Fallbrook Skilled Nursing
325 Potter Street, Fallbrook CA 92028 · (760) 728-2330 · 79.03% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Fallbrook Skilled Nursing is an average-sized nursing home located in Fallbrook, California. With an overall rating of A+, this facility is ranked among the most impressive nursing homes we found. We couldn't find many negative things to say about this nursing home. Its ratings are just impeccable. Scroll down to find this place's category scores, which also impressed us. You really can't do any better than a straight A profile.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 93 Beds
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For profit - Partnership
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Long-term Care Quality
In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this nursing home received an A+ in the area of long-term care. When nursing homes receive this type of score in long-term care it is typically a good sign for patient care and indicates that the place is well-staffed with nurses and aids. In addition to providing very impressive levels of nursing care, this nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its patients. This statistic is also significantly better than the majority of nursing homes. Finally, we looked at its number of hospitalizations. With 1.89 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home is just about middle of the pack in this area.
Nurse Quality
This first-rate facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A+. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Our nursing score is largely associated with a facility's nurse staffing. This facility provides an incredible 4.1 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is much more care than what is provided by most facilities. Finally, this nursing home also excelled in the quality-based metrics we assessed. For example, it performed as well as any nursing home the state in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We view these statistics as predictive indicators of the quality of nursing care being provided.
Short-term Care Quality
Turning our third area, this exemplary nursing home also performed well in the category of short-term care. In this area, we gave it a grade of A+. Only a small group of nursing homes fared better in this area. In calculating our short-term care scores, we assess the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. The goal is to devise a tool for sizing up the rehabilitation services of various nursing homes. This nursing home provides a decent amount of services from physical therapists and registered nurses based on our assessment. The last measure we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. It performed as well as just about any facility in California in this area with 66 percent of its residents returning home. At most facilities, fewer than half of their short-stay residents are able to return home.
Facility Inspections
Adding another A+ to its profile, we also awarded this facility yet another perfect score in the area of inspections. Straight A+'s across the board is something very few nursing homes in California achieved. Inspection scores are based on many data points found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that excel in this category have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. 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.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Fallbrook Skilled Nursing Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care reduces the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This metric gauges the percentage of long-term stay residents that suffered falls resulting in serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indicator of lower quality nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely the result of worse hygiene protocols. However, this datapoint may also be misleading for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is the percentage of patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percent of residents who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the decline of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Measures the percent of long-term care patients that were able to retain mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the overall quality of care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percentage of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better