Merced Behavioral Center is one of six available nursing homes located in Merced, California. This is a good facility. We gave it an overall grade of B, which is a very solid grade. You can definitely do much worse than this place. Fortunately, this nursing home did not have any bad scores in any of the four major categories. Additional information about these categories can be found below.
Merced Behavioral Center
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- No Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Long-term Care Quality
To go along with its strong overall score, this facility earned a B+ for long-term care. This is an above average grade in this category. Long-term care ratings of this caliber generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. In addition to assessing the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is significantly higher than the average nursing home. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Facility Inspections
This nursing home also excelled in inspections. We gave it an B+ for that area, which is one of our highest scores. This is one of the few nursing homes with an overall grade in this range which received multiple category grades this high. Inspection grades account for several factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher grades in this category usually have few of these severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
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Nurse Quality
Adding to its profile, this facility also earned a grade of B+ for its nursing rating. This is a well above average score in this category. Our nursing category analyzes many subcategories, many of which are tied to nursing hours. This particular nursing home provided 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this facility 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 often be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by having a policy of moving patients more frequently.
Short-term Care Quality
The final area we scored was short-term care. This facility was given a B- in this category. In our short-term care rating, we attempt to create a sound gauge for rehabilitation. In doing so, we look at a facility's level of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Unfortunately, it does not appear that this nursing home provided information on registered nurse or physical therapist staffing. The final metric we considered in this area is the percentage of residents that who were able to eventually return home from the facility. We found that just 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home. This figure was below the national average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Merced Behavioral Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Merced Behavioral Center, 1.7% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision. Better nursing protocols can reduce the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Merced Behavioral Center, 1.24% of Patients had UTIs
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who suffered from urinary tract infections. UTI's may be an indicator of poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint could be skewed for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Merced Behavioral Center, 13.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure indicates the percent of long-term care residents taking antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Merced Behavioral Center, 4.64% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who are showing signs of depression. Many in the industry argue this is a reliable measure of quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Merced Behavioral Center, 95.44% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Merced Behavioral Center, 7.92% Percentage of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term care residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and bathing. Some would argue that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Merced Behavioral Center, 1.61 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Merced Behavioral Center, 12.45 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Scores for Merced, 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
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? Merced, California has 5 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Mercy Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.48 miles away333 Mercy Avenue Merced California 95340Voluntary non-profit - Private(209) 564-5000
Nearby Dialysis
- North Merced Dialysis Center1.05 miles away3393 G Street, Bld a Siute A Merced California 95340CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 32 (209) 723-0013
- Merced East Dialysis2.91 miles away464 East Yosemite Avenue Ste B Merced California 95340Dialysis Stations: 12 (209) 205-1126
- Satellite Dialysis Merced3.02 miles away3376 North Highway 59 Suite I Merced California 95348CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (209) 383-7370
- Atwater Dialysis Center8.53 miles away1201 Commerce Ave Atwater California 95301CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (209) 358-7681