Carlmont Gardens Nursing Center is a small facility located in Belmont, California. This nursing home was given an overall grade of B-, which is a middle of the pack score. This facility has some things working in its favor. The best part of this facility's profile is is its long-term care grade. Long-term care grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
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Carlmont Gardens Nursing Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 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
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
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Long-term Care Quality
We want to draw your attention to the fact that this facility earned a much better grade for long-term care than it did overall. we gave it one of our highest scores in that category with an impressive grade of A. Facilities that do well in long-term care tend to provide residents with closer supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. One of the datapoints we considered on top of nursing hours is vaccines. This nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccination to 99.05213 percent of its residents. This is a proven method to minimize unnecessary deaths for the elderly population. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Short-term Care Quality
An additional strength of this nursing home is its elite score in short-term care. We gave them one of our best scores in that area, with a score of A. Our short-term care grade is often employed to score a nursing home's rehabilitation services. In order to have high-end rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally must have higher levels of highly skilled nursing. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other licensed professionals. It does not appear that this facility provided information on registered nurse or physical therapist staffing. The final statistic we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We found that 6.1 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
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Nurse Quality
In addition, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B in our nursing category. This is one of our better grades. Nursing ratings are based in large part on levels of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home California in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as employing a policy of turning a patient even once per day.
Facility Inspections
The final category we looked at is inspections. This wasn't one of this nursing home's stronger categories. We gave it a D in this area. Since this data is collected by government inspectors, we take it very seriously. Inspection grades weigh several factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. This facility was hit with 4 deficiencies by CMS. The only favorable thing we can say is that none of these deficiencies were in the categories that suggest they created a threat to patient safety or health. At the end of the day, there just weren't many highlights for this nursing home in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Carlmont Gardens Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Carlmont Gardens Nursing Center, 9.4% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This measures the percent of long-term stay patients which have pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Carlmont Gardens Nursing Center, 2.84% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that had a fall resulting in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be an indication of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Carlmont Gardens Nursing Center, 0% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. While more infections may reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it is problematic to compare different nursing homes due to facilities having reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Carlmont Gardens Nursing Center, 12.44% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to patients for many conditions, including cognitive disorders. Tragically, in some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Carlmont Gardens Nursing Center, 9.14% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are commonly given to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Carlmont Gardens Nursing Center, 3.47% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who are exhibiting signs of depression. Higher rates of depression may reveal a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Carlmont Gardens Nursing Center, 99.53% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Carlmont Gardens Nursing Center, 10.8% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and eating. Many believe this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Carlmont Gardens Nursing Center, 15.91% of Residents
This tells you the percent of patients who maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Carlmont Gardens Nursing Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Carlmont Gardens Nursing Center, 15.91% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Carlmont Gardens Nursing Center, 23.59% of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Carlmont Gardens Nursing Center, 80.17% of Resident
This metric measures the percent of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many believe that this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- San Mateo Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 1.46 miles away222 W 39th Ave San Mateo California 94403Government - Local(650) 573-2222
- Sequoia HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.04 miles away170 Alameda De Las Pulgas Redwood City California 94062Voluntary non-profit - Private(650) 367-5551
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood CityAcute Care Hospitals 4.09 miles away1100 Veterans Boulevard Redwood City California 94063Voluntary non-profit - Private(650) 299-2000
- Mills-Peninsula Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.71 miles away1501 Trousdale Drive Burlingame California 94010Voluntary non-profit - Private(650) 696-5270
- Stanford Health CareAcute Care Hospitals 8.43 miles away300 Pasteur Drive Stanford California 94305Voluntary non-profit - Private(650) 723-5708
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San FranciscoAcute Care Hospitals 13.14 miles away1200 El Camino Real South San Francisco California 94080Voluntary non-profit - Private(650) 742-3200
- St Rose HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.92 miles away27200 Calaroga Ave Hayward California 94545Voluntary non-profit - Church(510) 782-6200
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San LeandroAcute Care Hospitals 15.16 miles away2500 Merced Street San Leandro California 94577Voluntary non-profit - Private(510) 454-1000
Nearby Dialysis
- Satellite Dialysis Redwood City2.71 miles away1125 Industrial Rd Suite G San Carlos California 94070CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (650) 366-0789
- Satellite Dialysis San Mateo2.82 miles away2000 South El Camino Real San Mateo California 94403CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (650) 377-0888
- Wellbound of San Mateo2.82 miles away2000 South El Camino Real 2nd Floor San Mateo California 94403Dialysis Stations: 4 (650) 377-0882
- Redwood City Dialysis Center3.99 miles away1000 Marshall Street Redwood City California 94063CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (650) 365-0129
- Foster City Dialysis Center4.34 miles away1261 East Hillsdale Blvd #2 San Mateo California 94404Dialysis Stations: 16 (650) 638-9301
- Davita Burlingame7.58 miles away1720 El Camino Real Burlingame California 94010CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 13 (650) 697-7601
- Davita Mills Dialysis7.68 miles away100 South San Mateo Drive San Mateo California 94401Dialysis Stations: 19 (650) 548-4985
- Satellite Dialysis Menlo Park8.31 miles away1040 Hamilton Court Menlo Park California 94025CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (650) 384-4800