Country Manor Healthcare
11723 Fenton Avenue, Sylmar CA 91342 · (818) 899-0251 · 85.95% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
With an address in Sylmar, California, Country Manor Healthcare is one of seven available nursing homes in the city. This nursing home was awarded an A- overall, which is very favorable grade. Indeed, this proved to be the top nursing home in the city. If you scroll down, you will see this facility's category ratings, which are also strong.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 99 Beds
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For profit - Partnership
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
In addition to a phenomenal overall grade, this facility also received A+ nursing grade. Our nursing score looks at the facility's nurse staffing levels. We look at both the levels of training of the nurses and the amount of time spent with residents. This nursing home provides an impressive 4.2 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is among the better totals in the nation. Finally, this facility also excelled in the quality-based metrics we assessed. For example, it performed as well as any facility the nation in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We look at these datapoints as predictive measures of the caliber of nursing care offered.
Facility Inspections
Turning to inspections, this facility excelled in that area, which is based on the facility's inspections. In fact, we awarded it an A for that category. Our inspection grades are tied to datapoints found on the a nursing home's government inspections. Places that score well in this area typically have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. While this facility had some deficiencies on its report, none were severe based on CMS' scale. We should note that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in the industry.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home is also above average in the area of short-term care, where it was given a grade of B. It performed more favorably than most nursing homes in this category. Our short-term care scores are thought to be more meaningful for residents requiring rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation usually utilizes higher levels of highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes not just nursing services, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. We were pleased to find that this nursing home employs both registered nurses and physical therapists. The same can't be said for all nursing homes. The final metric we looked at in this area is the percentage of patients that were able to return home from the facility. We found that 29.3 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we assessed is long-term care, where this facility was awarded a B. Although this turned out to be its poorest category rating, this is nevertheless a strong score. When nursing homes receive this kind of grade in long-term care it is typically a good sign for resident care and indicates that the place is well-staffed with nurses and aids. In addition to offering well above average levels of nursing care, this facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 98.74608 percent of its residents. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents out of the hospital. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.74 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Country Manor Healthcare Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents that suffered from a fall which caused serious injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This gauges the percentage of long-term care patients which have sustained UTI's. While more of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it is problematic to compare between facilities due to facilities having varying reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are typically prescribed to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is the percentage of patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is the percent of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many argue that this is a measure of rehabilitation performance.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better