Arroyo Vista Nursing Center is a small nursing home located in San Diego, California. This is a quality nursing home with a B overall. This was right in line with the city grade in San Diego. In our view, this nursing home is a solid choice for quite a few people. We were also pleased to find that this nursing home did not have any weak links in any of the major categories discussed below. More information about its category grades is available below.
Arroyo Vista Nursing Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Lymphedema Care
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
In addition to performing well in its overall grade, this nursing home performed at an even higher level in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A. Perhaps the most important factor we look at in computing our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Facilities with better scores in this area most likely dodged the more severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. This nursing home was hit with 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be severe. This means that CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies to create an immediate threat to patient health or safety. We should note that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in the industry.
Short-term Care Quality
One of this nursing home's higher category scores came in the category of short-term care. This wound up being its second most favorable category. In that area, we gave this nursing home a B-. In the category of short-term care, we strive to assess measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We assess the facility's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Unfortunately, we were not able to find information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. The final measure we assessed in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that just 5 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is actually below average.
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Nurse Quality
Next, we looked at the nursing category where we awarded this nursing home a grade of B-. This facility didn't perform quite as well in this category as it did in some other categories. Nevertheless, this is still a respectable score. Nursing grades are mostly tied to the facility's level of nurse staffing. This place provides only 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a somewhat uninspiring figure as it is well below average. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this facility actually fared better in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at. It scored well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.
Long-term Care Quality
Our last category is long-term care, where we awarded this nursing home a grade of B- in that area. In the category of long-term care, we look at the amount of care provided by a facility, as opposed to more sophisticated services. After looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination records. We were pleased to find that this facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Finally, this nursing home was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Arroyo Vista Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Arroyo Vista Nursing Center, 7.45% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care reduces the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Arroyo Vista Nursing Center, 1.7% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents who suffered from a fall leading to serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Arroyo Vista Nursing Center, 1.24% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely the result of nursing homes with worse hygiene protocols. Better hygiene protocols can minimize the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. We want to point out that this metric is affected by by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Arroyo Vista Nursing Center, 10.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure tells you the percent of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Arroyo Vista Nursing Center, 13.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic tells you the percent of long-term residents which were given antianxiety medication. These drugs are prescribed to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Arroyo Vista Nursing Center, 4.64% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents demonstrating signs of depression. Many in the industry would argue that this is a measure of quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Arroyo Vista Nursing Center, 95.44% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these types of vaccines critical to patient health.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Arroyo Vista Nursing Center, 7.92% Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Arroyo Vista Nursing Center, 12.45% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that maintained mobility.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Arroyo Vista Nursing Center, 12.45 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Arroyo Vista Nursing Center, 9.83 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Arroyo Vista Nursing Center, 79.79% Percentage of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many would argue this is a measure of a facility's rehabilitation performance.
Scores for San Diego, 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-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
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