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The Californian

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-plus
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2225 De La Vina St,
Santa Barbara CA 93105

(805) 682-1355

67.79% estimated occupancy 1

The Californian is a nursing home in Santa Barbara, California, which has a total of 132,916 people. We awarded this nursing home an overall grade of A+, which is a superb rating. As a matter of fact, it is actually ranked among the three highest graded nursing homes in Santa Barbara. We really couldn't find many negative things to say about this nursing home. Its grades are impeccable. Headlining this place's remarkable profile is its inspection reports, which is addressed in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

On top of being an elite nursing home overall, this nursing home also excelled in our inspections category, where it received a grade of A+. Very few nursing homes performed as well in this category. Our inspection grades are based on items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that receive favorable grades in this area tend to have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. Amazingly, this was one of the few nursing homes in the country that had no deficiencies whatsoever on its inspection report. This is very impressive. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-plus

This facility was given strong marks in the area of short-term care. For this reason, it was given one of our most impressive scores in that area with a score of A+. Our short-term care grades are critical for people seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates higher levels of highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes a vast scope of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final statistic we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents that ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that 7 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A

To complement its strong performance in other areas, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. When calculating our nursing grades, we analyze both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the skill levels of those nurses. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This facility 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.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

Moving on to the next area, this facility also performed well in the long-term care category. In fact, we gave it an A- in this area. This completed a straight A report card. Facilities that excel in this category tend to provide patients with more supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. On top of looking at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is much higher than the majority of nursing homes. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

The Californian Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A

In The Californian, 4.4% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A+

In The Californian, 0% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of residents who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care. Additional nurse staffing minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In The Californian, 1.71% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often caused by lower quality nursing care. Closer supervision reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. We want to point out that this statistic is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In The Californian, 16.24% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure indicates the percentage of long-term care residents receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-minus

In The Californian, 22.12% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of patients given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are given to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In The Californian, 0% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients who are showing signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In The Californian, 100% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-plus

In The Californian, 6.25% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In The Californian, 13.4% of Residents

This metric tracks the percentage of long-term stay patients who were able to retain mobility. Some argue that mobility is important for patients mental and physical well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In The Californian, 0.5 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to maintaining the physical health of residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In The Californian, 13.4% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

In The Californian, 12.18% of Patients

This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-minus

In The Californian, 73.01% of Resident

This is a measure of the percent of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements.

Scores for Santa Barbara, CA

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

Looking for more options? Santa Barbara, California has 6 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.21 miles away400 West Pueblo Santa Barbara California 93102Voluntary non-profit - Private(805) 682-7111
  • Goleta Valley Cottage HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.08 miles away351 S Patterson Ave Santa Barbara California 93111Voluntary non-profit - Other(805) 681-6446

Nearby Dialysis

  • Santa Barbara Artificial Kidney Center, LLC1.09 miles away1704 State Street Santa Barbara California 93101CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (805) 682-9942
  • Fmc-Santa Barbara Community Dialysis Center2.34 miles away222 Pesetas Lane Santa Barbara California 93110Dialysis Stations: 14 (805) 964-7873