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Cottonwood Canyon Healthcare Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: D
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1391 Madison Avenue,
El Cajon CA 92021

(619) 444-1107

92.18% estimated occupancy 1

Note: Cottonwood Canyon Healthcare Center has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.

Cottonwood Canyon Healthcare Center is a nursing home located in El Cajon, California, which has 165,433 people. With an overall rating of D, this is a relatively poor nursing home. If you aren't happy with this facility's overall grade, you should be able to find a better option in El Cajon. The city has at least 10 other nursing homes. The best thing we can say about this facility is that it didn't receive any F's in in any of the major categories. More information about its category grades can be found below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Individual
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: B-minus

While this nursing home's overall grade was not a highlight, it actually received a somewhat respectable score in the category of inspections. We awarded it a B- for this area, which is not bad. Inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This facility received 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be severe. This indicates that the inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies to be an immediate risk to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We would not recommend this facility under any circumstance.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

This facilities next most favorable area was short-term care. We gave it a grade of B- in this category. This is essentially a middle of the road grade in this category. In determining our short-term care ratings, we look at a facility's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other types of therapists. This category is typically a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation services. In this place's case, we were surprised to learn that it actually provides less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per patient than the typical facility. The hope is always that this does not adversely impact the quality of care. Finally, we assessed the number of residents who who were able to eventually return home from this nursing home. We found that 4.9 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was actually well below average.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

This nursing home actually received a decent grade in the area of nursing as well. We awarded it a grade of C for that category, which is not a bad score. We analyzed the licensure of nurses at the nursing home, in addition to the number of hours the nurses were with residents, in calculating our grade in this area. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Lastly, although this place got dinged a bit for nursing hours per resident, it actually excelled in some of our quality metrics. With fewer than five percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, it did well in this subcategory.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

The next category we assessed is long-term care, which turned out to be this facility's weakest category. We awarded this facility a D in this category. For long-term care residents, the facility's primary goal is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. Once we concluded our assessment of the quantity of care provided by nurses, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination records. We were pleased to discover that this facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia. To our surprise, this facility also keeps its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Sadly, a few of its other scores in this category were not as favorable as these.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Cottonwood Canyon Healthcare Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: C

In Cottonwood Canyon Healthcare Center, 10.68% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A

In Cottonwood Canyon Healthcare Center, 0.72% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of residents that have had a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are often the result of lower quality nursing care. More supervision reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Cottonwood Canyon Healthcare Center, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term patients who have had UTI's. Although more of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it can be difficult to compare between facilities due to reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In Cottonwood Canyon Healthcare Center, 21.43% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Cottonwood Canyon Healthcare Center, 20.38% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure gauges the percentage of long-term patients taking antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In Cottonwood Canyon Healthcare Center, 19.52% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents showing depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Cottonwood Canyon Healthcare Center, 100% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In Cottonwood Canyon Healthcare Center, 6.72% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B

In Cottonwood Canyon Healthcare Center, 14.77% of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that were able to retain mobility. Many in the industry believe that mobility is important for patients mental and physical well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Cottonwood Canyon Healthcare Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In Cottonwood Canyon Healthcare Center, 14.77% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-minus

In Cottonwood Canyon Healthcare Center, 8.27% of Patients

This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the overall quality of care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Cottonwood Canyon Healthcare Center, 90.68% of Resident

This indicates the percent of short-term residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Scores for El Cajon, CA

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus

Looking for more options? El Cajon, California has 11 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

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  • Kaiser Foundation Hospital - ZionAcute Care Hospitals 9.53 miles away4647 Zion Ave San Diego California 92120Voluntary non-profit - Private(619) 528-5000
  • Paradise Valley HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.65 miles away2400 East 4th St National City California 91950Proprietary(619) 470-4321
  • Sharp Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.92 miles away7901 Frost St San Diego California 92123Voluntary non-profit - Private(858) 939-3400
  • Nmc San DiegoAcute Care - Department of Defense 13.17 miles away34800 Bob Wilson Drive San Diego California 92134Department of Defense(619) 532-6400
  • Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 13.52 miles away751 Medical Center Court Chula Vista California 91911Proprietary(619) 502-5800
  • Scripps Mercy HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.67 miles away4077 5th Ave San Diego California 92103Voluntary non-profit - Private(619) 294-8111

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fmc-Balboa East County0.24 miles away570 N. Second Street El Cajon California 92021CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (619) 588-7500
  • Fmc-Rai-Fletcher Parkway-El Cajon2.45 miles away858 Fletcher Parkway El Cajon California 92020CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (619) 442-4122
  • Fmc-La Mesa Dialysis Center3.99 miles away5995 Severin Drive La Mesa California 91942CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (619) 462-9992
  • Davita-College Dialysis7.78 miles away6535 University Avenue San Diego California 92115CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (619) 287-8796
  • Fmc-Dialysis Services of College7.99 miles away5961 University Avenue Suite 317 San Diego California 92115CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (619) 286-0821
  • Fmc-Rai-Mission Gorge San Diego9.24 miles away7007 Mission Gorge Road, 1st Floor San Diego California 92120CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 33 (619) 229-1070
  • Fmc-Dialysis Services of Paradise9.98 miles away6919 Paradise Valley Road San Diego California 92139CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (619) 475-2872
  • Fmc-East Lakes10.06 miles away2391 Boswell Road Chula Vista California 91914CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (619) 397-0939