With an address in Cupertino, California, Health Care Center at the Forum at Rancho San Antonio is one of only three facilities in the city. With an A+ overall grade, we ranked this nursing home number 28 in the United States. This puts it in the top one percentile of all facilities. Based on our ratings, this nursing home is simply as good as it gets. Keep reading to find this place's category scores, which are equally impressive. You really can't do any better than a straight A profile.
Health Care Center at the Forum at Rancho San Antonio
- Nursing Home
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Grade: A-plus
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- No Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- Non profit - Other
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Nurse Quality
Grade: A-plus
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility excelled in our nursing rating. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Our nursing grade assesses quite a few factors, most of which are based on quantities of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by employing a protocol of moving a patient even once per day.
Long-term Care Quality
Grade: A-plus
This nursing home also received an A+ for its long-term care score. When facilities receive a grade in this range in this category it generally means it's well-staffed and is an overall good place to reside on a permanent basis. Once we looked at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Vaccines are critical to keeping patients healthy. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
Grade: A-plus
Moving on our next area, this high end facility also fared very well in the category of short-term care. In this area, it received a A+. Only a small group of facilities performed better in this area. Our short-term care ratings are crucial for patients in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires more highly-skilled nursing. This means a vast range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final datapoint we assessed in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that 6.5 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Facility Inspections
Grade: A-plus
Continuing with its remarkable performance, by receiving an A+ inspection grade, this facility topped off a perfect report card of straight A+'s. This inspection grade is based on the facility's recent government inspection reports. An A+ in this category is one of the highest complements we can offer a nursing home. Our inspection grades are tied to pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that receive favorable grades in this category tend to have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Amazingly, this was one of the few nursing homes in the country that had no deficiencies whatsoever on its inspection report. This is very impressive. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Health Care Center at the Forum at Rancho San Antonio Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: A-plus
In Health Care Center at the Forum at Rancho San Antonio, 7.45% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: B-minus
In Health Care Center at the Forum at Rancho San Antonio, 1.7% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents that have had a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are often linked to lower levels of patient supervision. Better nursing care reduces the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: A+
In Health Care Center at the Forum at Rancho San Antonio, 1.24% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often linked to poor nursing care. However, this statistic may also be skewed for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: A-plus
In Health Care Center at the Forum at Rancho San Antonio, 10.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are given to residents for many conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Unfortunately, in some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: A-plus
In Health Care Center at the Forum at Rancho San Antonio, 13.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are commonly used to treat residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: A-minus
In Health Care Center at the Forum at Rancho San Antonio, 4.64% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients exhibiting depressive symptoms. Many in the industry believe that this is a measure of quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: A
In Health Care Center at the Forum at Rancho San Antonio, 95.44% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: A
In Health Care Center at the Forum at Rancho San Antonio, 7.92% Percentage of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: A-minus
In Health Care Center at the Forum at Rancho San Antonio, 12.45% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
Grade: B-minus
In Health Care Center at the Forum at Rancho San Antonio, 1.61 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: C
In Health Care Center at the Forum at Rancho San Antonio, 12.45 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Grade: B
In Health Care Center at the Forum at Rancho San Antonio, 9.83 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Grade: C
In Health Care Center at the Forum at Rancho San Antonio, 79.79% Percentage of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- El Camino HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.27 miles away2500 Grant Road Mountain View California 94040Government - Hospital District or Authority(650) 940-7000
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- Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.73 miles away751 South Bascom Avenue San Jose California 95128Government - Local(408) 885-5000
- Good Samaritan HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.9 miles away2425 Samaritan Drive San Jose California 95124Proprietary(408) 559-2011
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood CityAcute Care Hospitals 13.08 miles away1100 Veterans Boulevard Redwood City California 94063Voluntary non-profit - Private(650) 299-2000
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