Guardian Rehabilitation Hospital
533 S. Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles CA 90036 · (323) 931-1061 · 90.32% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Guardian Rehabilitation Hospital is an average-sized nursing home located in Los Angeles, California. We awarded this facility an overall rating of B+, which is a very respectable grade. In fact, this is ranked among the ten highest rated nursing homes in the city. Based on our assessment, you could do much worse than this nursing home. Fortunately, this place didn't have any weak links in any of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 93 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Short-term Care Quality
In addition to being a quality nursing home overall, this nursing home excelled at short-term care, where it earned a grade of A. Few nursing homes fared better in this category. Short-term care ratings are crucial for patients looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually utilizes more skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes a vast range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. One reason for this facility's strong score in this category is that it provides a substantially greater volume of physical therapist hours to its residents than the average nursing home. The last datapoint we looked at in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that it fared as well as just about any facility in California in this area with 58.9 percent of its residents returning home. With most facilities, fewer than half of their short-stay residents are able to return home.
Facility Inspections
Adding to its impressive category grades, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A- for our inspections rating. Our inspection ratings account for several factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher scores in this category tend to have few of these severe deficiencies. This facility was hit with 8 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be major deficiencies. This tells you that the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies to cause an imminent threat to patient health or safety. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe made us feel better about this inspection report.
Nurse Quality
Another one of this facility's impressive category grades came in the area of nursing care. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B+. When calculating a nursing home's nursing rating, we assess the amount of time nurses are caring for residents as well as the level of skill of those nurses. This facility provides an impressive 4.7 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is among the highest figures in the state. Finally, this nursing home also performed well in several of the quality measures we looked at. By way of illustration, in terms of the percentage of its patients suffering falls leading to serious injury, this facility performed as well as any facility in the country. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place 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
The next category we scored was long-term care. This facility was awarded a favorable long-term care grade in our assessment, with a grade of C. Even though this isn't quite as good as some of its other scores, this remains a decent rating in this area. Our long-term care grades are more meaningful for those in need of more conventional assistance related to personal care. On top of providing impressive levels of nursing care and other staffing, this nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its patients. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents out of the hospital. Lastly, we looked at the nursing home's number of hospitalizations. We found that this nursing home had 4.96 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Although this figure is quite a bit higher than the national average, this number may be skewed for some nursing homes due to the preexisting medical conditions of patients.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Guardian Rehabilitation Hospital Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a fall leading to serious injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections could be associated with insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents which are given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are typically given to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home patients, making these vaccines vital to patient care.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and taking a bath.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who maintained mobility. Some argue that the ability to move around is important for residents' mental and physical health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to the physical well-being of residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of nursing home care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This tells you the percent of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better