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Harbor Post Acute Care Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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21521 S. Vermont Avenue,
Torrance CA 90502

(310) 320-0961

83.62% estimated occupancy 1

Harbor Post Acute Care Center is a nursing home located in Torrance, California. The city has 174,353 people. With an overall rating of C, this is likely a decent facility. This nursing home seems to have some things working in its favor. We were also pleased to discover that this facility was consistent in each of the other areas we looked at. Additional information about its category grades is available below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Dialysis Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Optometry
  • Audiology
  • Colostomy Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Catheter Care
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition

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Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

On top of having a decent overall grade, we also wanted to note that this nursing home received favorable nursing marks this year. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a B+. This proved to be the facility's top grade. In determining a nursing home's nursing rating, we consider the number of hours nurses commit to patients as well as the levels of training of those nurses. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Facility Inspections

Grade: B-plus

This nursing home also excelled in inspections, where it received an B+. Our inspection grades account for several factors found on a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher scores in this area typically have few of these severe deficiencies. This facility was assessed 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be major deficiencies. This indicates that the inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies to cause an immediate risk to resident safety or health. A few minor deficiencies shouldn't lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: C

This facilities next best category is long-term care. We gave it a grade of C in this area. This is essentially a slightly below average grade in this area. Our long-term care scores are crucial for residents requiring non-healthcare services such as personal care. One of the datapoints we considered in addition to nursing hours is vaccinations. Fortunately, this facility provided the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its patients. This nursing home also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

The final area we analyzed is short-term care. We awarded this facility a grade of C in that category. Our short-term care ratings are meaningful for individuals seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually utilizes more highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes a vast range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Unfortunately, we found that this place provided fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other nursing homes. The more important thing is determining what effect this had on the quality of care. Finally, we considered the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 4.4 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most nursing homes, closer to half of their residents are able to return home so this figure is below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Harbor Post Acute Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A

In Harbor Post Acute Care Center, 4.3% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to staying in one position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In Harbor Post Acute Care Center, 1.65% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients who have experienced falls which caused severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Harbor Post Acute Care Center, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this statistic may also be misleading for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A+

In Harbor Post Acute Care Center, 0% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term care patients taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Harbor Post Acute Care Center, 14.49% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term stay residents taking antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Harbor Post Acute Care Center, 1.72% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Harbor Post Acute Care Center, 100% of Patients

This is the percent of residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-plus

In Harbor Post Acute Care Center, 3.93% of Patients

This is the percent of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: D

In Harbor Post Acute Care Center, 8.76% of Residents

This metric tracks the percent of long-term patients who retained mobility levels. Some experts would argue that the ability to move around is vital to residents' mental and physical well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Harbor Post Acute Care Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A

In Harbor Post Acute Care Center, 8.76% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-plus

In Harbor Post Acute Care Center, 4.79% of Patients

This metric tracks the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-plus

In Harbor Post Acute Care Center, 80.17% of Resident

This tells you the percent of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Scores for Torrance, CA

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B

Looking for more options? Torrance, California has 11 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

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  • Torrance Memorial Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.33 miles away3330 Lomita Blvd Torrance California 90509Voluntary non-profit - Other(310) 325-9110
  • Del Amo HospitalPsychiatric 3.41 miles away23700 Camino Del Sol Torrance California 90505Proprietary(310) 530-1151
  • College Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.85 miles away2776 Pacific Avenue Long Beach California 90806Proprietary(562) 595-1911
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  • St Mary Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.05 miles away1050 Linden Ave Long Beach California 90813Voluntary non-profit - Church(562) 491-9000
  • Lakewood Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.3 miles away3700 E South St Lakewood California 90712Proprietary(562) 602-6751
  • Community Hospital of Huntington ParkAcute Care Hospitals 11.38 miles away2623 E Slauson Ave Huntington Park California 90255Proprietary(323) 583-1931

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita-Harbor Ucla0.01 miles away21602 S. Vermont Avenue Torrance California 90502CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (310) 533-0413
  • Davita-Carson Dialysis0.84 miles away1309 E. Carson Street Carson California 90745CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (310) 513-1427
  • u.s. Renal Care Carson Dialysis1.87 miles away930 East Dominguez Street, Suite A Carson California 90746CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (310) 532-5100
  • Fmc-Carson1.96 miles away20710 S. Leapwood Avenue, Suite F Carson California 90746Dialysis Stations: 11 (310) 323-8997
  • u.s. Renal Care Gardena Dialysis - 190th2.31 miles away1149 W. 190th Street, Suite 1004 Gardena California 90248CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (310) 965-0830
  • Fmc-South Bay Home Therapy2.91 miles away1223 Pacific Coast Highway Harbor City California 90710Dialysis Stations: 6 (310) 325-0416
  • Fmc-South Bay2.95 miles away1221 Pacific Coast Highway Harbor City California 90710CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (310) 539-1221
  • u.s. Renal Care Lomita Dialysis3.1 miles away1830 Lomita Blvd. Lomita California 90717CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (310) 530-7796