Courtyard Care Center
340 Northlake Drive, San Jose CA 95117 · (408) 249-0344 · 89.07% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Courtyard Care Center is one of a multitude of nursing home options you can choose from in San Jose, California. With an overall rating of B+, this nursing home should work for most people. We were pleased to find out that this matched the average grade of nursing homes in San Jose, which is one of the better cities in California to find a nursing home. This facility's strong report card was highlighted by its nursing rating, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 76 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
On top of earning a strong overall grade, this facility performed well in our nursing category. We gave it an A for that category, which is one of our highest scores. Our nursing score is mostly tied to the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. With 4 hours of nursing care per resident per day, this nursing home surpassed the national average. Lastly, this place also excelled in the quality-based metrics we assessed. It performed as well as any nursing home the nation in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home truly excelled in the area of short-term care, where we awarded it a score of A-. Only a select group of facilities performed better in this category. Our short-term care ratings are presumably more critical for people needing rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation generally utilizes higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means not merely nursing services, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other types of therapy. When we looked at this facility's physical therapist hours, we found it offered more hours of physical therapy per day to its residents than most nursing homes. The final measure we looked at in this category is the number of residents who were able to return to the community. This facility was better than average with 49.2 percent of its residents returning home.
Facility Inspections
Adding to its impressive category grades, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B+ for our inspections rating. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining these inspection scores. One of those factors is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies are quite insignificant. This facility received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This tells you that CMS did not consider any of these deficiencies an immediate threat to patient safety or health. A couple relatively minor dings aren't necessarily the end of the world.
Long-term Care Quality
The final area we looked at is long-term care. This nursing home was given an above average long-term care rating in our assessment, with a C. Even though this isn't quite as elite as several of its other grades, this is still a decent grade for that area. For prospective residents seeking a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care grades are a key measure. On top of impressive nursing hour statistics, this nursing home's vaccination records are above average also. Indeed, this nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.95 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Courtyard Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from staying in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Major falls are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely associated with facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Closer supervision can limit the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Note that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric gauges the percent of long-term stay residents which were given antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may mean a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in situations where such drugs are not medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes need to rely on these medications due to having more residents suffering from dementia.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of patients given antianxiety medications. These drugs are prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percent of long-term residents exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Measures the percent of long-term stay patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Measures the percent of long-term care residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and eating. Many would argue that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients who were able to retain mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percentage of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with ADL's usually correlates with higher quality rehabilitation.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better