Atterdag Care Center is a facility located in Solvang, California, which has 7,646 people. It looks like this is a good facility. We gave it an overall grade of B, which is a favorable score. You could definitely do much worse than this facility. This nursing home was better in some categories than others, but it didn't have any poor grades in any of the major categories discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Atterdag Care Center
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- Non profit - Other
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Medical 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
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Facility Inspections
On top of earning a great overall rating, this nursing home performed even better in the area of inspections which is based on the facility's recent inspections. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A for that area, which is one of our best scores. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating these inspection grades. One critical factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies end up being relatively insignificant. This place was hit with 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered severe. This means that the inspectors did not consider any of these deficiencies to cause an immediate threat to resident safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility was awarded a favorable long-term care score as well. We awarded it one of our better grades in that area with a grade of B+. For residents seeking a permanent place to live rather than rehabilitation, long-term care grades are a key measure. One of the factors we considered on top of nursing hours is vaccines. This nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccination to 66.447365 percent of its residents. While its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we hoped for, we were pleased to find place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
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Short-term Care Quality
Turning to our next category, this nursing home also earned a grade of B for its short-term care rating. This is an above average score in this area. In the category of short-term care, we attempt to qualify measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. It doesn't appear that this nursing home provided data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The last metric we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents who ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that 6 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
Nurse Quality
The next category we rated was nursing. For that category, we awarded this facility a grade of C. Our nursing score includes several subcategories, however, the paramount one is the quantity of nurse hours spent with patients. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place surprisingly fared better in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at. It scored well when it comes to avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care. In many cases, the quality of nursing care is just as important as the number of hours of care offered.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Atterdag Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Atterdag Care Center, 7.79% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents which have new or worsened pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a great measure of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Atterdag Care Center, 1.84% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients who have had a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls leading to injury are often caused by lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Atterdag Care Center, 1.34% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents who sustained UTI's. UTI's may be a sign of poor nursing care. However, this datapoint may also be misleading for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Atterdag Care Center, 10.3% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Atterdag Care Center, 13.84% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term care residents which were administered antianxiety drugs. These drugs are commonly given to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Atterdag Care Center, 5.83% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Atterdag Care Center, 95.65% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Atterdag Care Center, 8.26% Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Atterdag Care Center, 10.41% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay residents that retained mobility levels. Some argue that mobility is vital to residents' mental and physical well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Atterdag Care Center, 1.78 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Atterdag Care Center, 10.41 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Atterdag Care Center, 11.34 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Atterdag Care Center, 79.12% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of performance with activities of daily living usually correlates with superior rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Santa Ynez Valley Cottage HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0.78 miles away2050 Viborg Rd Solvang California 93463Voluntary non-profit - Private(805) 688-6431
- Lompoc Valley Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 17.29 miles away1515 E Ocean Avenue Lompoc California 93436Government - Hospital District or Authority(805) 737-3300
Nearby Dialysis
- Lompoc Artificial Kidney Center, LLC18.48 miles away127 W. Pine Avenue Lompoc California 93436CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (805) 740-2000