Golden Living Center-Sanger is an average-sized nursing home located in Sanger, California. It looks like this facility is a relatively poor facility. A grade of this caliber suggests we found a few red flags. If you are not satisfied with this facility's pedestrian overall grade, you may have to look in other cities as this is the only nursing home in Sanger. We wouldn't blame you if you're ready to stop reading and find another facility. However, if you want to learn more about this place's category grades, nursing grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
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Golden Living Center-Sanger
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
Note: Golden Living Center-Sanger has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
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Nurse Quality
Although we gave this nursing home a poor overall score, we gave it a fairly respectable grade in the area of nursing, where it received a B-. This was at least better than its other category grades. The nursing rating weighs many factors, many of which are based on nursing hours. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day, which is a very low figure. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this nursing home excelled in some of the quality measures we looked at. It scored well when it comes to avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. Many consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care. In some cases, the quality of nursing care is as important as the quantity of hours of care provided.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's second highest category is its short-term care grade, where it was awarded a B-. In computing our short-term care ratings, we analyze a facility's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other highly trained professionals. This area is considered to be a meaningful measure of a facility's rehabilitation services. Unfortunately, this place was below average in terms of its quantity of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its residents based on the measures we assessed. The last datapoint we considered in this category is the percentage of patients who returned home from the facility. We found that just 6.1 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
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Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's next highest category turned out to be its long-term care grade, where it received a grade of B-. For prospective patients looking for a permanent place to live rather than skilled nursing, long-term care is a very important category. In addition to assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is better than the majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Facility Inspections
The last category we addressed was inspections. We gave this nursing home a grade of C. Our inspection rating is based on the nursing home's government inspections. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing these inspection grades. One key factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more important than the number of deficiencies, as some of these are quite insignificant. This nursing home was assessed 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to find that none were category G through L deficiencies. This indicates that inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies to present an imminent danger to patient safety or health. Lastly, this facility was flagged by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We prefer to avoid facilities with this designation. Please do your best to find an alternative nursing home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Golden Living Center-Sanger Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Golden Living Center-Sanger, 2.38% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage resulting from remaining in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Golden Living Center-Sanger, 3.64% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Major falls resulting in injury are routinely the result of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Golden Living Center-Sanger, 0.81% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic measures the percentage of long-term residents which sustained urinary tract infections. While more of these infections may reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it is problematic to compare between facilities due to facilities having differing reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Golden Living Center-Sanger, 2.91% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Golden Living Center-Sanger, 21.71% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure tells you the percentage of long-term patients who are administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are generally given to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Golden Living Center-Sanger, 7.87% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients showing symptoms of depression. Many in the industry would argue this is a measure of resident quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Golden Living Center-Sanger, 99.41% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Golden Living Center-Sanger, 8.48% of Patients
This is the percent of patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Golden Living Center-Sanger, 10.51% of Residents
Measures the percent of long-term stay patients who retained mobility levels.
Hospitalizations
In Golden Living Center-Sanger, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Golden Living Center-Sanger, 10.51% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Golden Living Center-Sanger, 9.29% of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the quality of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Golden Living Center-Sanger, 80.63% of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Clovis Community Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.62 miles away2755 Herndon Ave Clovis California 93611Voluntary non-profit - Private(559) 324-4000
- Community Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.99 miles away2823 Fresno Street Fresno California 93721Voluntary non-profit - Private(559) 459-6000
- Saint Agnes Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 14.29 miles away1303 E Herndon Ave Fresno California 93710Voluntary non-profit - Church(559) 450-3000
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - FresnoAcute Care Hospitals 15.29 miles away7300 North Fresno St Fresno California 93720Voluntary non-profit - Private(559) 448-4500
- Valley Children's HospitalChildrens 17.96 miles away9300 Valley Childrens Place Madera California 93636Voluntary non-profit - Private(559) 353-5116
Nearby Dialysis
- Sanger Sequoia Dialysis Center0.26 miles away2517 Jensen Avenue Building B Sanger California 93657CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (559) 876-3852
- Selma Dialysis Center9.38 miles away2711 Cinema Way #111 Selma California 93662CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (559) 891-2750
- Fmc Fresno Airport East9.59 miles away1899 North Helm Ave Suite 101 Fresno California 93727Dialysis Stations: 24 (559) 452-1480
- Ash Tree Dialysis10.08 miles away2666 North Grove Industrial Drive Suite 106 Fresno California 93727CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 36 (559) 251-1919
- Bma of Central Valley Rural Dialysis10.11 miles away810 E. Manning Ave Reedley California 93654Dialysis Stations: 17 (559) 637-1676
- Community Dialysis Center - Clovis10.82 miles away501 North Medical Center Dr East, Suite 1100 Clovis California 93611Dialysis Stations: 12 (559) 324-4030
- Fmc Clovis11.32 miles away2585 Alluvial Ave Clovis California 93611Dialysis Stations: 25 (559) 324-8023
- Community Dialysis Center12 miles away215 North Fresno Street Suite 150 Fresno California 93701CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 41 (559) 459-3901