Delta Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is a facility located in Visalia, California, a city with 142,488 people. This nursing home was given an overall grade of B+, which is very good grade. This nursing home truly has plenty of good features. Scroll down to see this nursing home's category scores, which are also quite good. It is hard to poke holes in this place's profile.
Delta Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Partnership
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Long-term Care Quality
On top of receiving a strong overall score, this nursing home also earned an elite long-term care score. We gave it one of our higher grades in that area, with an impressive grade of A-. Long-term care ratings of this caliber generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. Once we looked at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is significantly higher than the majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Facility Inspections
In addition, this facility also excelled in inspections, where it received an A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Our inspection scores are tied to many items found on the a nursing home's inspection reports. Facilities that score well in this category tend to have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
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Short-term Care Quality
Turning to another strength for this nursing home, we gave them one of our more positive scores in our short-term care category as well, with a B+. In calculating these short-term care grades, we analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The purpose is to devise a scale for comparing the rehabilitation services of different facilities. We were not able to locate information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The last statistic we assessed in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that 5.9 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
Nurse Quality
The final area we analyzed was nursing, in which this facility received a grade of B. This nursing home turned out to be relatively strong in all areas we analyzed. Nursing ratings are primarily based on a facility's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home California in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by having a policy of moving patients at least once a day.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Delta Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Delta Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 7.45% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care minimizes the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Delta Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 1.7% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents that suffered falls resulting in serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be a sign of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Delta Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 1.24% of Patients had UTIs
This measures the percent of long-term residents which have suffered from UTI's. UTI's may be an indication of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this statistic can be skewed for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Delta Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 10.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many patients, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Delta Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 13.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of residents given antianxiety medications. These medications are commonly given to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Delta Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 4.64% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Delta Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 95.44% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Delta Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 7.92% Percentage of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could indicate decline of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Delta Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 12.45% Percentage of Residents
Measures the percent of long-term care patients who maintained mobility. Some argue that mobility is critical to patients health.
Hospitalizations
In Delta Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 1.61 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is key to preserving the physical health of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Delta Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 12.45 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Delta Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 9.83 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Delta Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 79.79% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements.
Scores for Visalia, CA
- Overall Rating has a grade of C
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B
Looking for more options? Visalia, California has 5 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Kaweah Delta Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.55 miles away400 W Mineral King Ave Visalia California 93291Government - Hospital District or Authority(559) 624-2000
- Adventist Health TulareAcute Care Hospitals 8.29 miles away869 North Cherry Street Tulare California 93274Voluntary non-profit - Private(559) 688-0821
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita-Visalia Vineyard Dialysis1.24 miles away1140 South Ben Maddox Way Visalia California 93292Dialysis Stations: 24 (559) 635-1938
- Kaweah Delta Dialysis Facility3.22 miles away5040 W. Tulare Avenue Visalia California 93277CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (559) 624-3600
- Davita-Visalia Dialysis3.53 miles away5429 W. Cypress Avenue, Suite A Visalia California 93277CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (559) 738-9279
- Davita-Exeter Dialysis7.96 miles away1116 W. Visalia Road, Suite 106 Exeter California 93221CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (559) 592-1025
- Davita-Tulare Dialysis9.12 miles away545 E. Tulare Avenue Tulare California 93274CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (559) 688-8991
- Davita-Dinuba Dialysis16.05 miles away510 E North Way Dinuba California 93618CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (559) 595-9462