Escondido Post Acute Rehab
421 E Mission Ave, Escondido CA 92025 · (760) 747-0430 · 85.72% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Escondido Post Acute Rehab is a large nursing home located in Escondido, California. With an overall grade of B, this appears to be a good option. As far as we can see, this place looks like a solid choice for most people. This facility was stronger in some categories than others, but it didn't have any poor grades in any of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 180 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Limited Liability company
Resident Council:
Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
This facility received a quality overall grade as described above, but we especially want to emphasize its excellent government inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A- in this category. These inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Although this place had a few deficiencies on its report, none were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.
Nurse Quality
Adding to this nursing home's list of strengths, it also received an excellent nursing grade. We awarded them an impressive grade of A- in this category. Our nursing grade is primarily tied to the nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 3.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home is also above average in the category of short-term care, where it received a grade of B. It outpaced most nursing homes in this category. Our short-term care grade is often used to measure a facility's performance with rehabilitation In order to provide quality rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally must provide better levels of skilled nursing services. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, respiratory therapists and other licensed professionals. Fortunately, this nursing home offers both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities offer both. The last datapoint we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. This place was above average in this area with 50.1 percent of its patients returning home.
Long-term Care Quality
Moving on to the fourth area, this nursing home was awarded an acceptable long-term care score of C. Our long-term care grades are important for people looking for personal care. In addition to assessing the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 99.44134 percent of its patients, which is more than most nursing homes. This facility was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.96 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Escondido Post Acute Rehab Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to remaining in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients that sustained a fall which resulted in serious injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients who have sustained UTI's. While a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it can be difficult to compare between nursing homes due to facilities having varying reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. These drugs may be used to treat several medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are given to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is the percent of residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. Increased rates of depression could be a sign a less hospitable environment.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these vaccines critical to patient health.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Measures the percentage of long-term residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence. Many in the industry argue this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is the percent of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates 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 is the percent of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better