Antelope Valley Care Center
44567 North 15th St. West, Lancaster CA 93534 · (661) 949-5524 · 76.93% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Antelope Valley Care Center is a large nursing home located in Lancaster, California. This facility received a respectable overall grade of B-. Due to the facilities in Lancaster did not receive glowing scores as a group, we determined that this nursing home is a better choice than many of the options in Lancaster. In our view, this place ought to be a good fit for most people. This facility was better in some categories than others, but it didn't have any poor grades in any of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 199 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
This facility's best category grade came in the area of nursing. In that area, we gave this nursing home a B+. It outperformed most facilities in this area. Our nursing rating analyzes many datapoints, however, the paramount consideration is the level of nurse hours spent with patients. This nursing home provided 4.5 hours of nursing care per resident each day, which was among the more impressive totals we found. Lastly, this facility also excelled in the quality measures we assessed. For example, it fared as well as any facility the state when it comes to avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We look at these areas as predictive measures of the quality of nursing care provided.
Facility Inspections
Inspections is another category where this nursing home excelled. We awarded this nursing home an B+ for our inspections rating. This score is far more impressive than its overall grade. These inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this nursing home had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. Remember that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in this industry.
Short-term Care Quality
Another one of this nursing home's higher category scores was in the area of short-term care. In that category, we gave this facility a grade of B. Our short-term care grades are believed to be most meaningful for folks in need of rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation usually requires more highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes not just nursing, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other types of therapy. This nursing home employs both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities employ these skilled professionals. Lastly, we looked at the number of residents who eventually returned home from this facility. This place fared better than most nursing homes in the nation with 53.1 percent of its residents returning home.
Long-term Care Quality
Switching gears to our last category, this nursing home was awarded a B- in long-term care, which we consider to be a decent grade. For prospective patients looking for a permanent residence rather than rehabilitation, long-term care is an important category. After looking at the impressive nursing hours and other staffing provided by this nursing home, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which appears to be higher than the majority of nursing homes. Finally, we looked at its number of hospitalizations. Although it had 3.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, its risk adjusted metric was not too far off the national average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Antelope Valley Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to remaining in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients that sustained a fall which resulted in serious injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients who have sustained UTI's. While a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it can be difficult to compare between nursing homes due to facilities having varying reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. These drugs may be used to treat several medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are given to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is the percent of residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. Increased rates of depression could be a sign a less hospitable environment.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these vaccines critical to patient health.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Measures the percentage of long-term residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence. Many in the industry argue this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is the percent of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is the percent of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better