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Nursing Homes in California

  • 34th
    National Rank
  • 1137
    Nursing Homes
  • 7.61%
    Patients with pressure ulcers
  • 3.25/5
    Average CMS Rating

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California Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In California, 7.61% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This figure indicates the percent of long-term stay patients who suffer from pressure ulcers . We consider this statistic when determining both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In California, 1.74% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of residents who sustained a fall leading to severe injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In California, 1.37% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term stay residents that had a urinary tract infection. UTI's may be an indicator of poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this statistic may be skewed for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-minus

In California, 10.62% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure tells you the percent of long-term stay patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In California, 13.35% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term care residents who are prescribed antianxiety medication. These drugs are used to treat patients experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In California, 6.05% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients who are exhibiting signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In California, 95.91% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these vaccines vital to patient care.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In California, 8.29% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: C

In California, 10.79% of Residents

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients who retained mobility levels.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B

In California, 1.97 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In California, 10.79% of Residents Rehospitalized

Measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

In California, 11.36% of Patients

This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the overall quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-plus

In California, 80.88% of Resident

This indicates the percent of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

California cities

City . Ascending order# of Nursing Homes . No order set# of Dialysis within 10 miles . No order set# of Hospitals within 10 miles . No order setAverage Nursing Home Rating . No order set
Alameda53117
Grade: B
Alhambra56229
Grade: B-minus
Anaheim143618
Grade: B
Antioch272
Grade: B
Apple Valley143
Grade: B-plus
Arcadia24115
Grade: D
Artesia25318
Grade: C
Atascadero111
Grade: A-plus
Atwater141
Grade: A-minus
Auburn511
Grade: B
Bakersfield10117
Grade: C
Baldwin Park43116
Grade: B
Banning220
Grade: B-minus
Barstow211
Grade: B-plus
Beaumont340
Grade: B-minus
Bell Gardens47426
Grade: C
Bellflower45621
Grade: C
Berkeley51910
Grade: B-plus
Brea12411
Grade: A
Buena Park25020
Grade: B-minus
Burbank23426
Grade: C
Burlingame1136
Grade: D
Camarillo383
Grade: B-plus
Campbell2288
Grade: B-plus
Canoga Park31713
Grade: C
Carlsbad353
Grade: A
Carmichael81710
Grade: B
Castro Valley5166
Grade: B-plus
Ceres1124
Grade: C
Chatsworth22013
Grade: C
Chico541
Grade: C
Chino1196
Grade: B-plus
Chowchilla200
Grade: C
Chula Vista4172
Grade: B-plus
Citrus Heights1135
Grade: A-minus
Claremont32110
Grade: B-plus
Clovis194
Grade: D
Colton22011
Grade: F
Compton16221
Grade: C
Concord5125
Grade: B-plus
Corona3103
Grade: C
Costa Mesa32814
Grade: B-minus
Covina42410
Grade: B-minus
Culver City34523
Grade: B-minus
Cupertino3186
Grade: B
Daly City32315
Grade: B-minus
Danville243
Grade: A
Davis231
Grade: B-plus
Delano321
Grade: B-minus
Downey47224
Grade: C
Duarte52812
Grade: C
El Cajon12103
Grade: B
El Centro141
Grade: D
El Monte85219
Grade: B-minus
Elk Grove1113
Grade: A-minus
Encinitas321
Grade: B-plus
Encino12718
Grade: F
Escondido733
Grade: B-plus
Eureka313
Grade: B-minus
Fair Oaks1135
Grade: A-minus
Fairfield352
Grade: B-plus
Fallbrook100
Grade: B
Folsom1103
Grade: A-plus
Fontana2185
Grade: C
Fountain Valley13319
Grade: B
Fremont7113
Grade: A-minus
Fresno19146
Grade: B-minus
Fullerton73816
Grade: B-plus
Garden Grove64021
Grade: B
Gardena85918
Grade: B-minus
Gilroy121
Grade: A-minus
Glendale134927
Grade: B-minus
Glendora52110
Grade: D
Granada Hills42315
Grade: C
Grass Valley411
Grade: B-plus
Greenbrae232
Grade: A
Hacienda Heights14411
Grade: A-minus
Hanford341
Grade: B
