Folsom Care Center is an average-sized facility in Folsom, California. This facility is one of the highest-rated facilities we assessed. Receiving an A+ in our rating scheme requires first-rate marks across the board. In fact, we ranked this facility in the top five percentile of all nursing homes in the country. As you will see below, this nursing home performed just as well in our category grades. In fact, we gave it straight A's!
Folsom Care Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Dialysis Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Audiology
- Colostomy Care
- Catheter Care
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
In addition to receiving a great overall rating, this facility also earned an A+ inspection grade. This score is based on the facility's recent inspection reports. An A+ in this area is one of the highest complements we can offer a nursing home. Our inspection scores account for several factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better grades in this area generally have few severe deficiencies. 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.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was given a strong short-term care score. Indeed, this is this facility's second best category grade. In that category, this facility received a score of A. In computing our short-term care grades, we look at a nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other licensed professionals. This rating is more often than not a useful measure of the facility's rehabilitation. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the number of patients who eventually returned home from this facility. We found that 6.4 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
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Long-term Care Quality
Moving on our next category, this facility was awarded a top-shelf long-term care grade. In fact, we gave it a grade of A in this area. Nursing homes that receive this type of score in this category tend to provide consistent 24/7 care to ensure residents are well cared for. On top of considering the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia sadly can be a dangerous ailment for nursing home patients so we strongly prefer when a facility doesn't leave its residents vulnerable. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Nurse Quality
The final category we assessed was nursing, where this nursing home was awarded an A. This rounded out a very impressive report card. Not many nursing homes earned an A- or better in every category. Nursing scores are based largely on levels of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as having a protocol of moving a patient more often.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Folsom Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Folsom Care Center, 7.62% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Folsom Care Center, 1.67% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care . Falls are routinely the result of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Folsom Care Center, 1.21% of Patients had UTIs
This gauges the percent of long-term patients which have experienced a UTI. UTI's could be an indication of a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this metric may be misleading for certain facilities due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Folsom Care Center, 10.06% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Folsom Care Center, 13.91% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. These medications are generally given to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Folsom Care Center, 4.33% of Patients
This is the percent of residents showing symptoms of depression. Increased rates of depression may imply lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Folsom Care Center, 95.72% of Patients
This is the percent of patients who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Folsom Care Center, 8.37% Percentage of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Folsom Care Center, 14.05% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients that maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Folsom Care Center, 1.49 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Folsom Care Center, 14.05 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Folsom Care Center, 9.85 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Folsom Care Center, 79.63% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with ADL's usually correlates with successful rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Mercy Hospital of FolsomAcute Care Hospitals 1.33 miles away1650 Creekside Drive Folsom California 95630Voluntary non-profit - Private(916) 983-7400
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - RosevilleAcute Care Hospitals 6.37 miles away1600 Eureka Road Roseville California 95661Voluntary non-profit - Private(916) 784-4000
- Mercy San Juan Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.81 miles away6501 Coyle Ave Carmichael California 95608Voluntary non-profit - Other(916) 537-5000
- Heritage Oaks HospitalPsychiatric 10.82 miles away4250 Auburn Blvd Sacramento California 95841Proprietary(916) 489-3336
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - SacramentoAcute Care Hospitals 13.09 miles away2025 Morse Avenue Sacramento California 95825Voluntary non-profit - Private(916) 973-5000
- Mercy General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.95 miles away4001 J St Sacramento California 95819Voluntary non-profit - Private(916) 453-4453
- University of California Davis Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 17.67 miles away2315 Stockton Boulevard Sacramento California 95817Voluntary non-profit - Other(916) 734-2011
- Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoAcute Care Hospitals 17.76 miles away2825 Capitol Avenue Sacramento California 95816Voluntary non-profit - Private(916) 733-8999
Nearby Dialysis
- Satellite Healthcare Folsom1.63 miles away210 Blue Ravine Rd Suite 100 Folsom California 95630Dialysis Stations: 13 (916) 365-8100
- Orangevale Dialysis Center2.18 miles away9267 Greenback Lane #a2 Orangevale California 95662CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (916) 988-5666
- Rai Harding Blvd6.98 miles away1781 Santa Clara Drive Roseville California 95661Dialysis Stations: 16 (916) 746-0071
- Rai Secret Ravine Parkway7.25 miles away1451 Secret Ravine Parkway Suite 130 Roseville California 95661CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (916) 773-4000
- Davita Roseville Dialysis Center7.43 miles away1836 Sierra Gardens Dr., Suite 150 Roseville California 95661CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (916) 772-0306
- Sunset Dialysis Center8.01 miles away3071 Gold Canal Drive Rancho Cordova California 95670CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (916) 638-8429
- Antelope Dialysis Center8.06 miles away6406 Tupelo Drive Ste-A Citrus Heights California 95621CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 31 (916) 721-1800
- Dci Madison Dialysis Clinic9.43 miles away5222 Madison Avenue Sacramento California 95841Dialysis Stations: 12 (916) 338-6644