What does the DRIFTWOOD HEALTHCARE CENTER - HAYWARD federal rating mean?

The federal rating is the Medicare/CMS Nursing Home Care Compare overall star rating. It should be reviewed alongside inspection deficiencies, penalties, ownership, staffing, quality measures, and recent source refresh dates.

Does DRIFTWOOD HEALTHCARE CENTER - HAYWARD have penalties or deficiencies?

DRIFTWOOD HEALTHCARE CENTER - HAYWARD has 37 indexed federal health deficiency record(s) and 7 indexed federal penalty record(s) in the current DataVerityHub carehomes dataset.

Why can a federal rating and data concern look different?

The federal star rating is one Medicare/CMS signal. Data concern also considers indexed deficiency and penalty counts, so a facility can have a higher star rating while still showing inspection or enforcement history worth reviewing.

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DRIFTWOOD HEALTHCARE CENTER - HAYWARD ratings, penalties, ownership, and report.

DRIFTWOOD HEALTHCARE CENTER - HAYWARD in HAYWARD, CA is listed with a federal rating of 3 / 5, 88 certified beds, 37 deficiency record(s), and 7 penalty record(s) in the current indexed Medicare/CMS data.

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What families should review before choosing this facility

A star rating is only one signal. Before visiting or choosing DRIFTWOOD HEALTHCARE CENTER - HAYWARD, review the facility's inspection history, penalties, ownership type, bed count, staffing and quality-measure context, and whether recent issues have a clear plan of correction.

Location HAYWARD, CA 94541

Ownership typeFor profit - Corporation

Deficiency records37

Total fines indexed$30,958

Ownership/control rows15

Data refreshedMay 16, 2026

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Read DRIFTWOOD HEALTHCARE CENTER - HAYWARD as a starting point, not a final answer.

This public page is designed to help families decide whether DRIFTWOOD HEALTHCARE CENTER - HAYWARD deserves a deeper look. It brings the most useful public signals into one place, then points you to nearby comparisons, source notes, and the paid report when you need citations and issue-level detail.

What is free here

Facility name, location, federal rating status, bed count, deficiency count, penalty count, ownership type, refresh date, local comparison paths, and plain-English context.

What the paid report adds

Source citations, deficiency and penalty rows, ownership/control records, quality-measure highlights, staffing signals where available, score keys, and questions tailored to the facility's record.

What to verify directly

Current staffing, availability, resident fit, recent complaints, state-level updates, care-plan communication, and whether the facility can explain corrections after any public issue.

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Compare DRIFTWOOD HEALTHCARE CENTER - HAYWARD with nearby nursing homes

Use this side-by-side view to spot rating, bed, deficiency, and penalty differences before ordering reports.

Facility	Federal rating	Beds	Deficiencies	Penalties	Ownership
DRIFTWOOD HEALTHCARE CENTER - HAYWARDHAYWARD, CA 94541	3 / 5	88	37	7	For profit - Corporation
GOLDEN HARBOR HEALTHCARE CENTERHAYWARD, CA 94541	1 / 5	99	46	8	For profit - Limited Liability company
EDEN HEALTHCARE CENTERHAYWARD, CA 94544	2 / 5	121	59	4	For profit - Limited Liability company
HAYWARD HEALTHCARE & WELLNESS CENTERHAYWARD, CA 94545	2 / 5	99	23	0	For profit - Individual
SAGE POST ACUTEHAYWARD, CA 94541	3 / 5	99	43	2	For profit - Individual

Questions to ask when you contact or visit DRIFTWOOD HEALTHCARE CENTER - HAYWARD

What changed after the most recent inspection deficiency, and who verifies the correction?
How does the facility explain any penalties, fines, or payment denials in the public record?
Who owns and operates the facility day to day, and who can families contact above the administrator?
How does staffing coverage change on nights, weekends, and holidays?
What should families know about falls, infections, rehospitalizations, complaints, and resident council concerns?

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