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Lake Merritt Healthcare Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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309 Macarthur Boulevard,
Oakland CA 94610

(510) 836-3777

89.81% estimated occupancy 1

Lake Merritt Healthcare Center is a small nursing home located in Oakland, California. This is a strong nursing home with a grade of B+ overall. We were pleased to find out that many of the other nursing homes in Oakland received similar grades. As far as we can see, this place is a good fit for most people. This place is better in some categories than others, but it didn't have any bad scores in any of our major areas discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

One of the reasons this place is a quality nursing home is that it received a very impressive inspection grade. Inspections is its best category. In that category, we awarded this facility a grade of A-. Inspection grades account for a host of factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher scores in this area tend to have very few severe deficiencies. Fortunately, although this facility had some minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means that CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in the industry.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

Building on its impressive profile, this facility also excelled in the area of nursing. We gave it an B+ for that category. Our nursing rating is primarily associated with a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as having a policy of turning a patient even once per day.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

This nursing home is also strong in the category of short-term care, where it received a score of B. It performed better than most nursing homes in this category. In determining our short-term care scores, we assess the facility's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other licensed professionals. This grade is considered to be a reliable assessment of a nursing home's rehabilitation. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final datapoint we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients that eventually returned home from the facility. We found that 3.9 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The next area we assessed is long-term care. We gave this nursing home an acceptable score in this category, with a B-. While this wasn't as strong as several of this nursing home's other grades, it is nevertheless not a major area of concern. For long-term care residents, the primary goal is to maintain residents' quality of life and keep them safe. On top of looking at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 99.4382 percent of its patients. This nursing home keeps its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Lake Merritt Healthcare Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: F

In Lake Merritt Healthcare Center, 16.84% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B

In Lake Merritt Healthcare Center, 3.37% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Major falls resulting in injury are often caused by lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Lake Merritt Healthcare Center, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often caused by lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint could be skewed for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Lake Merritt Healthcare Center, 8.84% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients taking antipsychotic drugs. 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 limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A

In Lake Merritt Healthcare Center, 11.05% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Lake Merritt Healthcare Center, 3.75% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Lake Merritt Healthcare Center, 99.72% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-minus

In Lake Merritt Healthcare Center, 9.8% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and taking a bath. Some experts believe this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: C

In Lake Merritt Healthcare Center, 10.85% of Residents

This tells you the percent of patients who retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Lake Merritt Healthcare Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Lake Merritt Healthcare Center, 10.85% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-plus

In Lake Merritt Healthcare Center, 3.71% of Patients

This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-plus

In Lake Merritt Healthcare Center, 83.47% of Resident

This is the percentage of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Scores for Oakland, CA

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

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Nearby Dialysis

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  • Wellbound of Emeryville3.28 miles away2000 Powell Street Suite 140 Emeryville California 94608Dialysis Stations: 4 (510) 985-9660
  • Berkeley Dialysis Center3.34 miles away2655 Shattuck Ave Berkeley California 94704CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 23 (510) 486-8706
  • Us Renal Care Berkeley3.48 miles away2895 7th Street Berkeley California 94710Dialysis Stations: 24 (510) 843-0627