Located in Brawley, California, Imperial Heights Healthcare & Wellness Centre is the sole nursing home we were able to find in this city. Featuring an overall grade of B-, this is likely a solid nursing home. This place has a few things working in its favor. While this nursing home has performed respectably, we did want to let you know that there was an ownership change in the last year. We will keep an eye on their inspections and quality scores to see whether their performance goes up or down under new ownership.
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Imperial Heights Healthcare & Wellness Centre
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
Please note our records indicate that Imperial Heights Healthcare & Wellness Centre has changed ownership recently and while our data on this page is up-to-date there is a chance that the quality of this facility may change under new management.
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
To pair with its decent overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A- for our inspections rating. This is far more impressive than the facility's overall grade. These inspection scores take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this place had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as categories G through L. This tells you the government inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
Another one of this nursing home's higher category scores came in the category of short-term care. In that area, we gave this facility a B+. It actually outpaced most nursing homes in this area. In our short-term care rating, we strive to create a sound gauge for rehabilitation. In this process, we analyze a nursing home's level of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like this facility submitted information on registered nurse or physical therapist staffing. The final item we considered in this area is the number of patients that who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. We found that 5.1 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
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Nurse Quality
One of this facility's better category grades was in the area of nursing care. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of B-. Our nursing grade is based on a number of datapoints. The most heavily weighted variable is the quantity of hours nurses spent with patients. This nursing home averages just 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day, which is well below average. Lastly, nursing ratings also consider quality-based assessments, such as preventing major falls. Despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours per resident, this facility performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is often a good indicator that a facility has sufficient quality controls in place. Many falls could be avoided if a nursing home supplies enough nurses to assist its patients.
Long-term Care Quality
The final category we analyzed was long-term care. We gave it a grade of C in that category. This is a fair grade in this area. Long-term care grades are used to score a nursing home's performance as a traditional convalescent home, as opposed to focusing on the skilled nursing services offered by a skilled nursing facility. Once we looked at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is more than the average nursing home. This nursing home keeps its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Imperial Heights Healthcare & Wellness Centre Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Imperial Heights Healthcare & Wellness Centre, 15.33% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Imperial Heights Healthcare & Wellness Centre, 3.59% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure measures the percent of long-term patients which sustained a fall leading to major injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be a sign of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Imperial Heights Healthcare & Wellness Centre, 1.3% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are often caused by poor nursing care. However, this statistic could also be misleading for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Imperial Heights Healthcare & Wellness Centre, 6.25% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure measures the percent of long-term stay residents receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Imperial Heights Healthcare & Wellness Centre, 16.34% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care residents taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Imperial Heights Healthcare & Wellness Centre, 3.57% of Patients
This is the percent of residents showing symptoms of depression. High rates of depression may be a sign worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Imperial Heights Healthcare & Wellness Centre, 97.93% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term residents that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these types of vaccines indispensable.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Imperial Heights Healthcare & Wellness Centre, 6.09% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and bathing.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Imperial Heights Healthcare & Wellness Centre, 10.74% of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that maintained mobility. Some would argue that mobility is critical to patients mental and physical health.
Hospitalizations
In Imperial Heights Healthcare & Wellness Centre, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care. There is a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Imperial Heights Healthcare & Wellness Centre, 10.74% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Imperial Heights Healthcare & Wellness Centre, 16.44% of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Imperial Heights Healthcare & Wellness Centre, 76.89% of Resident
This is a measure of the percent of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many in the industry believe that this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Pioneers Memorial Healthcare DistrictAcute Care Hospitals 0.83 miles away207 West Legion Road Brawley California 92227Government - Hospital District or Authority(760) 351-3333
- El Centro Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 13.09 miles away1415 Ross Avenue El Centro California 92243Government - Local(760) 339-7100
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc-Brawley0.83 miles away751 Legion Road, Suite 100 Brawley California 92227CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (760) 344-3766
- Fmc-El Centro Desert Valley Dialysis Center12.29 miles away110 S. Fifth Street El Centro California 92243Dialysis Stations: 20 (760) 353-0353
- Fmc-Imperial County13.74 miles away200 Wake Avenue El Centro California 92243CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 36 (760) 353-3323