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Lancaster Health Care Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: D
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1642 West Avenue J,
Lancaster CA 93534

(661) 942-8463

95.15% estimated occupancy 1

Lancaster Health Care Center is in Lancaster, California, a city with a total of 182,305 people. We awarded this facility an overall grade of D. A score of this caliber typically indicates a few red flags. In our view, we'd struggle to recommend this facility. The best thing we can say about this nursing home is that it did not receive any F's in in any of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • No Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Partnership
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Dentistry
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Optometry
  • Audiology
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Registered Staff Hours

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Nurse Quality

Grade: B

While we didn't give this nursing home a good overall score, we actually gave it a strong grade in nursing, where it earned a grade of B. There are numerous datapoints within this grade. Most of these subcategories relate to levels of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics 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 by employing a policy of moving a patient even once per day.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: C

We also gave this facility a solid score in the category of long-term care, where we gave it a C. In the category of long-term care, we focus on the amount of care offered by a nursing home, rather than more medically-intensive services. Once we looked at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination data. We were pleased to find that this nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Finally, this nursing home was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.03 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Facility Inspections

Grade: D

Sadly, this facility received a grade of just D in our inspection category. This is well below average grade. Our inspection ratings weigh several factors included in a facility's inspection reports. You should be most cautious when considering a facility that has severe deficiencies on its inspection reports. This particular nursing home was assessed 9 deficiencies by CMS. The only positive thing we found is that none of the deficiencies were in the categories that suggest they caused a threat to resident safety or health. Finally, this facility also received 34 substantiated complaints in recent years. This is yet another bad sign.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: D

This nursing home's weakest category was short-term care, which is the last category we analyzed. For this category, we gave this nursing home a D. Our short-term care scores are considered to be more meaningful for those in need of rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation generally utilizes additional skilled nursing services. This includes not only nursing services, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Considering its poor grade in this area, we were not surprised to find that this nursing home offered significantly fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than most other facilities. The last item we considered in this category is the number of residents that returned home from the facility. This nursing home struggled quite a bit in this area as well, with just 3.3 percent of its residents returning home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Lancaster Health Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Lancaster Health Care Center, 8.48% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols limits the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In Lancaster Health Care Center, 1.71% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that had falls 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

Grade: A+

In Lancaster Health Care Center, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often the result of lower quality nursing care. Better hygiene protocols limits the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Note that this metric is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Lancaster Health Care Center, 2.65% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. These medications are sometimes used to treat a variety of medical conditions, including dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Lancaster Health Care Center, 14.07% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is an indication of the percent of long-term stay patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are given to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-minus

In Lancaster Health Care Center, 1.14% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Higher levels of depression may indicate a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Lancaster Health Care Center, 100% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines critical to patient well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-plus

In Lancaster Health Care Center, 3.28% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and eating. Some believe this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: F

In Lancaster Health Care Center, 5.41% of Residents

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that were able to retain mobility. Many argue that mobility is important for residents' physical and mental health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: D

In Lancaster Health Care Center, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Lancaster Health Care Center, 5.41% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: F

In Lancaster Health Care Center, 21.28% of Patients

This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Lancaster Health Care Center, 87.89% of Resident

This indicates the percent of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with activities of daily living typically correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.

Scores for Lancaster, CA

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

Looking for more options? Lancaster, California has 4 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Antelope Valley HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.08 miles away1600 W Ave J Lancaster California 93534Government - Hospital District or Authority(661) 949-5000
  • Palmdale Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.25 miles away38600 Medical Center Drive Palmdale California 93552Proprietary(661) 382-5000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita-Antelope Valley Dialysis0.22 miles away1759 W. Avenue J, Suite 102 Lancaster California 93534CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (661) 942-6400
  • Antelope Valley Kidney Institute0.61 miles away43932 15th Street, Suite 103 Lancaster California 93534CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (661) 945-7755
  • Fmc-Antelope Valley0.98 miles away44950 Valley Central Way, Suite 108 Lancaster California 93536CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (661) 729-5680
  • High Desert Hemodialysis7.08 miles away1007 W. Avenue M-14, Suite B Palmdale California 93551Dialysis Stations: 10 (661) 265-7810
  • Davita Palms Valley Dialysis7.27 miles away38454 5th Street West Palmdale California 93551Dialysis Stations: 34 (661) 267-9910
  • Davita-Palmdale Regional Dialysis8.38 miles away1643 E. Palmdale Blvd. Palmdale California 93550CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (661) 540-0925
  • East Palmdale Dialysis Center8.9 miles away2710 E. Palmdale Blvd. Palmdale California 93550Dialysis Stations: 20 (661) 456-1500