Meadowood Nursing Center

Nursing Home

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

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3805 Dexter Lane,
Clearlake CA 95422

(707) 994-7738

70.1% estimated occupancy ¹

Meadowood Nursing Center is an average-sized facility located in Clearlake, California. It looks like this is a fine nursing home. We gave this it an overall grade of B+, which is very good score. Based on the data we reviewed, you could do much worse than this nursing home. This place also received consistently good scores in all of the major categories. More information about these categories is available below.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
No Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Corporation
Offers Hospice
Offers Respite Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab
Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Transportation
Dialysis Transportation
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
Amputee Recovery
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Diabetes Management
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Colostomy Care
Catheter Care
Total Parenteral Nutrition

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

In addition to receiving a great overall score, this place also received top notch government inspections in recent years. We awarded them one of our higher scores in this area, with an A-. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating our inspection grades. One of those factors is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these are quite insignificant. While this facility had a few deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

This facility received an impressive long-term care grade as well. We awarded it one of our higher scores in that category with a grade of B+. When nursing homes receive a score in this range in this category it typically means it has plenty of staff and is a quality place to reside on a permanent basis. In addition to considering the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 96.63866 percent of its patients. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients out of the hospital. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

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Nurse Quality

This facility is also strong in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of B+. It outperformed most nursing homes in this category. There are numerous subcategories included in this category. Many of the criteria are tied to nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by having a protocol of moving a resident even once per day.

Short-term Care Quality

The next area we analyzed was short-term care. We awarded this facility one of our more favorable grades in that area, with a B. This nursing home turned out to be very solid across the board. In the area of short-term care, we try to qualify measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We look at a facility's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like this facility provided information on registered nurse or physical therapist staffing. Finally, we assessed the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 5.3 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Meadowood Nursing Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Meadowood Nursing Center, 7.45% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by remaining in the same position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Meadowood Nursing Center, 1.7% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of patients who have had a fall resulting in severe injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Meadowood Nursing Center, 1.24% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often the result of lower quality nursing care. Better nursing care can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. We want to point out that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Meadowood Nursing Center, 10.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Meadowood Nursing Center, 13.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of patients given antianxiety medications. These medications are prescribed to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Meadowood Nursing Center, 4.64% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. Increased levels of depression could be a sign lower quality care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Meadowood Nursing Center, 95.44% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Meadowood Nursing Center, 7.92% Percentage of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of erosion of a resident's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Meadowood Nursing Center, 12.45% Percentage of Residents

This tells you the percent of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Meadowood Nursing Center, 1.61 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is important to preserving the physical health of patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Meadowood Nursing Center, 12.45 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical abilities of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Meadowood Nursing Center, 9.83 Percentage of Patients

This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Meadowood Nursing Center, 79.79% Percentage of Resident

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

Sutter Lakeside HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 18.32 miles away5176 Hill Road East Lakeport California 95453Voluntary non-profit - Private(707) 262-5000

Nearby Dialysis

Clearlake Dialysis Center0.84 miles away14400 Olympic Drive Clearlake California 95422Dialysis Stations: 12 (707) 994-9785
Lakeport Dialysis Center17.06 miles away804 Eleventh Street Lakeport California 95453Dialysis Stations: 12 (707) 263-7132