Applewood Post Acute is in the large metropolitan area of Sacramento, California. This nursing home was given a somewhat concerning overall grade of D, which is a lower end score. In our view, we would be very reluctant to recommend this place. We would not blame you if you are ready to stop reading and find another nursing home. However, if you want to learn more about this facility's category grades, inspection reports are discussed in the next paragraph.
Applewood Post Acute
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Note: Applewood Post Acute has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Partnership
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Dentistry
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
While this facility's overall grade is not a highlight, it received a somewhat respectable grade in the category of inspections. We awarded it a B- for this category, which is not bad. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining our inspection grades. One key factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some are quite minor. This place received 7 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be major deficiencies. This tells you that the government inspectors didn't deem any of these deficiencies to pose an imminent risk to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We would not recommend this facility under any circumstance.
Nurse Quality
We awarded this facility a respectable grade in the area of nursing as well, with a grade of B-. Nursing ratings are largely tied to a facility's nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures. While this place got dinged a bit for nursing hours, it actually excelled in some of these quality metrics. With fewer than five percent of its patients experiencing pressure ulcers, it performed remarkably well in this metric. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by employing a system of turning a patient even once per day.
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Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's third most favorable category was short-term care. In that category, we gave this nursing home a C. Our short-term care scores are based on a nursing home's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a broad range of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, in addition to other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, this facility was below average in terms of its number of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its patients based on the measures we assessed. The last measure we assessed in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that just 4 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is actually below average.
Long-term Care Quality
The final area we rated is long-term care. For this category, we gave this facility a C. Long-term care scores are essential for residents in need of non-healthcare services such as personal care. After we finished looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses, we turned to the facility's vaccination statistics. We were optimistic to find that this nursing home vaccinates 99.24812 percent of its residents against pneumonia. This place was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.03 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Applewood Post Acute Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Applewood Post Acute, 7.45% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term patients who suffered from pressure ulcers . We factor in this statistic in computing both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Applewood Post Acute, 1.7% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are routinely linked to poor nursing care. Closer supervision can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Applewood Post Acute, 1.24% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term residents who have suffered from a urinary tract infection. Although more of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it can be difficult to compare different nursing homes due to reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Applewood Post Acute, 10.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are administered to patients for many medical conditions, such as dementia. Unfortunately, in some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Applewood Post Acute, 13.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were given antianxiety medications. These drugs are commonly used to treat residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Applewood Post Acute, 4.64% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Applewood Post Acute, 95.44% of Patients
This is the percent of residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Applewood Post Acute, 7.92% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's could indicate the deterioration of a patient's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Applewood Post Acute, 12.45% Percentage of Residents
This is the percentage of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Applewood Post Acute, 1.61 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Applewood Post Acute, 12.45 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Applewood Post Acute, 9.83 Percentage of Patients
Measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Applewood Post Acute, 79.79% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Scores for Sacramento, CA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
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