Grossmont Post Acute Care

Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating

8787 Center Drive,
La Mesa CA 91942

85.11% estimated occupancy ¹

Grossmont Post Acute Care is a senior living facility in La Mesa, California, which has a total of 69,848 people. This proved to be an A rated facility. This facility was given one of the top scores that we offer. A grade of this caliber requires excellent scores across the board. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top fifth of all facilities in the nation. If you scroll down, you will see this facility's category ratings, which are also impressive.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
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Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Corporation

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Nurse Quality

On top of being a first rate facility overall, this facility also excelled in the category of nursing, where it received an A+. Few nursing homes fared better in this area. Our nursing rating includes several datapoints, however, the primary one is the quantity of nurse hours per patient per week. This place offers a very impressive 4.8 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This is among the better totals in the country. Lastly, this nursing home also excelled in the quality-based metrics we looked at. It performed as well as any facility the state when it comes to minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.

Short-term Care Quality

On the list of its many impressive scores, this facility received a strong short-term care score. In fact, it received a score of A in that category. In the area of short-term care, we attempt to assess measures of a facility's rehabilitation. We assess the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. This facility excelled in the two key staffing areas we looked at. The facility supplied more care from physical therapists and registered nurses than the average facility. This is an encouraging sign. The last metric we assessed in this category is the percentage of residents who ultimately returned home from the facility. We found that it performed as well as just about any facility in California in this area with 61.3 percent of its patients returning home. At most facilities, fewer than half of their short-term residents are able to return home.

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Facility Inspections

This nursing home has had near flawless government inspections in recent years. We gave them an impressive grade of A in this category. Perhaps the most significant factor we consider in calculating our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places with higher scores in this category most likely avoided the most severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. While this place had a few deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were serious based on CMS' scale. A few minor dings aren't necessarily something to panic about.

Long-term Care Quality

The next category we scored was long-term care. This facility was awarded a better than average nursing rating this year, with a B. Even though this was not nearly as strong as many of its other scores, this remains one of our more favorable scores in this category. When facilities receive a score in this range in long-term care it typically means it has plenty of staff and is a quality place to live on a permanent basis. After looking at the significant amount of nursing hours provided by this facility, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is far higher than the average nursing home. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Grossmont Post Acute Care Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Grossmont Post Acute Care, 7.63% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often caused by patients staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Grossmont Post Acute Care, 1.66% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls leading to injury are often the result of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Grossmont Post Acute Care, 1.19% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often associated with poor nursing care. More frequent bathing reduces the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Keep in mind that this statistic is affected by by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Grossmont Post Acute Care, 9.98% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are given to residents for many conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Grossmont Post Acute Care, 13.87% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of patients given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are typically given to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Grossmont Post Acute Care, 4.32% of Patients

This is the percent of residents exhibiting signs of depression. Higher rates of depression may reveal a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Grossmont Post Acute Care, 96.21% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term residents that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient care.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Grossmont Post Acute Care, 8.35% Percentage of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Grossmont Post Acute Care, 14.01% Percentage of Residents

Measures the percentage of long-term care patients who retained mobility levels. Some experts believe that mobility is critical to residents' well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Grossmont Post Acute Care, 14.01 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Grossmont Post Acute Care, 9.82 Percentage of Patients

This is 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

In Grossmont Post Acute Care, 79.69% Percentage of Resident

This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements.

Scores for La Mesa, CA

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

Looking for more options? La Mesa, California has 6 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

Grossmont HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.15 miles away5555 Grossmont Center Drive Box 58 La Mesa California 91942Government - Hospital District or Authority(619) 465-0711
Alvarado Hospital Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 2.78 miles away6655 Alvarado Road San Diego California 92120Proprietary(619) 229-3172
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - ZionAcute Care Hospitals 5.13 miles away4647 Zion Ave San Diego California 92120Voluntary non-profit - Private(619) 528-5000
Paradise Valley HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.78 miles away2400 East 4th St National City California 91950Proprietary(619) 470-4321
Sharp Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.57 miles away7901 Frost St San Diego California 92123Voluntary non-profit - Private(858) 939-3400
Nmc San DiegoAcute Care - Department of Defense 8.59 miles away34800 Bob Wilson Drive San Diego California 92134Department of Defense(619) 532-6400
Scripps Mercy HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.04 miles away4077 5th Ave San Diego California 92103Voluntary non-profit - Private(619) 294-8111
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrAcute Care Hospitals 9.28 miles away200 West Arbor Drive San Diego California 92103Voluntary non-profit - Other(619) 543-6222

Nearby Dialysis

Fmc-La Mesa Dialysis Center0.69 miles away5995 Severin Drive La Mesa California 91942CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (619) 462-9992
Fmc-Rai-Fletcher Parkway-El Cajon2.73 miles away858 Fletcher Parkway El Cajon California 92020CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (619) 442-4122
Davita-College Dialysis3.24 miles away6535 University Avenue San Diego California 92115CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (619) 287-8796
Fmc-Dialysis Services of College3.37 miles away5961 University Avenue Suite 317 San Diego California 92115CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (619) 286-0821
Fmc-Balboa East County4.47 miles away570 N. Second Street El Cajon California 92021CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (619) 588-7500
Fmc-Rai-Mission Gorge San Diego4.95 miles away7007 Mission Gorge Road, 1st Floor San Diego California 92120CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 33 (619) 229-1070
Fmc-Dialysis Services of Paradise6.67 miles away6919 Paradise Valley Road San Diego California 92139CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (619) 475-2872
Davita-San Diego East6.71 miles away292 Euclid Avenue, Suite 100 San Diego California 92114CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (619) 262-7225