilled nursing

buildingbedsoveralloccupancyChaparral HouseBerkeley · 2.5 mi495 / 5over 85%Shields Richmond Nursing CenterRichmond · 3.2 mi844 / 5over 85%Kyakameena Care CenterBerkeley · 3.2 mi603 / 5over 85%Elmwood Care CenterBerkeley · 3.5 mi743 / 5over 85%Ashby Care CenterBerkeley · 3.6 mi312 / 570-85%Berkeley Pines Skilled Nursing CenterBerkeley · 3.8 mi362 / 5over 85%

Public record only, the map and the list carry the same facts, and neither names an owner.