With an address in San Luis Obispo, California, San Luis Post Acute Center is one of a mere two available facilities in the city. We gave this nursing home an A overall grade, ranking it in the top 20 percent of all nursing homes in the United States. Based on our assessment, this place ought to be a great choice for most people. One of the major highlights of this facility's stellar profile is its short-term care rating. short-term care grades are discussed in the next section.
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San Luis Post Acute Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
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Short-term Care Quality
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility received an impressive grade of A in our short-term care category. Our short-term care ratings are important for patients looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires additional highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes a wide scope of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. We were not able to track down information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Finally, we assessed the number of residents that returned home from this nursing home. We found that 6.9 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Facility Inspections
Adding to this facility's impressive resume, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our inspections rating. Inspection scores account for a host of factors included in a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher grades in this category tend to have few of these severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home received 4 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a good inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.
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Nurse Quality
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility received an impressive grade of A- in our nursing category. Our nursing rating is based on the nursing home's nurse staffing levels. We factor in both the levels of licensure of the nurses and the quantity of hours spent with residents. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home California in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by employing a protocol of moving a patient more frequently.
Long-term Care Quality
In our last category, we awarded this facility a grade of A for our long-term care rating. This completed an elite profile. When nursing homes receive this type of grade in this category it is typically a good sign for patient care and indicates that the facility is well-staffed with nurses aids. After looking at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is far higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
San Luis Post Acute Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In San Luis Post Acute Center, 0.65% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of long-term stay patients who suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are an measure of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In San Luis Post Acute Center, 1.54% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients that have had a fall resulting in serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In San Luis Post Acute Center, 0% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often the result of nursing homes with worse hygiene protocols. Closer supervision minimizes the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Keep in mind that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In San Luis Post Acute Center, 24.43% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term stay residents receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In San Luis Post Acute Center, 27.89% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term care residents who were given antianxiety medication. These drugs are given to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In San Luis Post Acute Center, 0% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents exhibiting depressive symptoms. High levels of depression could be a sign worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In San Luis Post Acute Center, 100% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In San Luis Post Acute Center, 1.41% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and using the bathroom. Many would argue that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In San Luis Post Acute Center, 6.17% of Residents
This is the percentage of patients that maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In San Luis Post Acute Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is important to maintaining the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In San Luis Post Acute Center, 6.17% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In San Luis Post Acute Center, 14.02% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In San Luis Post Acute Center, 87.94% of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with ADL's often correlates with successful rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- French Hospital Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.96 miles away1911 Johnson Ave San Luis Obispo California 93401Voluntary non-profit - Private(805) 543-5353
- Sierra Vista Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 2.21 miles away1010 Murray St San Luis Obispo California 93405Proprietary(850) 546-7600
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita-San Luis Obispo Dialysis1.41 miles away1043 Marsh Street San Luis Obispo California 93401Dialysis Stations: 20 (805) 543-1013
- Davita-Casa St Home Training2.33 miles away35 Casa Street, Suite 110 San Luis Obispo California 93405Dialysis Stations: 5 (805) 785-0321
- Davita-Pismo Beach Dialysis8.63 miles away320 James Way, Suite 110 Pismo Beach California 93449CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 14 (805) 556-0577