Bayshire Carlsbad Senior Living

We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this nursing home has received near flawless health inspections recently. We gave them an A+ in this area. These inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

This facility was given quality marks in the area of short-term care. As a result, it was given one of our most impressive grades in that area with a grade of A+. Our short-term care grades are meaningful for residents looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically mandates additional highly-skilled nursing. This means a vast scope of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. We were pleased to find that this nursing home employs both registered nurses and physical therapists. The same can't be said for all nursing homes. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents that ultimately were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 7.1 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

Turning the page to our third area, we awarded this facility a score of A for its long-term care score. This is a very impressive rating. For prospective residents looking for a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care grades are an important measure. After considering the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination statistics. Unfortunately, it does not look like this facility provided information about vaccinations. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

The last area we rated was nursing, where this nursing home was given a grade of A-. This finished off a first-rate report card. Few nursing homes received an A- or better in in each area we assessed. There are many factors included in this category. Most of these criteria are tied to the quantity and quality of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.