Courtyard Care Center
1880 Dawson Avenue, Long Beach CA 90806 · (562) 494-5188 · 89.83% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Courtyard Care Center is located in Long Beach, California, which offers a slew of nursing homes. This turns out to be a highly rated facility, with an overall grade of B+. In fact, this proved to be better than most of the nursing homes in Long Beach. This nursing home's strong report card was highlighted by its inspection grade, which is addressed in the next section.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 59 Beds
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For profit - Individual
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
To go along with its favorable overall grade, we gave this place an A- for our inspections rating. Arguably the most important factor we look at in determining our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a facility's inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher grades in this area most likely dodged the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. Although this facility had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. A couple relatively minor dings are not something to panic about.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we rated this nursing home so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B+. The nursing category assesses quite a few subcategories, many of which are based on quantities of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 4.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day, which was among the highest totals we found. Finally, this facility also excelled in the quality measures we looked at. It performed as well as any facility the country when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home was awarded a favorable long-term care score as well. We gave it one of our better grades in that area with a grade of B. Nursing homes that receive this type of grade in this category tend to provide consistent 24/7 care to ensure patients are kept in good health. In addition to offering very favorable levels of nursing care and other staffing, this facility gave the pneumonia vaccine to 99.354836 percent of its patients. This percentage is also far better than the average nursing home. The last datapoint we assessed was its hospitalization rate. We found that this nursing home had 2.94 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Although this wasn't as favorable as some of its other scores in this category, this statistic can be skewed for some nursing homes based on some of the medical complexity of residents.
Short-term Care Quality
The final category we rated was short-term care. This nursing home received a better than average short-term care rating this year, with a B. This nursing home really did not have any weak spots. In the category of short-term care, we endeavor to assess indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. One reason for this facility's strong score in this category is that it provides a greater volume of physical therapist hours to its residents than the average nursing home. The last measure we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community. We found that this nursing home was better than average in this area with 52 percent of its patients able to return home.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Courtyard Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents who developed new or worsened pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are routinely associated with lower levels of patient supervision. More supervision limits the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often caused by lower quality nursing care. More frequent bathing can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Note that this metric is affected by by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who are exhibiting signs of depression. Many in the industry argue that this is a measure of quality of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines vital to patient care.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence. Some experts would argue that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the overall quality of care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percent of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of independence with ADL's often correlates with superior rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better