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Idle Acre Sanitarium & Convalescent Hospital

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Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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5044 Buffington Rd.,
El Monte CA 91732

(626) 443-1351

89.81% estimated occupancy 1

Idle Acre Sanitarium & Convalescent Hospital is located in El Monte, California. The city has a total of 90,977 people. We awarded this facility an overall rating of A-, which is an elite grade. Indeed, this turned out to be the number one rated nursing home in the city. This is really as good of a place as you're going to find. This facility was also given phenomenal scores in all four of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.

Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy

Awards

Best Nursing Home in El Monte, California badge

Best Nursing Home in El Monte, California Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in El Monte, California badge

Best Nursing Home in El Monte, California Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

With an overall grade this high, it should come as no surprise that this facility excelled in the area of inspections, where it received an A. Arguably the most critical factor we consider in determining our inspection grades is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places with higher grades in this area most likely dodged the more severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. Although this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its report, none were serious based on CMS' scale. We should point out that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in the industry.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A-minus

Adding to its strong resume, this facility also received an excellent nursing score, with a grade of A-. Nursing scores are primarily associated with the nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this facility 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 nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a system of turning residents more frequently.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

This facility also was awarded an impressive long-term care score. Indeed, we awarded it an above average grade of B+ in this area. Nursing homes that do well in long-term care tend to be well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to residents. In addition to assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is much higher than most nursing homes. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

The last category we assessed was short-term care, where this nursing home received a B+. This rounded out a very impressive report card. Few nursing homes earned a B+ or higher in in each area we assessed. Our short-term care ratings are presumably more important for residents in need of rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation usually mandates more skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means not just nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Sep 22

Idle Acre Sanitarium & Convalescent Hospital Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Idle Acre Sanitarium & Convalescent Hospital, 7.45% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A

In Idle Acre Sanitarium & Convalescent Hospital, 1.7% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care. Closer supervision can reduce the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Idle Acre Sanitarium & Convalescent Hospital, 1.24% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of long-term care residents which have suffered from urinary tract infections. UTI's could be a sign of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this datapoint can be misleading for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In Idle Acre Sanitarium & Convalescent Hospital, 10.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure gauges the percentage of long-term patients that are prescribed antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior in situations where such drugs are not medically required. However, some facilities may need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of residents suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Idle Acre Sanitarium & Convalescent Hospital, 13.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of residents who were given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are given to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Idle Acre Sanitarium & Convalescent Hospital, 4.64% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. High rates of depression could reveal a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-plus

In Idle Acre Sanitarium & Convalescent Hospital, 95.44% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Idle Acre Sanitarium & Convalescent Hospital, 7.92% Percentage of Patients

This is the percentage of patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the decline of a resident's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: D

In Idle Acre Sanitarium & Convalescent Hospital, 12.45% Percentage of Residents

This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients who maintained mobility. Some experts believe that the ability to move around is important for patients physical and mental health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: D

In Idle Acre Sanitarium & Convalescent Hospital, 1.61 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is critical to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A

In Idle Acre Sanitarium & Convalescent Hospital, 12.45 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-plus

In Idle Acre Sanitarium & Convalescent Hospital, 9.83 Percentage of Patients

Measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: F

In Idle Acre Sanitarium & Convalescent Hospital, 79.79% Percentage of Resident

This tells you the percent of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Scores for El Monte, CA

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • 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-minus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus

Looking for more options? El Monte, California has 7 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

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  • Emanate Health Inter-Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.56 miles away210 W San Bernardino Road Covina California 91723Proprietary(626) 814-2468
  • Garfield Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.75 miles away525 N Garfield Ave Monterey Park California 91754Proprietary(626) 573-2222
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  • Glendora Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.48 miles away150 West Route 66 Glendora California 91740Proprietary(626) 335-0231
  • Huntington Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.78 miles away100 W California Blvd Pasadena California 91109Voluntary non-profit - Other(626) 397-5000
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Nearby Dialysis

  • Temple City Dialysis Facility, Inc.2.39 miles away9945 Lower Azusa Road Temple City California 91780CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (626) 442-3400
  • Davita-Greater El Monte Dialysis Center2.99 miles away1938 Tyler Avenue, Suite J-168 South El Monte California 91733CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 14 (626) 350-6692
  • Advanced Dialysis Center3.03 miles away3932 Downing Avenue Baldwin Park California 91706Dialysis Stations: 18 (626) 856-3333
  • Mountain View Dialysis Center, Inc.3.63 miles away900 S. Mountain Avenue Monrovia California 91016Dialysis Stations: 24 (626) 932-1810
  • Fmc-El Monte3.66 miles away11204 E. Rush Street South El Monte California 91733Dialysis Stations: 17 (626) 582-1121
  • Davita-Rosemead Springs Dialysis Center3.75 miles away3212 Rosemead Blvd. El Monte California 91731CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (626) 280-2080
  • Davita-Arcadia Oaks Dialysis3.8 miles away721 W Huntington Drive, Suite a-D Arcadia California 91007CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (626) 294-9682
  • Davita-Covina Dialysis Center4.18 miles away1547 W. Garvey Avenue North West Covina California 91790CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (626) 960-9404