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Idylwood Care Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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Grade: A-minus
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1002 W. Fremont Avenue,
Sunnyvale CA 94087

(408) 739-2383

73.89% estimated occupancy 1

Idylwood Care Center is a senior living facility in Sunnyvale, California, a city with a total of 140,482 people. With an A- overall grade, we rated this facility in the top fifth of all nursing homes in the nation. You flat out can not do any better than this place. This facility also received consistently good grades in all of the major categories. More information about these categories is available below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Nurse Quality

Grade: A-plus

In addition to being a first rate nursing home overall, this facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A+. Few nursing homes fared better in this category. The nursing score consists of a handful of components, most of which are tied to quantities of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

We also would like to note the fact that this facility received a strong score of A- in our long-term care category. For residents seeking a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care is a very important category. After looking at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 93.530495 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is a bit lower than we anticipated but still a reasonably acceptable percentage. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

Adding to this facility's impressive resume, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A- for our inspections rating. Inspection ratings account for a host of factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher grades in this category typically have very few severe deficiencies. While this facility had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G through L. This means CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A few minor dings aren't necessarily something to panic about.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

In our final category, we gave this facility an A- for its short-term care score. This wrapped up an elite report card. Our short-term care ratings are based on the facility's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a vast range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, in addition to other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we considered the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Idylwood Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In Idylwood Care Center, 4.83% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This figure is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who have pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A

In Idylwood Care Center, 1.11% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who sustained falls resulting in major injury. This is one of the statistics we use in computing our nursing ratings.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In Idylwood Care Center, 1.3% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections may be associated with inadequate hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Idylwood Care Center, 15.69% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric tells you the percentage of long-term residents taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Idylwood Care Center, 7.13% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that were given antianxiety medication. These medications are prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Idylwood Care Center, 0% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients demonstrating symptoms of depression. Higher levels of depression could be an indicator worse patient care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Idylwood Care Center, 95.73% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these types of vaccines vital to patient care.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Idylwood Care Center, 13.18% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and continence. Some argue this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Idylwood Care Center, 21.77% of Residents

This tells you the percent of patients who retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: C

In Idylwood Care Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Idylwood Care Center, 21.77% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: F

In Idylwood Care Center, 26.78% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to measure patient care during rehabilitation.

Scores for Sunnyvale, CA

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

Looking for more options? Sunnyvale, California has 3 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

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  • Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa ClaraAcute Care Hospitals 3.5 miles away700 Lawrence Expressway Santa Clara California 95051Voluntary non-profit - Private(408) 236-6400
  • O'connor HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.75 miles away2105 Forest Avenue San Jose California 95128Voluntary non-profit - Private(408) 947-2500
  • Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.33 miles away751 South Bascom Avenue San Jose California 95128Government - Local(408) 885-5000
  • Stanford Health CareAcute Care Hospitals 8.78 miles away300 Pasteur Drive Stanford California 94305Voluntary non-profit - Private(650) 723-5708
  • Good Samaritan HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.31 miles away2425 Samaritan Drive San Jose California 95124Proprietary(408) 559-2011
  • Regional Medical Center of San JoseAcute Care Hospitals 11.31 miles away225 N Jackson Avenue San Jose California 95116Government - Federal(408) 259-5000

Nearby Dialysis

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  • Satellite Dialysis Mountain View2.51 miles away247 West El Camino Real Suite 100 Mountain View California 94040CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (650) 417-6420
  • Satellite Dialysis Sunnyvale2.8 miles away155 North Wolfe Rd Sunnyvale California 94086CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (408) 617-1887
  • Davita Santa Clara Dialysis Center3.47 miles away777 Lawrence Expressway Santa Clara California 95051Dialysis Stations: 24 (408) 243-1130
  • San Jose at Home4.6 miles away4400 Stevens Creek Blvd. Suite 50 San Jose California 95129Dialysis Stations: 4 (408) 985-2011
  • Stevens Creek Dialysis Center4.65 miles away275 Di Salvo Ave San Jose California 95128CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (408) 297-0103
  • Satellite Dialysis Stevens Creek4.71 miles away4360-a Stevens Creek Blvd San Jose California 95129CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 42 (408) 517-5777