Astoria Nursing and Rehab Center
14040 Astoria Street, Sylmar CA 91342 · (818) 367-5881 · 73.99% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Astoria Nursing and Rehab Center is a very-large facility in Sylmar, California. With an overall grade of B-, this nursing home actually is one of the top three nursing homes in the city. You can certainly do worse than this facility. This facility is stronger in some categories than others, but it didn't have any poor grades in any of the four major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 218 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's overall grade was helped by a strong long-term care rating. We awarded them one of our higher scores in that area, with a B+. Long-term care grades in this range generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. After assessing the very impressive nursing hours and other staffing provided by this facility, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 99.26335 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is far higher than the majority of nursing homes. The last datapoint we assessed is its hospitalization rate. We found that this nursing home had 1.94 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is close to average in this area.
Nurse Quality
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this nursing home earned an B in nursing. Our nursing score is primarily associated with the nursing home's nurse staffing. This facility offers extremely high levels of nursing care, averaging 4.2 hours per patient daily. This is more nursing care than nearly any other facility provides. Lastly, this facility was also above average in each of the major quality-based metrics we looked at in this category. For example, it performed well when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. These areas are generally reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.
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 facility a grade of B. Our short-term care ratings are arguably more important for those requiring a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically mandates higher levels of skilled nursing. This includes not just nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. One of this nursing home's strengths is physical therapy hours. We found that it offers more hours with physical therapists to its residents than most facilities. Lastly, we considered the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that it performed decently , with 46.8 percent of its patients able to return home.
Facility Inspections
Turning to the last category we assessed, this nursing home received a decent score in the area of inspections as well. In fact, we awarded it a B- for that category. This nursing home didn't have any major weaknesses. Our inspection ratings weigh several factors included in a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. While this facility had some minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G through L. This tells you that CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Astoria Nursing and Rehab Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are routinely linked to poor nursing care. Better nursing care minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections may be associated with inadequate hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who are given antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such drugs aren't medically indicated. However, some nursing homes need to rely more on these drugs due to having more residents suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally used to treat patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percentage of patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate erosion of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This indicates the percent of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the quality of care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This metric measures the percentage of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry believe this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better