Country Oaks Care Center is a small nursing home in Santa Maria, California. This nursing home received an overall grade of B, which is a very respectable rating. Based on our assessment, this place looks like a solid choice for most people. We were also pleased to find that this facility didn't have any poor grades in any of the four major categories. More information about its category grades is available below.
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Country Oaks Care Center
- Nursing Home
- 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
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- Occupational Therapy
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
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Short-term Care Quality
On top of faring well in its overall grade, this nursing home received even higher grades in the category of short-term care. It earned one of our highest grades in that category with an A-. Short-term care ratings are based in part on a nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled nursing services. This means a vast scope of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. It does not appear that this facility provided information about its staffing of registered nurses or physical therapists. The last statistic we considered in this area is the number of residents who eventually returned home from the nursing home. We found that 5.7 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
Facility Inspections
This nursing home also performed well in inspections. In fact, it earned a nearly flawless inspection report this year. It received one of our best grades in that area with an B+. Few nursing homes with an overall grade in this range performed this well in multiple categories. Inspection ratings are based on several pieces of information located in the a nursing home's inspections. Nursing homes that score well in this area have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This particular nursing home received 2 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a good inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.
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Long-term Care Quality
Turning to the third area, this facility also received a grade of B for its long-term care rating. This is a well above average score in this area. Nursing homes that excel in long-term care tend to be well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to residents. Once we assessed the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 95.454544 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is better than the majority of nursing homes. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.03 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Nurse Quality
The last category we looked at was nursing. This facility received a C in this area. The nursing grade weighs a handful of factors, however, the paramount one is the number of nurse hours per patient per week. This facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Finally, we also factored a few quality measures into our nursing ratings. This nursing home was relatively weak in a few of the major metrics we focus on, with below average scores for minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. These areas are often reliable measures of the quality of nursing care offered.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Country Oaks Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Country Oaks Care Center, 16.98% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols reduces the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Country Oaks Care Center, 7.58% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure gauges the percent of long-term stay residents which suffered a fall resulting in major injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining our nursing ratings.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Country Oaks Care Center, 0% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are often linked to worse hygiene protocols. However, this datapoint could be misleading for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Country Oaks Care Center, 31.82% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are given to patients for a variety of conditions, including cognitive disorders. Sadly, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Country Oaks Care Center, 14.52% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are typically used to treat patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Country Oaks Care Center, 4.1% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Country Oaks Care Center, 97.73% of Patients
This is the percent of patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Country Oaks Care Center, 16.81% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of deterioration of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Country Oaks Care Center, 15.16% of Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Country Oaks Care Center, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Country Oaks Care Center, 15.16% of Residents Rehospitalized
Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Country Oaks Care Center, 9.46% of Patients
This is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Country Oaks Care Center, 87.24% of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements.
Scores for Santa Maria, CA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
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