Mission Skilled Nursing & Subacute Center is one of a mere two available nursing homes located in Santa Clara, California. This nursing home was awarded an A- overall, which is one of our better ratings. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top 25 percent of all facilities nationally. This place's strong report card was highlighted by its short-term care rating, which we will address in the next paragraph.
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Mission Skilled Nursing & Subacute Center
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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
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Registered Staff Hours
Short-term Care Quality
In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this facility also received A+ short-term care grade. Our short-term care ratings are believed to be most important for folks in need of rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation usually requires more highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means not merely nursing services, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last datapoint we assessed in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We found that 6.2 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Nurse Quality
In addition, this facility received high marks in the area of nursing. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A+. Our nursing score is mostly based on the facility's level of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
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Facility Inspections
In addition, this nursing home also excelled in the category of inspections, where it received an impressive grade of B+. Few facilities performed better in this category. Our inspection scores are tied to many pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this area typically have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. While this facility had some deficiencies on its report, none of them were serious based on CMS' scale. We should note that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in this industry.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we analyzed was long-term care, where this facility was given a grade of B. Even though this proved to be its worst category grade, this is nevertheless a strong grade. When nursing homes receive a score in this range in this category it typically means it's well-staffed and is an overall good place to live on a permanent basis. Once we looked at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Vaccines are critical to keeping patients out of the hospital. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Mission Skilled Nursing & Subacute Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Mission Skilled Nursing & Subacute Center, 4.56% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients who have new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Mission Skilled Nursing & Subacute Center, 0.91% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents who sustained a fall which resulted in severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be an indicator of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Mission Skilled Nursing & Subacute Center, 0.67% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections may be linked to insufficient hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Mission Skilled Nursing & Subacute Center, 11.15% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Mission Skilled Nursing & Subacute Center, 4.36% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term patients who were given antianxiety medication. These medications are typically prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Mission Skilled Nursing & Subacute Center, 0.67% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients exhibiting symptoms of depression. Some experts would argue this is a reliable measure of patient quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Mission Skilled Nursing & Subacute Center, 100% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Mission Skilled Nursing & Subacute Center, 12.33% of Patients
This is the percent of patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of the deterioration of a resident's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Mission Skilled Nursing & Subacute Center, 12.41% of Residents
This is the percent of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Mission Skilled Nursing & Subacute Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Mission Skilled Nursing & Subacute Center, 12.41% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Mission Skilled Nursing & Subacute Center, 7.74% of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Mission Skilled Nursing & Subacute Center, 95.27% of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- O'connor HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.88 miles away2105 Forest Avenue San Jose California 95128Voluntary non-profit - Private(408) 947-2500
- Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 1.76 miles away751 South Bascom Avenue San Jose California 95128Government - Local(408) 885-5000
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa ClaraAcute Care Hospitals 2.49 miles away700 Lawrence Expressway Santa Clara California 95051Voluntary non-profit - Private(408) 236-6400
- Kaiser Permanente Psychiatric Health Facility-SantPsychiatric 2.77 miles away3840 Homestead Road Santa Clara California 95051Proprietary(408) 851-4850
- Good Samaritan HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.79 miles away2425 Samaritan Drive San Jose California 95124Proprietary(408) 559-2011
- Regional Medical Center of San JoseAcute Care Hospitals 5.86 miles away225 N Jackson Avenue San Jose California 95116Government - Federal(408) 259-5000
- El Camino HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.44 miles away2500 Grant Road Mountain View California 94040Government - Hospital District or Authority(650) 940-7000
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San JoseAcute Care Hospitals 10.56 miles away250 Hospital Parkway San Jose California 95119Voluntary non-profit - Private(408) 972-7000
Nearby Dialysis
- Cornerhouse Dialysis Center1.07 miles away2005 Naglee Avenue San Jose California 95128Dialysis Stations: 16 (408) 998-0183
- Santa Clara Valley Renal Care Center1.61 miles away2220 Moorpark Avenue San Jose California 95128CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (408) 885-5730
- Satellite Dialysis Stevens Creek1.76 miles away4360-a Stevens Creek Blvd San Jose California 95129CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 42 (408) 517-5777
- Stevens Creek Dialysis Center1.8 miles away275 Di Salvo Ave San Jose California 95128CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (408) 297-0103
- San Jose at Home1.83 miles away4400 Stevens Creek Blvd. Suite 50 San Jose California 95129Dialysis Stations: 4 (408) 985-2011
- Satellite Healthcare San Jose1.92 miles away888 South Bascom Avenue San Jose California 95128CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (408) 855-6900
- Davita Santa Clara Dialysis Center2.49 miles away777 Lawrence Expressway Santa Clara California 95051Dialysis Stations: 24 (408) 243-1130
- Kaiser Permanente - Skyport2.85 miles away1721 Technology Drive Dept #245 San Jose California 95110Dialysis Stations: 1 (408) 436-4300