Berkley East Convalescent Hospital
2021 Arizona Ave, Santa Monica CA 90404 · (310) 829-5377 · 44.73% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Berkley East Convalescent Hospital is a very-large nursing home located in Santa Monica, California. We gave this facility an overall score of B, which is a very respectable grade. As a matter of fact, this is actually one of the five highest rated nursing homes in the city. Even in a city of 12 other nursing homes, this facility looks like a fine choice. This place's strong report card was highlighted by its nursing grade, which we will address in the next section.
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
In addition to being a quality nursing home overall, this facility really excelled in nursing, where it received an A+. Few nursing homes fared better in this area. Our nursing score assesses the facility's level of nurse staffing. We consider both the levels of training of those nurses as well as the amount of time spent with patients. This place provides an incredible 6.1 hours of nursing care per patient each day. Out of that total, many of the hours were provided by registered nurses, which is one of the most highly trained levels of nurses. On top of offering impressive levels of nursing care, this nursing home also performed well in several of the quality-based metrics we looked at. In terms of the number of its patients suffering falls resulting in major injury, this place performed as well as any nursing home the nation.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home truly excelled in the area of short-term care, where it received a grade of A. Few nursing homes performed better in this category. In the category of short-term care, we attempt to evaluate indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We look at the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. One of this facility's strengths is it offers more than an hour of care per day from registered nurses to each patient. This is the gold standard in this metric, as it's about 50% higher than a typical place's level of registered nurse staffing. The last measure we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found that it performed as well as just about any nursing home in California in this area with 64.3 percent of its residents returning home. At most nursing homes, less than half of their short-term residents return home.
Facility Inspections
We also found that this facility has earned favorable government inspections in recent years. In fact, we awarded it a grade of B- in this category. This is better than many nursing homes in this category. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining our inspection scores. One key factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some can be relatively insignificant. Although this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. A couple minor deficiencies aren't necessarily something to panic about.
Long-term Care Quality
The last category we graded is long-term care, ended up being this nursing home's least impressive area. We awarded this nursing home a D in that area. This really was one of just a few weak points in a very solid profile. In a long-term care setting, the primary objective is to maintain residents' quality of life and keep them safe. Due to its grade in this category, it is surprising to discover that this facility received good marks in both nursing hours and its vaccination records. Indeed, this facility provided the pneumonia vaccine to 94 percent of its residents. This percentage is actually higher than most nursing homes. To our surprise, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility has less hospitalizations than many nursing homes. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Berkley East Convalescent Hospital Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care can reduce the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that sustained a fall leading to severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in calculating our nursing ratings.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs may be used to treat a variety of conditions, such as dementia.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percent of long-term care patients who are showing signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines important for resident well-being.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percentage of residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of the deterioration of a patient's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This indicates the percent of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
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 patient care. There is generally 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 is the percent of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of independence with activities of daily living usually correlates with successful rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better