Marian Medical Center D/P Snf
1530 E Cypress Wy, Santa Maria CA 93454 · (805) 739-3650 · 96.73% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Marian Medical Center D/P Snf is an average-sized hospital-based nursing home located in Santa Maria, California. Featuring an overall grade of A, this is without a doubt a world class nursing home. We were not surprised to discover that this is the highest graded facility in the city. Keep reading to find this nursing home's category grades, which are also strong. It would be hard to poke holes in this place's profile.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 95 Beds
CCRC :
Non profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
We also want to emphasize the fact that this nursing home excelled in our nursing category. We awarded them an A+ in this area. Nursing ratings are largely associated with a facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home provided 6.2 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This was one of the highest totals we found. In addition, a significant percentage of this care was provided by registered nurses, which are highly skilled nurses. Both of these statistics are impressive. In addition to offering high levels of care, this place was also above average in each of the major quality measures we looked at in this category. It performed well when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.
Short-term Care Quality
An additional reason we graded this nursing home so favorably is that it was awarded an A+ short-term care score. This is flat out as elite as it gets in this area. In the category of short-term care, we try to qualify indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We look at a nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. One of this facility's strengths is registered nurse hours. This facility provides more care from registered nurses to its patients than most nursing homes. Lastly, we looked at the number of residents who returned home from this facility. We found that it outperformed the overwhelming majority of nursing homes with 66.2 percent of its patients returning home.
Facility Inspections
We gave this nursing home an A- for our inspections rating. Inspection grades take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this nursing home had some minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are labeled as categories G through L. This tells you that the inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Remember that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in this industry.
Long-term Care Quality
The final area we graded is long-term care, in which this facility received a grade of B. Although this proved to be its poorest category grade, this is nevertheless a favorable rating. Nursing homes that do well in long-term care tend to provide patients with better supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. On top of assessing the impressive quantity of care provided by aids and other staff at this nursing home, we also were impressed by the nursing home's vaccination data. For example, this nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccine to 99.53917 percent of its patients, which is an impressive figure. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 1.15 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility had less hospitalizations than many nursing homes.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Marian Medical Center D/P Snf Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by remaining in the same position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls leading to injury are routinely caused by poor nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with poorer hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. These medications may be used to treat several medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are commonly given to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This tells you the percent of residents exhibiting signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these types of vaccines critical to patient care.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and continence.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of residents who maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
Measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is critical to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some experts would argue this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation performance.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better