Atterdag Care Center

Nursing Home
Independent Living
Assisted Living
Memory Care

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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Atterdag Care Center's website

636 Atterdag Road,
Solvang CA 93463

(805) 688-5645

82.8% estimated occupancy ¹

Atterdag Care Center is a facility located in Solvang, California, which has 7,646 people. This facility appears to be among the higher-rated facilities we looked at. A score of this caliber requires very strong marks across the board. In fact, we ranked this facility in the top 25 percent of all facilities in the nation. This nursing home's strong profile was highlighted by its inspection score, which we will address in the next paragraph.

Quick Details

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

In addition to earning a quality overall grade, this facility also received excellent inspections recently. We gave it one of our best grades in that area, with an A. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating these inspection ratings. One critical factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies are quite insignificant. This place was hit with 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be severe. This tells you that the government inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies to pose an immediate risk to patient 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 also was awarded a high-end long-term care score. Indeed, this is this nursing home's second best category grade. In that category, this facility received a grade of A-. Long-term care ratings of this caliber generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. In addition to assessing the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 84.76821 percent of its residents. This is a few points lower than we anticipated but still a respectable percentage. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

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Nurse Quality

Adding to its profile, this facility also earned a grade of B+ for its nursing rating. This is a well above average score in this category. We assessed the levels of nurses at the nursing home, in addition to the quantity of time the nurses spent with patients, in computing our rating in this category. This particular nursing home provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Turning to our final area, this nursing home received an excellent short-term care rating. In fact, we awarded it a grade of B+ in this category, topping off one of our more impressive report cards. Our short-term care scores are based on the nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This includes a wide range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, in addition to other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, it does not appear that this facility provided data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The last metric we assessed in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that 6 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Atterdag Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Atterdag Care Center, 7.45% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols minimizes the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Atterdag Care Center, 1.7% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of patients that sustained a fall which caused major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Atterdag Care Center, 1.24% of Patients had UTIs

This figure gauges the percent of long-term stay residents that suffered from urinary tract infections. While a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it can be difficult to compare different facilities due to nursing homes having varying reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Atterdag Care Center, 10.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic measures the percentage of long-term care residents who are prescribed antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in scenarios where such drugs are not medically required. However, some nursing homes need to rely more on these drugs due to an increased number of patients with dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Atterdag Care Center, 13.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of patients who were given antianxiety medications. These drugs are typically used to treat residents experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Atterdag Care Center, 4.64% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents showing signs of depression. Increased levels of depression may reveal worse patient care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Atterdag Care Center, 95.44% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Atterdag Care Center, 7.92% Percentage of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and continence.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Atterdag Care Center, 12.45% Percentage of Residents

This indicates the percentage of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

In Atterdag Care Center, 1.61 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is critical to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Atterdag Care Center, 12.45 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Atterdag Care Center, 9.83 Percentage of Patients

Measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Atterdag Care Center, 79.79% Percentage of Resident

This metric measures the percentage of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some believe that this is a measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.

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