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Driftwood Healthcare Center

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  • Independent Living
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  • Memory Care

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: D
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4109 Emerald St,
Torrance CA 90503

(310) 371-4628

82.52% estimated occupancy 1

Driftwood Healthcare Center is an average-sized nursing home located in Torrance, California. This facility received an overall grade of D based on the data we looked at. This was not the worse nursing home we found, however, we would still struggle to recommend it. We would not blame you if you are ready to stop reading and find another facility. However, if you want to learn more about this place's category grades, we will discuss nursing in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Inpatient 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
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • X-Ray

Registered Staff Hours

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Nurse 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 nursing. Our nursing score considers a number of datapoints. The most heavily weighted variable is the amount of time nurses spent with residents. This nursing home provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. This figure is significantly below average. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place excelled in some of the quality measures we assessed. It scored well when it comes to minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be indicators of the quality of nursing care. In some cases, the quality of nursing care is as important as the quantity of hours of care offered.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

We also awarded this nursing home a middle of the road score in the category of short-term care, where we gave it a B-. Our short-term care ratings are crucial for people needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually utilizes higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. This means a wide range of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Unfortunately, this place was below average in terms of its level of registered nurse and physical therapy hours provided to its residents based on the metrics we assessed. The important question is whether this also impacted quality of care. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents that were able to return home from this facility. We found that 4.6 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was actually quite a bit below the national average.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: C

This facility received its next most favorable category score in the area of long-term care. We gave this facility a grade of C in this area, which is an acceptable score. Our long-term care grades are based in part on the nursing home's quantity of care. This includes a broad scope of personal care services, ranging from help with activities of daily living to routine medical services. Once we looked at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is more than the majority of nursing homes. This nursing home also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0.03 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Facility Inspections

Grade: D

Turning the last category of inspections, this ended up being this nursing home's weakest link. Inspection grades are based on a facility's recent inspections. We gave this facility just a D in this category, which is a very weak grade. Inspection scores factor in many items found on the nursing home's recent inspection reports. When you see too many deficiencies on the reports, this is typically a bad sign. Severe deficiencies indicate a risk to the well being of residents. This nursing home had 7 deficiencies by government inspectors. The only favorable thing we can say is that none of the deficiencies were in the categories that suggest that they caused a threat to resident health or safety. Lastly, we need to point out that this nursing home was assessed large government fines in excess of $50,000. This often suggests that inspectors became frustrated after several years of failed health inspections.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Driftwood Healthcare Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In Driftwood Healthcare Center, 6.59% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage resulting from remaining in the same position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A+

In Driftwood Healthcare Center, 0% of Patients had Serious Falls

This measures the percent of long-term patients who have experienced a fall which resulted in severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining nursing ratings.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In Driftwood Healthcare Center, 0.49% of Patients had UTIs

This figure measures the percent of long-term residents which have had a UTI. UTI's could be a sign of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this metric can also be misleading for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Driftwood Healthcare Center, 17.83% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. These medications may be used for several conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A

In Driftwood Healthcare Center, 8.47% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of long-term care patients that are administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are used to treat patients suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In Driftwood Healthcare Center, 11.66% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents exhibiting depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-plus

In Driftwood Healthcare Center, 98.89% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Driftwood Healthcare Center, 13.64% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term care patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and taking a bath. Many believe this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B

In Driftwood Healthcare Center, 16.66% of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that maintained mobility.

Hospitalizations

Grade: F

In Driftwood Healthcare Center, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In Driftwood Healthcare Center, 16.66% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-minus

In Driftwood Healthcare Center, 8.29% of Patients

Measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-plus

In Driftwood Healthcare Center, 80.82% of Resident

This indicates the percent of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Scores for Torrance, CA

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B

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Nearby Dialysis

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  • u.s. Renal Care Redondo Beach Dialysis1.5 miles away514 N. Prospect Avenue Redondo Beach California 90277Dialysis Stations: 7 (310) 379-6671
  • u.s. Renal Care South Bay Dialysis1.66 miles away4450 182nd Street Redondo Beach California 90278Dialysis Stations: 15 (310) 542-8032
  • u.s. Renal Care Skypark Dialysis2.11 miles away3295 Skypark Drive Torrance California 90505CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (310) 539-5091
  • Davita-Rolling Hills Dialysis3.64 miles away25210 Crenshaw Blvd., Suite 110 Torrance California 90505Dialysis Stations: 27 (310) 530-1180