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Merritt Manor Convalescent Hospital

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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604 E. Merritt Ave.,
Tulare CA 93274

(559) 686-1601

83.83% estimated occupancy 1

Merritt Manor Convalescent Hospital is an average-sized nursing home located in Tulare, California. We gave it an overall grade of C, which is a middle of the pack rating. This place seems to have a few things working in its favor. You also may want to review this nursing home's category grades below. We discuss long-term care in the next section.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)
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Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

This facility's best category grade came in the area of long-term care. In that category, we gave this nursing home a B+. Long-term care scores of this caliber generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. 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 98.257835 percent of its patients, which is very impressive. Pneumonia sadly can be a life or death illness for nursing home patients so we like it when a nursing home doesn't take any chances. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Facility Inspections

Grade: B

This facility also earned a strong inspection score. Inspection grades are based on the nursing home's recent health inspections. We gave this nursing home a B in this category. Our inspection scores weigh several factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher scores in this area typically have few of these severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home received 7 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a solid inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

The next highest grade we gave this nursing home in any area came in the category of nursing, where we gave it a grade of C. Our nursing rating focuses on the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We look at both the levels of skill of those nurses as well as the amount of time spent with patients. This nursing home averages just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place actually excelled in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at. It scored well when it comes to minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

Our final area is short-term care, where we awarded this facility a grade of C in this category. In the category of short-term care, we strive to evaluate indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We assess the facility's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. In this facility's case, we were surprised to learn that it actually provides less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per patient than a typical facility. The final datapoint we considered in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that just 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is actually below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Merritt Manor Convalescent Hospital Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-plus

In Merritt Manor Convalescent Hospital, 0.93% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric is is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that suffer from pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are a reliable barometer of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: D

In Merritt Manor Convalescent Hospital, 5.92% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure is an indication of the percentage of long-term care patients who suffered falls leading to serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be an indication of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In Merritt Manor Convalescent Hospital, 0.42% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term residents which sustained UTI's. Although a higher rate infections may reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it is difficult to compare different facilities due to varying reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In Merritt Manor Convalescent Hospital, 26.64% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are given to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In Merritt Manor Convalescent Hospital, 17.83% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients who are showing depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Merritt Manor Convalescent Hospital, 97.16% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In Merritt Manor Convalescent Hospital, 19.07% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In Merritt Manor Convalescent Hospital, 19.23% of Residents

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents that maintained mobility. Some experts would argue that the ability to move around is critical to patients physical and mental health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: D

In Merritt Manor Convalescent Hospital, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Merritt Manor Convalescent Hospital, 19.23% of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of patients.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Adventist Health TulareAcute Care Hospitals 0.2 miles away869 North Cherry Street Tulare California 93274Voluntary non-profit - Private(559) 688-0821
  • Kaweah Delta Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.69 miles away400 W Mineral King Ave Visalia California 93291Government - Hospital District or Authority(559) 624-2000
  • Adventist Health HanfordAcute Care Hospitals 19.7 miles away115 Mall Drive Hanford California 93230Voluntary non-profit - Private(209) 410-7200

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita-Tulare Dialysis0.94 miles away545 E. Tulare Avenue Tulare California 93274CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (559) 688-8991
  • Kaweah Delta Dialysis Facility6.8 miles away5040 W. Tulare Avenue Visalia California 93277CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (559) 624-3600
  • Davita-Visalia Dialysis7.14 miles away5429 W. Cypress Avenue, Suite A Visalia California 93277CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (559) 738-9279
  • Davita-Visalia Vineyard Dialysis7.65 miles away1140 South Ben Maddox Way Visalia California 93292Dialysis Stations: 24 (559) 635-1938
  • Davita-Exeter Dialysis11.5 miles away1116 W. Visalia Road, Suite 106 Exeter California 93221CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (559) 592-1025
  • Davita-Hanford Dialysis18.87 miles away402 W. Eighth Street Hanford California 93230CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (559) 582-5462
  • Davita-Sequoia Dialysis19.18 miles away440 N. 11th Street Hanford California 93230CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (559) 587-0105

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=056261