Briarcrest Nursing Center
5648 East Gotham Street, Bell Gardens CA 90201 · (562) 927-2641 · 93.77% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Briarcrest Nursing Center is located in Bell Gardens, California. The city has 101,279 people. With an overall score of F, we consider this to be a lower end facility. Based on our assessment, you'd be better off to avoid of this place. We would not blame you if you are ready to stop reading and find another nursing home. However, if you want to learn more about this nursing home's category grades, inspection grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 135 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
While we graded this facility incredibly poorly overall, it received a fairly respectable inspection report this year. As a result, it received a decent grade in that category with a score of B-. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining our inspection ratings. One of those factors is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these are relatively minor. This particular nursing home received 9 deficiencies on its inspection report. We are also concerned by the fact that this facility was flagged by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We prefer to avoid facilities with this designation. Please do your best to find an alternative nursing home.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home excelled in nursing, where it received an B-. Few facilities performed better in this area. Nursing scores are based largely on levels of nurse staffing. With 4.1 hours of nursing care per patient daily, this facility surpassed the national average. We also look at the qualifications of these nurses and apply more weight to hours worked by skilled nurses. Lastly, we also looked at a few quality measures in determining our nursing ratings. This nursing home was above average in several of the major statistics we focus on, including minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.
Short-term Care Quality
Sadly, this facility only received a grade of D for its short-term care rating, which is not an impressive grade. Short-term care grades are based in part on a facility's quantity of highly-skilled nursing services. This includes a broad spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. As you might expect, we found that this place offers significantly less registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than the average facility. Lastly, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that just 40.5 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we scored was long-term care, turned out to be this facility's weakest area. We gave this facility a D in that area. For prospective patients in need of a permanent place to live as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care grades are a key measure. One of the criteria we considered after nursing hours is vaccinations. Fortunately, this facility administered the pneumonia vaccination to 99.05213 percent of its residents. To our surprise, this nursing home also was not as bad as we expected at keeping its patients out of the hospital. While it had 2.25 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, its risk adjusted statistic was not bad since it had some more complex patients.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Briarcrest Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be an indicator of nursing care . UTI's are routinely associated with a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this metric can be skewed for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are administered to residents for many conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Sadly, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percent of long-term stay patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percent of residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and eating.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that remained mobile levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This tells you the percentage of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better