Carlsbad by the Sea is a small non-profit facility located in Carlsbad, California. With an A overall grade, we ranked this facility in the top ten percent of all facilities in the nation. This is really as good of a place as you're going to find. If you scroll down, you can see this facility's category scores, which are also strong.
Carlsbad by the Sea
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for its nursing grade. Our nursing grade is based on many components, many of which are associated with nursing hours. This facility provided 0.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this facility 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 the nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by having a protocol of turning a patient more frequently.
Short-term Care Quality
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility performed well in our short-term care category. We gave them an elite score of A+ in this area. In the category of short-term care, we attempt to qualify measures of a facility's rehabilitation. We analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last statistic we considered in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that 6.2 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
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Facility Inspections
Amazingly, we also awarded this nursing home yet another A+ in the area of inspections. These inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. It doesn't appear that we were able to find information about this nursing home's deficiencies. Without having complete deficiency data for this nursing home, it was a challenge to really evaluate the place in this category.
Long-term Care Quality
The final category we graded was this nursing home's poorest area. Nevertheless, even its lowest point would be a strength for most nursing homes. We awarded it a strong grade of B for our long-term care category. Nursing homes that receive this kind of score in long-term care tend to provide consistent around the clock care to ensure patients are kept in good health. After we finished looking at the volume of nursing care, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia tragically can be a dangerous illness for nursing home residents so we prefer when a nursing home does not leave its residents vulnerable. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Carlsbad by the Sea Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Carlsbad by the Sea, 7.45% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of long-term care patients that suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We consider this statistic when determining our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Carlsbad by the Sea, 1.7% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents who have had a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care . Major falls leading to injury are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Carlsbad by the Sea, 1.24% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term patients who have had a urinary tract infection. While a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it is problematic to compare between facilities due to nursing homes having differing reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Carlsbad by the Sea, 10.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Carlsbad by the Sea, 13.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Carlsbad by the Sea, 4.64% of Patients
This is the percent of residents exhibiting signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Carlsbad by the Sea, 95.44% of Patients
This is the percent of residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Carlsbad by the Sea, 7.92% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Carlsbad by the Sea, 12.45% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients that maintained mobility. Many would argue that the ability to move around is critical to residents' physical and mental well-being.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Carlsbad by the Sea, 12.45 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Carlsbad by the Sea, 9.83 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Carlsbad by the Sea, 79.79% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
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