Atlantic Memorial Healthcare Center is located in Long Beach, California, which offers an abundance of nursing homes. Featuring an overall grade of C, this looks like a middle of the road facility. Based on the data we reviewed, there are definitely far worse facilities out there. The best part of this facility's profile was is its inspection score. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section.
Atlantic Memorial Healthcare Center
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
While this nursing home's overall grade was not bad, it really excelled in the area of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A- for that category, which is one of our best scores. Our inspection scores are based on pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that excel in this category typically have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This facility was assessed 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This indicates that the government inspectors did not deem any of these deficiencies to pose an imminent risk to resident safety or health. A couple of minor deficiencies shouldn't stop you from considering a nursing home.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home's nursing grade appears to be one of its better features. The facility received a grade of B- in this category. Nursing ratings are primarily associated with a facility's level of nurse staffing. This facility averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident each day, which is a very low figure. Finally, although this nursing home got dinged a bit for its nursing hours per resident, it excelled in some of our quality-based metrics. With less than five percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, it fared remarkably well in this metric.
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Short-term Care Quality
The next category we analyzed is short-term care. In that category, we awarded this nursing home a C. Our short-term care scores are important for people requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually utilizes more skilled nursing. This includes a wide scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other types of therapy. In this nursing home's case, we were surprised to learn that it actually provides less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per patient than a typical facility. Lastly, we considered the number of patients who ultimately returned home from this facility. We found that 4.9 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was actually quite a bit below average.
Long-term Care Quality
Switching gears to our final category, this nursing home was given a decent long-term care score of C. In computing our long-term care grades, we assess the assistance with daily living offered to a facility's residents. After assessing the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination statistics. We were pleased to find that this facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Finally, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Atlantic Memorial Healthcare Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Atlantic Memorial Healthcare Center, 7.45% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Atlantic Memorial Healthcare Center, 1.7% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are routinely linked to lower quality nursing care. Better nursing protocols can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Atlantic Memorial Healthcare Center, 1.24% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections may be associated with poor hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Atlantic Memorial Healthcare Center, 10.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Atlantic Memorial Healthcare Center, 13.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of residents who were given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are typically prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Atlantic Memorial Healthcare Center, 4.64% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who are showing symptoms of depression. Some experts believe this is a reliable measure of resident quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Atlantic Memorial Healthcare Center, 95.44% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Atlantic Memorial Healthcare Center, 7.92% Percentage of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term stay residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and bathing. Many believe that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Atlantic Memorial Healthcare Center, 12.45% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percent of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Atlantic Memorial Healthcare Center, 1.61 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is important to maintaining the physical health of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Atlantic Memorial Healthcare Center, 12.45 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the health of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Atlantic Memorial Healthcare Center, 9.83 Percentage of Patients
Measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to gauge patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Atlantic Memorial Healthcare Center, 79.79% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with ADL's usually correlates with successful rehabilitation.
Scores for Long Beach, CA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- 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
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Nearby Dialysis
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