17040 Arnold Dr., March Air Reserve Base CA 92518 · (951) 238-6803 · 100.16% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Afvw Health Center is a small non-profit nursing home located in March Air Reserve Base, California. This nursing home received an overall grade of C, which is a middle of the road rating. This nursing home has some things going for it. One of the best aspects of this nursing home's profile is its remarkable inspection rating, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
Please note our records indicate that Afvw Health Center has changed ownership recently and while our data on this page is up-to-date there is a chance that the quality of this facility may change under new management.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 :
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Non profit - Corporation
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Facility Inspections
A
Historical
In addition to being a respectable nursing home overall, this facility also excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned an A. Few nursing homes performed better in this category. Inspection grades take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Fortunately, although this place had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G through L. This tells you CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A few minor deficiencies should not lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.
Short-term Care Quality
B
Historical
In addition, we also wanted to draw your attention to the fact that this nursing home was awarded strong short-term care marks in this assessment. We gave them one of our higher scores in that category, with a B. This turned out to be the nursing home's second highest score. In determining our short-term care grades, we look at a facility's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other licensed professionals. This score is often a solid measure of a facility's rehabilitation. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. However, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final measure we considered in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. This place performed as well as just about any facility in California with 67 percent of its patients returning home. Unfortunately, at most nursing homes, fewer than half of their short-term residents are able to return home.
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Nurse Quality
D
Historical
Another strength of this nursing home is its favorable grade in nursing. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with an D. In computing our nursing ratings, we look at both nursing hours and the levels of licensure of those nurses. In this nursing home's case, quantity of care does not appear to be the problem. According to its CMS reports, this place provided an average of 3.9 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis, which was above the national average. Despite performing well in terms of nursing hours, this facility was a bit less impressive in some of the quality-based measures we looked at in determining our nursing scores. We looked at the percent of residents sustaining pressure ulcers and found that this facility was at roughly 150 percent of the national average in this statistic. This is likely a bad sign when you consider that many bed sores are believed to be preventable with better nursing care. Unfortunately, this statistic pulled down this facility's nursing grade substantially.
Long-term Care Quality
D
Historical
Turning to the fourth area, we awarded this facility a grade of D for our long-term care category. This was the nursing home's least impressive category score. For patients in need of a permanent place to live rather than skilled nursing, long-term care is an important category. One of the factors we considered after nursing hours was vaccinations. Thankfully, this facility provided the pneumonia vaccination to 96.05263 percent of its patients. Surprisingly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home had fewer hospitalizations than the average nursing home. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in this category were not as favorable as these.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
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Provider:
C
State:
B
National:
B
Overall Rating
Nurse Rating
Long-Term Rating
Short-Term Rating
Inspection Rating
Afvw Health Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients which developed pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.
Provider
D
11.59%
State
B+
6.95%
National
B
7.33%
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls which result in injury are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care.
Provider
A+
0%
State
A-
1.78%
National
B
3.36%
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections could be linked to poorer hygiene.
Provider
D
5.33%
State
A-
1.69%
National
B
2.65%
Percent of Patients with UTIs Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Provider
A
7.89%
State
A-
10.4%
National
B
14.18%
Percent of Patients Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of residents given antianxiety medications. These medications are typically used to treat patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Provider
A+
8.2%
State
A-
14.21%
National
B
19.67%
Percent of Patients Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Provider
C
4.29%
State
A
0.97%
National
B+
5.09%
Percent of Patients Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percent of patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Provider
B
98.03%
State
B+
94.67%
National
B
92.04%
Percent of Patients Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is the percentage of residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Provider
A
9.26%
State
A-
9.21%
National
B
14.47%
Percentage of Patients Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.
Provider
A+
29.9%
State
C
12.94%
National
B
17.09%
Percentage of Residents Higher is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Provider
F
29.9
State
A-
12.94
National
B
17.09
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.