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Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A
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2000 Westwood Road,
Vista CA 92083

(760) 630-2273

95.54% estimated occupancy 1

Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility is one of just three available facilities located in Vista, California. We awarded this nursing home an overall score of A, resulting in it being the highest graded nursing home in the city. We simply can't say enough favorable things about this nursing home. Scroll down to find this nursing home's category ratings, which also impressed us. You just can't do any better than a straight A report card.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Lymphedema Care

Registered Staff Hours

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Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

On top of being a first rate facility overall, this nursing home also fared well in our long-term care category, where it received an impressive grade of A. When nursing homes receive a score in this range in long-term care it typically means it has plenty of staff and is an overall good place to reside on a permanent basis. On top of looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is significantly higher than the average nursing home. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

On the list of its many elite grades, this facility received a top-shelf short-term care grade. In fact, we awarded it a score of A in this category. In crafting these short-term care ratings, we look at the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. The objective is to devise a scale for comparing the rehabilitation services of various facilities. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the percentage of residents that returned home from this nursing home. We found that 6.5 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A

In addition, this nursing home also received a nearly flawless inspection report. As a result, it earned one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A. Our inspection grades are based on several pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that score well in this area have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This place was hit with 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be severe. This tells you that CMS didn't deem any of these deficiencies to be an immediate threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A-minus

In the final category, this facility also received an impressive nursing score, with an A-. This wrapped up a straight A report card. We assessed the levels of nurses working for the facility, as well as the number of hours those nurses were with residents, in computing our score in this area. This nursing home averages 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by having a system of moving a patient more often.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-plus

In Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility, 0.76% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility, 1.62% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of residents that suffered from a fall resulting in major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility, 1.74% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often the result of facilities with lower levels of hygiene. More frequent bathing reduces the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Keep in mind that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility, 4.41% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: D

In Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility, 28.05% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are administered to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility, 3.37% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents demonstrating signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility, 100% of Patients

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

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility, 6.6% of Patients

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

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: F

In Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility, 5.7% of Residents

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that were able to retain mobility. Some would argue that the ability to move around is important for patients mental and physical well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B

In Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility, 5.7% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A

In Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility, 6.35% of Patients

This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-minus

In Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility, 72.93% of Resident

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

Nearby Hospitals

  • Tri-City Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.63 miles away4002 Vista Way Oceanside California 92056Government - Hospital District or Authority(760) 724-8411
  • Nh Camp PendletonAcute Care - Department of Defense 6.37 miles away200 Mercy Circle Camp Pendleton Camp Pendleton California 92055Department of Defense(760) 725-1288
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasAcute Care Hospitals 10.77 miles away354 Santa Fe Drive Encinitas California 92024Voluntary non-profit - Private(760) 753-6501
  • Palomar Health Downtown CampusAcute Care Hospitals 13.1 miles away555 East Valley Parkway Escondido California 92025Government - Hospital District or Authority(760) 739-3000
  • Pomerado HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.13 miles away15615 Pomerado Road Poway California 92064Government - Hospital District or Authority(858) 485-6511

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita Oceanside Dialysis1.12 miles away4182 Oceanside Blvd Oceanside California 92056Dialysis Stations: 21 (760) 941-8393
  • Fmc-North Coast Kidney Center1.83 miles away3300 Vista Way, Suite A Oceanside California 92056CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (760) 721-4344
  • Fmc-Buena Creek1.96 miles away950 Hacienda Drive Vista California 92081CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (760) 631-7900
  • u.s. Renal Care Oceanside Dialysis2.45 miles away2227- B El Camino Real Oceanside California 92054CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (760) 757-1838
  • Davita-Encinitas Dialysis10.7 miles away332 Santa Fe Drive, Suite 100 Encinitas California 92024CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 15 (760) 632-2323
  • Davita-San Marcos Dialysis Center10.72 miles away2135 Montiel Road, Bldg. B San Marcos California 92069CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (760) 975-0170
  • Davita-Escondido Dialysis13.07 miles away203 E. Second Avenue Escondido California 92025CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (760) 743-4401
  • Fmc-Rancho16.97 miles away11031 via Frontera, Suite C San Diego California 92127CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (858) 385-0700