Oof
May 2026
Neighborhood is not the greatest, but the staff are caring and the food is acceptable.
2780 26th Avenue
4.3(19 ratings)· Oakland average: 4.3
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Bellaken Garden is a combined skilled nursing and assisted living facility in Oakland, drawing largely positive feedback for attentive, multilingual staff who keep families updated on medical appointments and hospital transfers. However, one family reported serious care lapses, including being left on the toilet for hours and no air conditioning, while others noted occasional short staffing.
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Bellaken Garden and Skilled Nursing Center is a skilled nursing facility located in Oakland, California, offering rehabilitation, short-term respite care, and long-term nursing care. The facility is situated on a serene three-acre creek-side location designed to provide an ideal environment for recovery and wellness.
The center's clinical approach emphasizes helping patients recover in a timely manner while maintaining their independence. The experienced healthcare staff is committed to empathetic care, understanding the stress that poor health and extended rehabilitation times can place on patients and their families.
Bellaken Garden prioritizes clear communication and cultural competence, with staff members fluent in English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Toisanese, Vietnamese, Korean, Spanish, and other languages. This multilingual capability ensures that patients and their caretakers receive compassionate care tailored to their specific needs and backgrounds.
The facility serves patients from Alameda County, San Francisco, Contra Costa County, and surrounding areas, providing accessible nursing care to a diverse patient population throughout the region.
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Help Me Choose4.3overall · 19 ratings combined
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Oof
May 2026
Neighborhood is not the greatest, but the staff are caring and the food is acceptable.
R HW
Apr 2026
My mother went to Bellaken after a hospital stay. She hated it. I looked at the reviews before she went there. They are from family and friends of the owners. The food was disgusting and not edible. There is no air conditioning and only the nurses have fans. Some nurses only speak Chinese. My mother was left on the toilet for several hours in the middle of the night. It was not safe for her to walk back to bed so she was stuck there. There is no furniture in the room. I had to take her out early due to the deplorable conditions. Please go there first before putting a loved on in this place
Quinallison Dovey
Apr 2026
My aunt was placed here several months ago after having been in the hospital and unable to go back to live indpendently. I've had my share of dealing with nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities the last couple of years and am very impressed with Belleken Garden. Working with the staff has been phenomenal and they attend to her needs and care without neglect or avoidance. Her care team has been proactive ever since and still communicates regularly without me or my family worrying about how she's doing. They provide updates and let us know all the details for her doctors' and dialysis appointments. This experience hast been vastly different than what we've dealt with before with other facilities. I truly appreciate the care she is receiving and the ways I've observed how the staff cares for her and has a lot patience with her as well! They also take surveys and feedback twice a year and are great to work with!
A Tang
Oct 2025
My mother has been living at Bellaken for over 4 years as her mental health progressively declined. The staff is always supportive and treats her with kindness. She enjoyed the activities even though now she can no longer participate. Most of the staff speaks Chinese (Cantonese especially) so it's very good for my mother who has lost her command of English and Mandarin.
Ori Kawa
Aug 2024
Can't say enough good stuff about the staff here. Buu (head nurse) and Joanna (administer) were attentive and took the time to update me on my mom's situation and assist with vid appointments, arranging transport to therapy, and so much more. Jeffrey and his whole team are great, too many to name but I'll try: Janet, Mey, Buu, Joanna, Corinna, Chef Carlos, Dena, Daniel, Karen, Angelina. They took care of my mom while she was in skilled nursing and assisted living. Since they have these two levels of care in one place, Bellaken was a great choice once she was dispatched from the hospital. Sometimes they are short staffed, yes, but even during these periods they handled emergency situations with care and expediency. My mom was in and out of the hospital a lot, and someone always called or texted to let me know when she was taken in and brought back and how she was feeling. The kitchen worked with her to make sure she got her PB&J sandwiches between meals and milk before each meal how she likes.
Bellaken Garden offers Assisted Living.
Bellaken Garden is located at 2780 26th Avenue in Oakland, California.
Bellaken Garden is a combined skilled nursing and assisted living facility in Oakland, drawing largely positive feedback for attentive, multilingual staff who keep families updated on medical appointments and hospital transfers. However, one family reported serious care lapses, including being left on the toilet for hours and no air conditioning, while others noted occasional short staffing.
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