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Freedom Village Healthcare Center

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Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: A-plus
Oct 18: ANov 18: ADec 18: AJan 19: A+Feb 19: A+May 19: A+Jun 19: A+Jul 19: A+Aug 19: A+Sep 19: A+Jan 20: AMar 20: AApr 20: A+May 20: A+Jun 20: A+Jul 20: A+Aug 20: A+Sep 20: A+Oct 20: A+Jan 21: A+Feb 21: A+Mar 21: A+Apr 21: A+May 21: A+Jun 21: A+Jul 21: A+Aug 21: A+Sep 21: A+Oct 21: A+Nov 21: A+Jan 22: AFeb 22: AMar 22: AApr 22: A+May 22: A+Jun 22: A+Aug 22: A+Sep 22: A+
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Freedom Village Healthcare Center's website

23442 El Toro Road,
Lake Forest CA 92630

(949) 472-0277

65.96% estimated occupancy 1

Freedom Village Healthcare Center is one of just a couple nursing homes in Lake Forest, California. This nursing home turns out to be an A+ rated facility. Receiving an A+ in our rating system takes superb scores across the board. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top five percentile of all nursing homes in the nation. As you will find below, this nursing home performed just as well in our category grades. We gave it a straight A report card!

Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Partnership
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy

Awards

Best Nursing Home in Lake Forest, California badge

Best Nursing Home in Lake Forest, California Awards 2019

Top Nursing Home in California badge

Top Nursing Home in California Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in Lake Forest, California badge

Best Nursing Home in Lake Forest, California Awards 2020

Top Nursing Home in California badge

Top Nursing Home in California Awards 2021

Best Nursing Home in Lake Forest, California badge

Best Nursing Home in Lake Forest, California Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)
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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-plus

One of the many reasons this place received a great overall grade is that it earned an A+ in short-term care. This is as good as it gets in this area. Short-term care grades are based on the nursing home's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a broad range of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, not to mention other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final metric we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to return home from the facility. We found that 7.2 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A

Adding to its impressive category grades, this nursing home excelled in the category of inspections, where it earned a grade of A. Few nursing homes performed as well in this area. These inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A

Adding to its impressive resume, this nursing home also excelled in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A for that category. There are numerous factors within this category. Most of these factors relate to nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

Turning to our next area, this nursing home also performed well in our long-term care category. We awarded it a grade of A for that area. This wrapped up truly elite report card. Long-term care grades in this range generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. Once we looked at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 94.38203 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents out of the hospital. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Sep 22

Freedom Village Healthcare Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Freedom Village Healthcare Center, 7.45% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols minimizes the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B

In Freedom Village Healthcare Center, 1.7% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term stay patients who have had a fall leading to severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in calculating our nursing grades.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Freedom Village Healthcare Center, 1.24% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely associated with facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Closer supervision can limit the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Note that this datapoint is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Freedom Village Healthcare Center, 10.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are given to residents for a variety of medical conditions, such as dementia. Sadly, in limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Freedom Village Healthcare Center, 13.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Freedom Village Healthcare Center, 4.64% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents demonstrating signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Freedom Village Healthcare Center, 95.44% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines critical to patient well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-plus

In Freedom Village Healthcare Center, 7.92% Percentage of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and eating.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: F

In Freedom Village Healthcare Center, 12.45% Percentage of Residents

This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that remained mobile levels.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Freedom Village Healthcare Center, 12.45 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-minus

In Freedom Village Healthcare Center, 9.83 Percentage of Patients

This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-plus

In Freedom Village Healthcare Center, 79.79% Percentage of Resident

This is a measure of the percent of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Memorialcare Saddleback Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 1.17 miles away24451 Health Center Drive Laguna Hills California 92653Voluntary non-profit - Private(949) 837-4500
  • Orange County Global Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 12.12 miles away1001 North Tustin Avenue Santa Ana California 92705Proprietary(714) 953-3610
  • South Coast Global Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 12.51 miles away2701 S Bristol St Santa Ana California 92704Proprietary(714) 754-5454
  • Chapman Global Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 13.78 miles away2601 E Chapman Ave Orange California 92869Proprietary(714) 633-0011
  • St Joseph HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.86 miles away1100 West Stewart Dr Orange California 92868Voluntary non-profit - Church(714) 633-9111
  • Fountain Valley Regional Hospital & Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.32 miles away17100 Euclid Street Fountain Valley California 92708Proprietary(714) 966-7200
  • University of California Irvine Med CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.87 miles away101 City Drive South Orange California 92868Government - Local(714) 456-6112
  • Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.95 miles away9920 Talbert Avenue Fountain Valley California 92708Proprietary(714) 378-7406

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita-Saddleback Dialysis1.46 miles away23141 Plaza Pointe Drive Laguna Hills California 92653CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (949) 588-9211
  • Satellite Healthcare Laguna Hills1.56 miles away25251 Paseo De Alicia, Suite 105 Laguna Hills California 92653CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (949) 420-5700
  • Fmc-Mission Viejo1.85 miles away23681 via Linda, Suite E Mission Viejo California 92691CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (949) 587-0163
  • Davita-Laguna Hills Dialysis2.27 miles away25332 Cabot Road Laguna Hills California 92653CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (949) 380-1925
  • Davita-Mission Viejo Dialysis3 miles away27640 Marguerite Parkway Mission Viejo California 92692CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (949) 347-2433
  • Fmc-Rai-Laguna Canyon-Irvine4.82 miles away16255 Laguna Canyon Road Irvine California 92618CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (949) 727-4495
  • Davita-San Juan Capistrano South Dialysis7.19 miles away31736 Rancho Viejo Road, Suite B San Juan Capistrano California 92675CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (949) 240-1454
  • Davita-Newport Irvine Dialysis10.05 miles away4300 Von Karman Newport Beach California 92660Dialysis Stations: 17 (949) 863-1382