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Downey Care Center

  • Nursing Home
  • Independent Living
  • Assisted Living
  • Memory Care

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: D
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Downey Care Center's website

13007 S. Paramount Blvd.,
Downey CA 90242

(562) 923-9301

76.36% estimated occupancy 1

Downey Care Center is a nursing home located in Downey, California, a city with a total of 111,772 people. Sporting an overall rating of D, this is a lower end facility. Unfortunately, this grade isn't too far off the city grade for Downey, which is a C. Nevertheless, you still ought to be able to find a better option More information on this nursing home's category grades is available below. Its best category is long-term care, which is addressed in the next paragraph.

Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Recreational Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)
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Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

Although we did not rate this facility well overall, we want to point out its decent grade of B- in the category of long-term care. Long-term care grades are used to judge a nursing home's performance as a traditional convalescent home, as opposed to focusing more on the skilled nursing services offered by a skilled nursing facility. In addition to looking at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients. This facility was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

We also awarded this facility a grade of C for our nursing rating. Nursing ratings are largely tied to the nursing home's nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This figure is significantly below average. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics. Although this place got dinged a bit for nursing hours, it excelled in a few of these quality measures. With fewer than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it did very well in this statistic. This can be an indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by having a protocol of turning patients at least once a day.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

This nursing home received its third most favorable category score in the category of short-term care. We gave this facility a C in this area, which is a decent score. Short-term care grades are often employed to grade a facility's rehabilitation services In order to provide good rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally need to provide higher levels of highly skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, respiratory therapists and other highly skilled individuals. Unfortunately, this facility was below average in terms of its number of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its patients based on the metrics we assessed. The question is whether this adversely affected quality of care. Finally, we assessed the number of residents who returned home from this facility. We found that 4.9 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was quite a bit below average.

Facility Inspections

Grade: C

The final category we looked at is inspections. This score is based on the nursing home's recent inspections. We awarded it a score of C in this category. Our inspection ratings weigh several factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. This place was hit with 10 deficiencies on its government inspection report, but we were relieved to find that none were in categories J through L. This tells you that CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies to place patient safety or health in imminent harm or jeopardy. Unfortunately, we also need to draw your attention to the fact that this facility received significant government fines in recent years.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Sep 22

Downey Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Downey Care Center, 7.45% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This figure tells you the percentage of long-term patients who have pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A

In Downey Care Center, 1.7% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric tells you the percentage of long-term stay residents which experienced a fall resulting in serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining nursing grades.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In Downey Care Center, 1.24% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely associated with facilities with worst hygiene practices. Better hygiene protocols limits the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. We want to point out that this datapoint is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Downey Care Center, 10.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure measures the percentage of long-term residents that are given antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in scenarios where such medications aren't medically indicated. However, some facilities need to rely on these drugs due to an increased number of patients with cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Downey Care Center, 13.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: F

In Downey Care Center, 4.64% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients who are exhibiting signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Downey Care Center, 95.44% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these types of vaccines vital to patient safety.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-plus

In Downey Care Center, 7.92% Percentage of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and bathing. Some would argue this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: F

In Downey Care Center, 12.45% Percentage of Residents

This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who maintained mobility. Some would argue that the ability to move around is important for residents' physical and mental well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: F

In Downey Care Center, 1.61 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the overall quality of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Downey Care Center, 12.45 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

In Downey Care Center, 9.83 Percentage of Patients

This is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to gauge patient well-being during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Downey Care Center, 79.79% Percentage of Resident

This is a measure of the percent of short-term patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry argue that this is a reasonable measure of rehabilitation performance.

Scores for Downey, 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-minus
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of D
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B-minus

Looking for more options? Downey, California has 3 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Pih Hospital - DowneyAcute Care Hospitals 1.84 miles away11500 Brookshire Avenue Downey California 90241Voluntary non-profit - Private(526) 904-5000
  • Coast Plaza HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.32 miles away13100 Studerbaker Road Norwalk California 90650Proprietary(310) 356-0550
  • Lakewood Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 4.04 miles away3700 E South St Lakewood California 90712Proprietary(562) 602-6751
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.06 miles away1680 East 120th Street Los Angeles California 90059Voluntary non-profit - Private(424) 835-6808
  • Community Hospital of Huntington ParkAcute Care Hospitals 6.33 miles away2623 E Slauson Ave Huntington Park California 90255Proprietary(323) 583-1931
  • Pih Health Hospital-WhittierAcute Care Hospitals 7.01 miles away12401 Washington Blvd Whittier California 90602Voluntary non-profit - Private(526) 698-0811
  • Los Angeles Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.21 miles away4081 E Olympic Blvd Los Angeles California 90023Proprietary(323) 267-0477
  • Beverly HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.42 miles away309 W Beverly Blvd Montebello California 90640Voluntary non-profit - Private(323) 726-1222

Nearby Dialysis

  • Kaiser Foundation Hospital Medical Ctr.- Downey1.53 miles awayCapd Department-Basement, 9333 E. Imperial Hwy Downey California 90242Dialysis Stations: 6 (562) 657-9170
  • Davita-Iowa Street Dialysis1.85 miles away8333 Iowa Street, Suite 100 Downey California 90241CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (562) 923-5901
  • Davita-Imperial Care Dialysis Center1.88 miles away4345 E. Imperial Highway Lynwood California 90262CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 31 (310) 900-0333
  • Davita-Downey Landing Dialysis Center1.98 miles away11611 Bellflower Blvd. Downey California 90241CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (562) 862-0001
  • Davita-Paramount Dialysis Center2 miles away15625 Lakewood Blvd. Paramount California 90723CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 37 (562) 790-2478
  • Davita South Gate Dialysis2.17 miles away9848 Atlantic Avenue South Gate California 90280Dialysis Stations: 25 (323) 569-1035
  • Satellite Healthcare South Gate2.36 miles away8716 Garfield Avenue, Suite 100 South Gate California 90280CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (562) 674-2600
  • Davita-Artesia Home Training2.49 miles away16506 Lakewood Blvd, Suite 100 Bellflower California 90706Dialysis Stations: 8 (562) 920-4084