Hawthorne34613
Grade: C
Hayward16196
Grade: B
Hemet721
Grade: B
Highland2127
Grade: C
Hollister101
Grade: A
Huntington Beach32813
Grade: C
Huntington Park18026
Grade: D
Indio292
Grade: D
Inglewood56023
Grade: D
Irvine12515
Grade: A
La Crescenta1179
Grade: C
La Habra23614
Grade: A-minus
La Jolla278
Grade: A-minus
La Mesa72111
Grade: B-plus
La Mirada24716
Grade: D
La Verne11710
Grade: B-plus
Laguna Hills382
Grade: B-minus
Lake Forest272
Grade: B-plus
Lakeport211
Grade: B-minus
Lakeside140
Grade: A
Lancaster572
Grade: C
Lawndale13910
Grade: C
Lemon Grove22313
Grade: B
Lincoln131
Grade: D
Livermore311
Grade: B-plus
Lodi571
Grade: B-plus
Loma Linda3208
Grade: B-minus
Lomita23413
Grade: B-minus
Lompoc211
Grade: B-plus
Long Beach263614
Grade: B-minus
Los Altos2116
Grade: A-minus
Los Angeles747131
Grade: C
Los Banos200
Grade: B-plus
Los Gatos4103
Grade: B
Lynwood37624
Grade: C
Madera231
Grade: B-minus
Manteca263
Grade: B-plus
Martinez2135
Grade: A-minus
Marysville132
Grade: C
Menlo Park1107
Grade: D
Merced641
Grade: B-minus
Mill Valley163
Grade: B-plus
Milpitas1318
Grade: F
Mission Hills22113
Grade: B-minus
Modesto10134
Grade: B
Monrovia13315
Grade: C
Montclair2188
Grade: B
Montebello26726
Grade: F
Monterey420
Grade: B-plus
Monterey Park26731
Grade: B
Montrose21714
Grade: B-minus
Moreno Valley176
Grade: C
Morgan Hill221
Grade: B-plus
Mountain View3208
Grade: B
Murrieta253
Grade: B-minus
Napa532
Grade: A-minus
National City52213
Grade: B-plus
Newbury Park162
Grade: A-plus
Newhall1103
Grade: B-minus
Newport Beach31610
Grade: B-minus
North Hills12315
Grade: F
North Hollywood63828
Grade: C
Northridge12314
Grade: B
Norwalk65718
Grade: C
Novato122
Grade: C
Oakdale111
Grade: A-minus
Oakland172412
Grade: B-plus
Oceanside142
Grade: B-minus
Ojai201
Grade: B-plus
Ontario4196
Grade: B-minus
Orange33016
Grade: C
Oroville311
Grade: B-minus
Oxnard484
Grade: B-plus
Pacific Grove320
Grade: A-minus
Pacifica2135
Grade: A
Palm Desert392
Grade: B
Palm Springs432
Grade: B-minus
Palo Alto386
Grade: A
Panorama City22214
Grade: D
Paramount36022
Grade: C
Pasadena145025
Grade: B-minus
Perris172
Grade: A-minus
Petaluma533
Grade: B-minus
Pico Rivera46223
Grade: D
Pittsburg272
Grade: B-minus
Placerville301
Grade: B-minus
Pleasant Hill295
Grade: B-plus
Pleasanton284
Grade: A
Pomona92612
Grade: C
Porterville522
Grade: C
Poway342
Grade: B
Rancho Cordova185
Grade: D
Rancho Cucamonga1154
Grade: C
Rancho Mirage272
Grade: B
Red Bluff200
Grade: A-minus
Redding722
Grade: B
Redlands7136
Grade: B-minus
Redwood City176
Grade: A
Reedley321
Grade: D
Reseda62213
Grade: B-minus
Rialto1206
Grade: B-minus
Richmond2145
Grade: A
Ridgecrest111
Grade: A
Riverside19166
Grade: B-minus
Rosemead55620
Grade: C
Roseville4113
Grade: B
Sacramento222410
Grade: B
Salinas542
Grade: B
San Bernardino11198
Grade: B-minus
San Bruno1178
Grade: A-minus
San Diego201513
Grade: B
San Dimas22512
Grade: D
San Francisco142918
Grade: A-minus
San Gabriel74920
Grade: B-minus
San Jacinto141
Grade: D
San Jose19288
Grade: B
San Juan Capistrano161
Grade: A-minus
San Leandro8147
Grade: B-plus
San Luis Obispo232
Grade: A
San Marcos173
Grade: C
San Mateo294
Grade: B
San Pablo381
Grade: B-minus
San Pedro32311
Grade: C
San Rafael743
Grade: B-minus
Sanger110
Grade: D
Santa Ana83420
Grade: B-minus
Santa Barbara723
Grade: A-minus
Santa Clara2307
Grade: B
Santa Cruz323
Grade: B
Santa Maria411
Grade: B-plus
Santa Monica112010
Grade: C
Santa Paula131
Grade: A-minus
Santa Rosa775
Grade: B-minus
Santee297
Grade: A-minus
Saratoga1176
Grade: A
Selma110
Grade: B-minus
Sherman Oaks23825
Grade: B
Simi Valley173
Grade: B
Sonoma323
Grade: B-minus
Sonora211
Grade: B
South El Monte26122
Grade: B
South Gate18227
Grade: B-minus
Spring Valley3196
Grade: B
Stockton14115
Grade: B-minus
Studio City24428
Grade: D
Sun City141
Grade: B
Sun Valley22616
Grade: D
Sunland32111
Grade: C
Sunnyvale42310
Grade: A-minus
Sylmar5197
Grade: B-minus
Temecula133
Grade: B-plus
Temple City34818
Grade: B-minus
Thousand Oaks262
Grade: A-minus
Torrance124415
Grade: B
Tracy221
Grade: A-minus
Tujunga2116
Grade: C
Tulare242
Grade: B-minus
Turlock561
Grade: B-plus
Tustin12516
Grade: B
Ukiah211
Grade: C
Union City1145
Grade: A
Upland3186
Grade: B-minus
Vacaville253
Grade: B-minus
Vallejo384
Grade: B
Valley Village24128
Grade: D
Van Nuys62818
Grade: C
Ventura374
Grade: B-minus
Victorville273
Grade: D
Visalia662
Grade: B-minus
Vista352
Grade: B-minus
Walnut Creek676
Grade: A-minus
Watsonville311
Grade: B-minus
West Covina53214
Grade: C
West Sacramento1156
Grade: C
Westminster33919
Grade: B
Whittier76320
Grade: B
Winnetka12212
Grade: F
Woodland312
Grade: B
Woodland Hills11510
Grade: A
Yorba Linda11510
Grade: B
Yuba City332
Grade: B
Yucaipa330
Grade: D
Yucca Valley201
Grade: F