Brookdale Riverwalk Snf (Ca)
350 Calloway Drive, Building C, Bakersfield CA 93312 · (661) 587-0182 · 95.58% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Brookdale Riverwalk Snf (Ca) is located in Bakersfield, California. This city is among the largest metropolitan areas in the nation with has a total of 520,197 people. This facility was given a quality overall rating of B+, leading us to rank it as one of the better options in Bakersfield. This really is an impressive achievement since the city features plenty of quality facilities. Despite Bakersfield offering 11 nursing homes to select from, this facility stood out as a great option. This nursing home was stronger in some categories than others, but it didn't have any weak links in any of the four major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 120 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Short-term Care Quality
In addition to being a strong facility overall, this facility also excelled at short-term care, where it received an elite grade of A+. Few nursing homes fared better in this area. In the category of short-term care, we seek to assess measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We analyze a nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and various therapists. This nursing home provided more physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most facilities. This is what we like to find when assessing a nursing home in this category. The last measure we looked at in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that it fared as well as just about any nursing home in California in this area with 64.5 percent of its residents returning home. Unfortunately, at most facilities, fewer than half of their short-term residents are able to return home.
Nurse Quality
This facility really excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Our nursing rating is mostly based on the facility's level of nurse staffing. This particular facility provided 4.4 hours of nursing care per patient each day, which was among the highest totals we found. Finally, this place also performed well in several of the quality-based metrics we looked at. For example, in terms of the percentage of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, this nursing home performed better than the national average. This is generally a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls. Pressure ulcers can often be avoided with better nursing care and having a policy of regularly turning residents to avoid bed sores.
Facility Inspections
Another strong feature for this facility is that it excelled in the area of inspections, with a B in that category. It outperformed most nursing homes in this category. Inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this nursing home had some deficiencies on its report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. We should point out that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in the industry.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we assessed is long-term care. In this area, we awarded this facility a decent grade of C. This is this nursing home's worst category. If you are seeking services other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at long-term care grades. On top of providing above average levels of nursing care, this nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccine to 99.67846 percent of its patients. This figure is better than the majority of nursing homes. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. While it had 1.8 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, its risk adjusted statistic was better than most facilities due to it having more complicated patients.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Brookdale Riverwalk Snf (Ca) Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to remaining in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients that sustained a fall which resulted in serious injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients who have sustained UTI's. While a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it can be difficult to compare between nursing homes due to facilities having varying reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. These drugs may be used to treat several medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are given to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is the percent of residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. Increased rates of depression could be a sign a less hospitable environment.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these vaccines critical to patient health.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Measures the percentage of long-term residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence. Many in the industry argue this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is the percent of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is the percent of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better