Huntington Valley Healthcare Center
8382 Newman Avenue, Huntington Beach CA 92647 · (714) 842-5551 · 86.66% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Huntington Valley Healthcare Center is located in Huntington Beach, California. This nursing home proved to be a very solid facility, with an overall grade of B. This grade is right in line with the city grade in Huntington Beach. We were also pleased to find that this nursing home did not have any poor grades in any of the four major categories. Additional information about these categories can be found below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 144 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Limited Liability company
Resident Council:
Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
On top of receiving a strong overall grade, this nursing home also earned top notch government inspections in recent years. We gave them one of our higher scores in this area, with an A-. Our inspection grades are tied to many datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that excel in this category typically have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. Fortunately, although this place had some minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you the inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. We should note that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in the industry.
Short-term Care Quality
Another one of this facility's above average category scores came in the category of short-term care. We gave them one of our stronger scores in that area, with a score of B+. In the area of short-term care, we endeavor to evaluate measures of a facility's rehabilitation services. We analyze a nursing home's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and various therapists. This facility offered more registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than most nursing homes. The final datapoint we looked at in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We found that this nursing home was better than average with 54.6 percent of its patients returning home.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we assessed was long-term care, where this facility was awarded a B- in this area. In our long-term care category, we focus more on the sheer quantity of services provided by a facility, as well as a few qualitative datapoints. In addition to providing quality levels of nursing care, this facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 99.75308 percent of its patients. This percentage is better than the average nursing home. Lastly, we looked at the facility's number of hospitalizations. Here we found that this facility had 3.68 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Although this figure is quite a bit higher than the national average, this number may be skewed for some facilities based on the medical complexity of patients.
Nurse Quality
The final category we rated was nursing. We awarded this facility a grade of B- in that category. Our nursing rating weighs a host of factors. The most heavily weighted variable is the amount of time nurses spent with residents. This facility provided 4.5 hours of nursing care per patient daily, which is among the better totals in California. A significant portion of those hours were provided by registered nurses, which are one of the more highly skilled levels of nurses. We were impressed by both of these figures. Finally, we also factored some quality measures into our nursing grades. Specifically, we looked at the percent of residents who sustained pressure ulcers and major falls. We look at these areas as good indicators of the quality of nursing care, since better care tends to reduce these problems.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Huntington Valley Healthcare Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a fall which caused severe injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to patients for many medical conditions, including cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients demonstrating symptoms of depression. High rates of depression may be a sign a less hospitable environment.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This indicates the percentage of residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of erosion of a resident's medical condition.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Measures the percent of long-term patients that maintained mobility. Some experts believe that mobility is important for patients health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is key to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home 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 care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of performance with ADL's often correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better