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Foothill Heights Care Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B-minus
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1515 North Fair Oaks Ave,
Pasadena CA 91103

95.1% estimated occupancy 1

Foothill Heights Care Center turns out to be one of a host of nursing home options to choose from in Pasadena, California. We awarded it an overall grade of B-, which is a middle of the road rating. This grade was right in line with the city grade in Pasadena. We were also pleased to discover that this facility received consistently decent grades in each of our categories. Additional information about these categories can be found below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • No Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Aquatic Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

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Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

It should also be noted that this facility's nursing grade outpaced its overall grade. We gave it a B+ for its nursing score. In determining a facility's nursing grade, we weigh the quantity of hours nurses are seeing residents as well as the level of licensure of the nurses. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well when it comes to avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Facility Inspections

Grade: B

It should also be noted that this nursing home's inspection grade was strong as well. We gave it a B for inspections, which is one of our better scores. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating these inspection scores. One critical factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some are relatively insignificant. This facility was assessed 8 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This tells you that the government inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies an immediate risk to patient safety or health. Remember that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in the industry.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The next category we assessed is long-term care, where this nursing home received a B- in this category. Our long-term care scores are more important for folks in need of more conventional assistance related to personal care. One of the statistics we considered in addition to nurse's aid hours was vaccinations. Thankfully, this facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 99.242424 percent of its residents. This nursing home also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

Switching gears to the fourth category, this facility was awarded a C in short-term care, which is an acceptable rating. In forming these short-term care ratings, we look at the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The objective is to create a barometer for sizing up the rehabilitation services of various nursing homes. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that this facility provided registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. Lastly, we assessed the number of residents who eventually returned home from this nursing home. We found that 4.8 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was actually well below the national average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Foothill Heights Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A

In Foothill Heights Care Center, 4.26% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay patients who are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A+

In Foothill Heights Care Center, 0% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients which suffered falls resulting in serious injury. We use this statistic in determining nursing scores.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Foothill Heights Care Center, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with insufficient hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Foothill Heights Care Center, 11.63% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to patients for many medical conditions, including dementia. Unfortunately, in some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Foothill Heights Care Center, 6.4% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents taking antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Foothill Heights Care Center, 3.57% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who are showing symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-plus

In Foothill Heights Care Center, 98.25% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these vaccines vital to patient safety.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In Foothill Heights Care Center, 8.85% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and eating.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: C

In Foothill Heights Care Center, 9.41% of Residents

This indicates the percent of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: D

In Foothill Heights Care Center, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Foothill Heights Care Center, 9.41% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-minus

In Foothill Heights Care Center, 8.38% of Patients

Measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: D

In Foothill Heights Care Center, 66.18% of Resident

This is the percent of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Scores for Pasadena, CA

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

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=555894