Castle Manor Convalescent Center is an average-sized nursing home located in National City, California. This is an A+ rated facility, which is our top score. In fact, this is actually the top nursing home in National City. Scroll down to find this nursing home's category scores, which also impressed us. You really can't do much better than a straight A report card.
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Castle Manor Convalescent Center
- Nursing Home
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Medication Management
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Catheter Care
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Long-term Care Quality
In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this nursing home received an A+ in the area of long-term care. When facilities receive this kind of grade in long-term care it is usually a good sign for patient care and indicates that the facility is well-staffed with nurses and aids. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 99.06977 percent of its residents. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents out of the hospital. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Facility Inspections
Turning to our inspection category, this nursing home excelled in that area, which is based on the nursing home's government inspections. We awarded it a grade of A for that category. These inspection ratings take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This facility was assessed 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered severe. This means that the government inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies an immediate risk to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
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Short-term Care Quality
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this nursing home was given an impressive score of A in our short-term care area. Our short-term care grades are critical for residents needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically utilizes more highly-skilled nursing. This includes a vast spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final item we assessed in this area is the number of patients that eventually returned home from the facility. We found that 5.9 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
Nurse Quality
Switching gears to the last category, this nursing home also excelled in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it an A for this category. This finalized a straight A profile. The nursing score is based on several factors, many of which are based on quantities of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some quality-based measures in this category. This facility fared well in some of the quality measures we assessed. For example, in terms of the number of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, this place performed better than the national average. This is generally an indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Pressure ulcers can frequently be prevented with better nursing care.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Castle Manor Convalescent Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Castle Manor Convalescent Center, 6.63% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic indicates the percent of long-term patients that suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a great measure of quality of care.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Castle Manor Convalescent Center, 0% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Castle Manor Convalescent Center, 0% of Patients had UTIs
This figure tells you the percent of long-term stay residents that experienced UTI's. Although more infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it can be problematic to compare different nursing homes due to nursing homes having inconsistent reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Castle Manor Convalescent Center, 0.99% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Castle Manor Convalescent Center, 4.79% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Castle Manor Convalescent Center, 0% of Patients
This is the percent of patients demonstrating depressive symptoms. High levels of depression may reveal lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Castle Manor Convalescent Center, 99.11% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines vital to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Castle Manor Convalescent Center, 5.26% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Castle Manor Convalescent Center, 3.1% of Residents
This tells you the percent of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Castle Manor Convalescent Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is important to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Castle Manor Convalescent Center, 3.1% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Castle Manor Convalescent Center, 7.98% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to assess patient care during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Castle Manor Convalescent Center, 91.14% of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Scores for National City, CA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? National City, California has 4 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Paradise Valley HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.18 miles away2400 East 4th St National City California 91950Proprietary(619) 470-4321
- Nmc San DiegoAcute Care - Department of Defense 4.51 miles away34800 Bob Wilson Drive San Diego California 92134Department of Defense(619) 532-6400
- Sharp Coronado Hospital and Hlthcr CtrAcute Care Hospitals 4.88 miles away250 Prospect Place Coronado California 92118Proprietary(619) 435-6251
- Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.85 miles away751 Medical Center Court Chula Vista California 91911Proprietary(619) 502-5800
- Scripps Mercy HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.46 miles away4077 5th Ave San Diego California 92103Voluntary non-profit - Private(619) 294-8111
- Alvarado Hospital Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.58 miles away6655 Alvarado Road San Diego California 92120Proprietary(619) 229-3172
- Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrAcute Care Hospitals 6.79 miles away200 West Arbor Drive San Diego California 92103Voluntary non-profit - Other(619) 543-6222
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - ZionAcute Care Hospitals 7.54 miles away4647 Zion Ave San Diego California 92120Voluntary non-profit - Private(619) 528-5000
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita-San Diego East1.59 miles away292 Euclid Avenue, Suite 100 San Diego California 92114CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (619) 262-7225
- Fmc-National City Dialysis Center2.05 miles away303 W. 26th Street National City California 91950CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (619) 474-8151
- Fmc-Raven2.23 miles away499 Raven Street San Diego California 92102Dialysis Stations: 31 (619) 263-1518
- Fmc-Dialysis Services of Paradise2.35 miles away6919 Paradise Valley Road San Diego California 92139CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (619) 475-2872
- Fmc-Gateway Dialysis Center-East2.69 miles away720 Gateway Center Drive, Suite B San Diego California 92102CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (619) 264-4100
- Davita-San Diego South Dialysis2.78 miles away995 Gateway Center Way, Suite 101 San Diego California 92102CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (619) 262-1960
- Fmc-Balboa South Bay Home Therapies3.15 miles away340 4th Avenue, Suite 18 Chula Vista California 91910Dialysis Stations: 5 (619) 420-1798
- Fmc-Balboa Marina Bay4.17 miles away630 Bay Blvd., Suite 101 Chula Vista California 91910CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 31 (619) 420-6725