Bixby Knolls Healthcare Center is a nursing home located in Long Beach, California which has a population of 471,952 people. This facility received a grade of B overall. We found it to be better than most of the facilities in Long Beach, which has a city grade of B-. Even in a city offering 11 other nursing homes, this facility should be a fine selection. Fortunately, this nursing home didn't have any weak links in any of the major categories. Additional information about these categories is available below.
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Bixby Knolls Healthcare Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- No Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Dialysis Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Audiology
- Catheter Care
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Nurse Quality
One of the reasons this turned out to be a great nursing home is that it received a very impressive nursing score. In that area, we gave this facility an A-. Nursing grades are tied to nurse staffing levels. This nursing home averages 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well in terms of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home is also above average in the category of short-term care, where it was awarded a grade of B+. It outpaced most nursing homes in this area. Our short-term care ratings are based in part on the facility's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a vast spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, in addition to other variations of therapy. It does not look like this nursing home provided data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Finally, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
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Facility Inspections
Adding to its strong resume, this facility earned a grade of B for its inspections rating. This is a well above average score in this category. Inspection scores are tied to pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this area tend to have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. Fortunately, although this place had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G through L. This means the inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.
Long-term Care Quality
The last category we looked at is long-term care. We gave this facility a grade of C in this area. In our long-term care score, we look at the sheer volume of care offered by a nursing home, as well as some quality metrics. One of the criteria we considered after nurse's aid hours was vaccinations. Thankfully, this nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccination to 98.064514 percent of its residents. This nursing home also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Bixby Knolls Healthcare Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Bixby Knolls Healthcare Center, 7.79% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We consider this statistic when determining our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Bixby Knolls Healthcare Center, 1.84% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are routinely the result of poor nursing care. More supervision minimizes the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Bixby Knolls Healthcare Center, 1.34% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely linked to poor nursing care. However, this metric could also be misleading for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Bixby Knolls Healthcare Center, 10.3% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term care residents which were given antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may mean a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in situations where such medications aren't medically required. However, some facilities may need to rely more on these drugs due to having more residents with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Bixby Knolls Healthcare Center, 13.84% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are given to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Bixby Knolls Healthcare Center, 5.83% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who are showing symptoms of depression. Higher rates of depression may indicate a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Bixby Knolls Healthcare Center, 95.65% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Bixby Knolls Healthcare Center, 8.26% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the decline of a resident's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Bixby Knolls Healthcare Center, 10.41% Percentage of Residents
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that retained mobility levels. Some believe that mobility is critical to residents' physical and mental health.
Hospitalizations
In Bixby Knolls Healthcare Center, 1.78 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Bixby Knolls Healthcare Center, 10.41 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Bixby Knolls Healthcare Center, 79.12% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with activities of daily living typically correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.
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
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
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Nearby Dialysis
- Davita-Bixby Knolls Dialysis0.76 miles away3744 Long Beach Blvd. Long Beach California 90807CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (562) 424-1403
- Davita-United Dialysis Center0.76 miles away3111 Long Beach Blvd. Long Beach California 90807CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (562) 426-5155
- Long Beach Quest Dialysis Center0.87 miles away3140 Long Beach Blvd. Long Beach California 90807CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (562) 988-8866
- Davita Mayfair Dialysis2.09 miles away4930 Paramount Blvd Lakewood California 90712Dialysis Stations: 36 (424) 296-6870
- Davita-El Dorado Dialysis2.24 miles away2977 Redondo Avenue Long Beach California 90806CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (562) 988-3418
- Davita-Lakewood Dialysis Center2.42 miles away4611 Silva Street Lakewood California 90712CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (562) 633-7441
- Davita-Long Beach Harbor (Ucla) Dialysis Center2.54 miles away1075 E. Pacific Coast Highway Long Beach California 90806CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (562) 599-1511
- u.s. Renal Care West Coast Dialysis2.61 miles away3780 Kilroy Airport Way, Suite 110 Long Beach California 90806CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (562) 989-3010