Alice Manor Convalescent Hospital is the only facility we identified in Fowler, California. This nursing home turns out to be a decent facility, with an overall grade of C. Based on our ratings, this place ought to meet the needs of many people. The best part of this facility's report card is is its nursing score. Nursing grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
Alice Manor Convalescent Hospital
- Nursing Home
Updated May 1, 2020 by Nick Lata
Note: Data for Alice Manor Convalescent Hospital has not been updated recently. This page shows historical performance which may not be representitive of current service levels.
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Nurse Quality
To go along with its decent overall score, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A- for our nursing rating. This score is far more impressive than the facility's overall score. Nursing scores are tied to quality and quantity of nursing care. This nursing home provides 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in terms of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Short-term Care Quality
Another one of this facility's higher category scores was in the category of short-term care. In that category, we gave this nursing home a grade of B+. In the category of short-term care, we endeavor to evaluate indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We assess a facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Unfortunately, it does not look like this nursing home submitted information on registered nurse or physical therapist staffing. The final item we considered in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.
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Long-term Care Quality
The next best area we awarded this nursing home in any area came in the area of long-term care, where we awarded it a grade of B-. Our long-term care grade is commonly used to assess a facility's performance as a traditional nursing home, as opposed to focusing more on the skilled nursing services offered by a rehabilitation facility. In addition to 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 just 25.657894 percent of its patients, which is slightly concerning. On a more positive note, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Facility Inspections
Turning our last category of inspections, this facility received a terrible grade. With an F in the inspection category, this nursing home's overall grade was pulled down significantly. You should pay special attention to any deficiencies on a nursing home's inspection reports when it receives this poor of an inspection score. We recommend you pay close attention to the severity of those deficiencies. This facility was hit with a category G through L deficiency, which are among the more severe deficiencies. This generally indicates that the deficiencies uncovered by the government inspectors had potential to pose actual harm to patients. Finally, this facility also received 3 substantiated complaints in recent years. This is yet another bad sign.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Alice Manor Convalescent Hospital Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Alice Manor Convalescent Hospital, 7.45% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Alice Manor Convalescent Hospital, 1.7% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Falls resulting in injury are routinely caused by poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Alice Manor Convalescent Hospital, 1.24% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic measures the percentage of long-term residents who suffered from UTI's. While a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it is problematic to compare different facilities due to reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Alice Manor Convalescent Hospital, 10.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure measures the percentage of long-term stay residents taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Alice Manor Convalescent Hospital, 13.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay residents taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Alice Manor Convalescent Hospital, 4.64% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term stay patients who are demonstrating signs of depression. Some would argue that this is a reliable measure of quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Alice Manor Convalescent Hospital, 95.44% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Alice Manor Convalescent Hospital, 7.92% Percentage of Patients
This is the percentage of patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Alice Manor Convalescent Hospital, 12.45% Percentage of Residents
This is the percent of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Alice Manor Convalescent Hospital, 12.45 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
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