Delano Regional Medical Center is a small hospital-based facility located in Delano, California. This facility was given an A- overall, which is among the top scores we offer. A grade in this range requires first-rate marks across the board. In fact, we ranked this facility in the top third of all facilities in the United States. This nursing home's strong profile was highlighted by its inspection rating, which you can find in the next paragraph.
Delano Regional Medical Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
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Facility Inspections
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. Our inspection grades weigh a host of factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher scores in this category tend to have few of these severe deficiencies. Amazingly, this was one of the few nursing homes in the country that had no deficiencies whatsoever on its inspection report. This is very impressive. A deficiency-free inspection report is definitely the goal.
Nurse Quality
This facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Nursing ratings are mostly tied to the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well in the area of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
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Short-term Care Quality
This facility also was given an impressive short-term care grade. In fact, we awarded it an above average score of B+ in this category. In computing these short-term care grades, we analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our goal is to formulate a barometer for comparing the rehabilitation services of different facilities. We were not able to track down information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. Finally, we considered the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we analyzed is long-term care. In this area, we awarded this nursing home a decent grade of B-. This ended up being this nursing home's weakest category. Long-term care grades are used to score a facility's performance as a traditional nursing home, as opposed to focusing on the skilled nursing services provided by a rehabilitation facility. After considering the quantity of nursing care, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination data. We were pleased to find that this nursing home vaccinates 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia. This facility also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Delano Regional Medical Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Delano Regional Medical Center, 7.45% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Delano Regional Medical Center, 1.7% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term stay residents who experienced a fall which caused severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in computing nursing ratings.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Delano Regional Medical Center, 1.24% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with poor hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Delano Regional Medical Center, 10.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric indicates the percentage of long-term residents receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Delano Regional Medical Center, 13.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term patients receiving antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Delano Regional Medical Center, 4.64% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. Many in the industry would argue that this is a reasonable measure of resident quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Delano Regional Medical Center, 95.44% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Nearby Hospitals
- Delano Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0 miles away1401 Garces Highway Delano California 93215Proprietary(661) 725-4800
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita-Delano Dialysis0.7 miles away405 Dover Parkway Delano California 93215CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 32 (661) 725-1370
- Delano Kidney Center, LLC1.1 miles away1980 Cecil Avenue Delano California 93215Dialysis Stations: 20 (661) 721-2830
- Davita-Rose Point Dialysis13.88 miles away400 Palm Ave Wasco California 93280Dialysis Stations: 16 (661) 758-2360