Driftwood Healthcare Center

Driftwood Healthcare Center sits in Hayward, California, and people know it for offering skilled nursing care for seniors who need help after hospital stays, illness, or surgery, and the place has about 88 certified beds, with usually around 77 residents a day, and when looking around, you'll see private rooms with private bathrooms, cable TV, kitchenettes, telephones, air conditioning, Wi-Fi, and the rooms are furnished, while outside there's landscaped gardens, outdoor spaces, walking paths, fitness and wellness rooms, a library, arts and activity rooms, and even a spa, and they regularly show movies and arrange social and fitness programs. Residents get housekeeping, move-in help, laundry and dry cleaning, as well as transportation and parking, and some community and resident-run activities keep people busy, plus family support services are available for those who ask. The Center provides 24/7 skilled nursing care, supports daily living like bathing, dressing, transfers, eating, and offers restorative care, wound care, pain management, feeding help or retraining, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, psychological help, IV therapy, enteral therapy, and help for those who are recovering from surgery or complex illness, and a dedicated COVID-19 unit exists for residents with known or suspected COVID-19 infection. Staff gives five hours of nursing per resident per day, which is higher than the state average, and a nurse stays on duty 12-16 hours a day, with a 24-hour call system for emergencies. A team including a registered dietitian plans nutritious meals, but inspection reports have noted 33 deficiencies including issues with nutrition services, menus, infection control, and support personnel, with four of those deficiencies related to infection, and people can read more about this in the standard inspection report from August 9, 2024. The facility is for-profit, owned mostly by Gc Operating Company LLC, and is affiliated with Mariner Health Care, and while the nurse turnover rate of 31.2% is lower than the state average, there's still regular staff changes. Driftwood Healthcare Center accepts Medicare and Medicaid, and serves both short-term rehabilitation patients and long-term care residents, providing both community-sponsored and daily activities tailored to each person, and the place has been part of the Hayward area for over twenty years, focusing on recovery, support, and a safe, home-like environment where the grounds are kept clean, and the team tries to make life as comfortable as possible for the folks who live there.