Burlington Convalescent Hospital
845 s.burlington Avenue, Los Angeles CA 90057 · (213) 381-5585 · 93.06% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Burlington Convalescent Hospital is in Los Angeles, California. This city is one of the most densely populated metropolitan areas in the nation with has a total of 2,378,448 people. We gave this nursing home an overall grade of B-. A score in this range requires some decent marks. Even in a city of 79 other nursing homes, this facility turns out to be a perfectly acceptable choice. One of the better aspects of this nursing home's profile is its impressive inspection score, which you can find in the next paragraph.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 124 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
In addition to being a respectable nursing home overall, this facility really excelled in the category of inspections, where it received a grade of A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Arguably the most significant factor we look at in determining our inspection grades is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a facility's inspection reports. Facilities with better grades in this area typically avoided the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. This facility was assessed 9 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe. This means that CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies an immediate risk to resident safety or health. Remember that deficiency-free inspections are rare in the industry.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home also received high marks in the category of long-term care, with top notch grade of A- in this area. Facilities that excel in this category typically provide patients with more supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. Once we assessed the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 99.04988 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is much higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. The last datapoint we looked at was the nursing home's hospitalization rate. We found that this nursing home had 4.47 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. While this admittedly wasn't as strong as some of its other scores in this area, this number may be skewed for some nursing homes due to some of the medical complexity of residents.
Nurse Quality
We also gave this nursing home a decent score in the category of nursing care, with a grade of B-. The nursing category includes several subcategories, many of which are associated with quantities of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 3.8 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based measures, such as minimizing major falls. This nursing home performed admirably in this area.
Short-term Care Quality
Turning to the fourth area, this nursing home really didn't fare very well. Due to an abysmal grade of F in short-term care, this was this nursing home's weakest grade. In crafting these short-term care scores, we assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. Our objective is to formulate a barometer for sizing up the rehabilitation services of nursing homes. Unfortunately, this nursing home was below average in terms of its quantity of registered nurse and physical therapy hours offered to its patients based on the measures we looked at. The last metric we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that just 10 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is well below average. The combination of these poor statistics sunk this facility's short-term care grade.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Burlington Convalescent Hospital Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This statistic gauges the percentage of long-term stay residents which suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a reliable barometer of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents who have had a fall which caused serious injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This tells you the percentage of long-term care residents that suffered from urinary tract infections. Although a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare between facilities due to reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term residents who were given antianxiety medication. These medications are typically given to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. Some argue that this is a reliable measure of quality of life.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percentage of residents who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percentage of residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may indicate erosion of a patient's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is the percent of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
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.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is the percentage of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of performance with ADL's usually correlates with superior rehabilitation.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better