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The Earlwood

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-minus
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20820 Earl Street,
Torrance CA 90503

(310) 371-1228

77.47% estimated occupancy 1

The Earlwood is a senior living facility located in Torrance, California, which has a total of 174,353 people. With an overall grade of B-, this is a middle of the pack nursing home. The nursing homes in Torrance received quality scores across the board with a city grade of a B. This nursing home is stronger in some categories than others, but it didn't have any bad scores in any of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Oncology Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

This nursing home's best category score came in the area of nursing. In that area, we gave this nursing home a B+. It outpaced most nursing homes in this category. Our nursing grade looks at the facility's nurse staffing levels. We consider both the levels of training of those nurses as well as the amount of time spent with patients. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

Another one of this nursing home's more favorable category grades came in the category of short-term care. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B. It actually fared better than most facilities in this category. Our short-term care grade is generally used to grade a facility's performance with rehabilitation. To provide highly rated rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally need to provide higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, respiratory therapists and other types of therapists. Unfortunately, it does not appear that this facility provided registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. The last statistic we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents that who were able to eventually return home from the facility. We found that 5.3 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Facility Inspections

Grade: B

This facility's inspection grade was yet another category grade that was superior to the facility's overall grade. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a B. Our inspection scores weigh several factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this area generally have few severe deficiencies. While this place had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as categories G through L. This tells you that the inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in the industry.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

Our next category is long-term care, in which we awarded this nursing home a grade of B- in that category. Long-term care grades are generally used to gauge a nursing home's performance as a traditional nursing home, as opposed to focusing more on the skilled nursing services offered by a rehabilitation facility. On top of considering the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 99.53917 percent of its patients, which is higher than most nursing homes. Lastly, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

The Earlwood Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In The Earlwood, 4.79% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term residents which suffer from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-plus

In The Earlwood, 0.46% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of patients who sustained a fall which resulted in severe injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In The Earlwood, 0.48% of Patients had UTIs

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients which have sustained urinary tract infections. UTI's may be a sign of worse hygiene protocols. However, this datapoint can be skewed for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-plus

In The Earlwood, 1.63% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to patients for a variety of conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Sadly, in limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A

In The Earlwood, 9.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are given to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-minus

In The Earlwood, 0.96% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients demonstrating depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In The Earlwood, 99.77% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term stay residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these types of vaccines critical to patient safety.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-plus

In The Earlwood, 2.17% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: F

In The Earlwood, 4.3% of Residents

This indicates the percentage of patients that maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: C

In The Earlwood, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In The Earlwood, 4.3% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-plus

In The Earlwood, 4.61% of Patients

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-plus

In The Earlwood, 94.88% of Resident

This metric measures the percentage of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many would argue that this is a measure of rehabilitation performance.

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

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Nearby Hospitals

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  • St Mary Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.79 miles away1050 Linden Ave Long Beach California 90813Voluntary non-profit - Church(562) 491-9000
  • Lakewood Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 12.05 miles away3700 E South St Lakewood California 90712Proprietary(562) 602-6751
  • Community Hospital of Huntington ParkAcute Care Hospitals 12.67 miles away2623 E Slauson Ave Huntington Park California 90255Proprietary(323) 583-1931

Nearby Dialysis

  • u.s. Renal Care Earl Street Dialysis0.18 miles away20911 Earl Street, Suite 160 Torrance California 90503CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 9 (310) 371-4244
  • Davitatorrance Emerald Dialysis0.23 miles away20821 Hawthorne Blvd Torrance California 90503Dialysis Stations: 25 (310) 214-1715
  • u.s. Renal Care Torrance Dialysis Center0.47 miles away20430 Hawthorne Blvd. Torrance California 90503CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (424) 212-5051
  • u.s. Renal Care South Bay Home Program1.45 miles away23441 Madison Street #320 Torrance California 90503Dialysis Stations: 4 (310) 378-8452
  • u.s. Renal Care Redondo Beach Dialysis1.49 miles away514 N. Prospect Avenue Redondo Beach California 90277Dialysis Stations: 7 (310) 379-6671
  • u.s. Renal Care South Bay Dialysis1.71 miles away4450 182nd Street Redondo Beach California 90278Dialysis Stations: 15 (310) 542-8032
  • u.s. Renal Care Skypark Dialysis2.07 miles away3295 Skypark Drive Torrance California 90505CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (310) 539-5091
  • Davita-Rolling Hills Dialysis3.62 miles away25210 Crenshaw Blvd., Suite 110 Torrance California 90505Dialysis Stations: 27 (310) 530-1180