Bonnie Brae Convalescent Hospital is in Los Angeles, California, which is among the most densely populated cities in the nation. This facility received an impressive overall grade of B+, causing us to rate it as one of the higher quality choices in Los Angeles. This really is an impressive accomplishment since the city offers plenty of good nursing homes. In spite of Los Angeles offering 35 nursing homes to select from, this facility stood out as a first-rate choice. As you will see below, this place also performed just fine in our category ratings. It is hard to find any major flaws in this facility's profile.
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Bonnie Brae Convalescent Hospital
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 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
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Nurse Quality
One of the reasons this place received a great overall grade is that it received a very impressive nursing rating. Nursing actually ended up being its best category. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A. Nursing ratings are largely based on a facility's nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics 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 place the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by having a policy of moving patients at least once a day.
Facility Inspections
In addition, this facility also excelled in the area of inspections, where it received a grade of B+. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Our inspection ratings weigh a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this area tend to have very few of these severe deficiencies. Although this place had some deficiencies on its report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. Remember that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in the industry.
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Short-term Care Quality
This facility is also above average in the area of short-term care, where it was awarded a grade of B. It performed better than most facilities in this area. Our short-term care scores are based in part on a facility's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a broad range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, in addition to other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we assessed was long-term care. In this area, we gave this facility a favorable grade of B. Long-term care ratings of this caliber generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. After considering the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 88.3041 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is somewhat below what we were hoping for but still a respectable percentage. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Bonnie Brae Convalescent Hospital Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Bonnie Brae Convalescent Hospital, 4.17% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from remaining in one position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Bonnie Brae Convalescent Hospital, 2.34% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term residents that suffered falls which resulted in serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be an indication of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Bonnie Brae Convalescent Hospital, 2.8% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be an indicator of nursing care . UTI's are often the result of a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this statistic may also be misleading for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Bonnie Brae Convalescent Hospital, 30.63% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents that were given antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior in scenarios where such medications are not medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely on these medications due to having more residents with cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Bonnie Brae Convalescent Hospital, 7.98% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This measures the percent of long-term residents receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Bonnie Brae Convalescent Hospital, 0% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients showing signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Bonnie Brae Convalescent Hospital, 94.15% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Bonnie Brae Convalescent Hospital, 4.58% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and taking a bath.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Bonnie Brae Convalescent Hospital, 5.47% of Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients that were able to retain mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Bonnie Brae Convalescent Hospital, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Bonnie Brae Convalescent Hospital, 5.47% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Bonnie Brae Convalescent Hospital, 0% of Patients
Measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Scores for Los Angeles, CA
- Overall Rating has a grade of C
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-minus
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