Mount Miguel Covenant Village
325 Kempton St., Spring Valley CA 91977 · (619) 479-4790 · 83.22% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Mount Miguel Covenant Village is a facility located in Spring Valley, California. This city has 67,264 people. This nursing home was given an A- overall, which is one of our more impressive ratings. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top third of all facilities in the United States. Keep reading to see this nursing home's category ratings, which are also quite good. It is hard to poke holes in this facility's profile.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 90 Beds
CCRC :
Non profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
In addition to being a great overall grade, this facility also received A+ health inspections in recent years. Its inspections were virtually flawless. Perhaps the most critical factor we consider in computing our inspection scores is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with better scores in this area most likely avoided the more severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. Although this place had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. A couple relatively minor dings aren't something to panic about.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we graded this facility so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing grade. In that category, we awarded this facility an A-. There are many factors within this area. Most of the criteria are tied to nurse staffing. This place provided 4.1 hours of nursing care per patient each day. This is a very impressive statistic which typically correlates with quality care. Lastly, this place was also above average in each of the major quality measures we looked at in this category. By way of illustration, it performed well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. These areas are generally reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Short-term Care Quality
Turning the page to our next category, we gave this nursing home a score of A- for its short-term care grade. This is a superb grade. Our short-term care scores are likely more meaningful for folks requiring a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates additional skilled nursing. This includes not merely nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. This nursing home employs both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities employ these skilled professionals. The final item we considered in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. It performed as well as just about any facility in California in this area with 60.9 percent of its residents returning home. With most facilities, fewer than half of their short-stay residents are able to return home.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we analyzed is long-term care. This nursing home was given a favorable nursing score in our assessment, with a B. Even though this is not quite as impressive as some of its other category grades, this is still one of our stronger scores in that area. Nursing homes that excel in long-term care tend to be well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to patients. On top of providing very impressive levels of nursing care, this facility provided the pneumonia vaccine to 98.57143 percent of its residents. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents out of the hospital. Finally, we looked at the facility's number of hospitalizations. With 1.84 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this place is close to average in this area.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Mount Miguel Covenant Village Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This figure indicates the percentage of long-term stay residents that have new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a solid indicator of a facility's nursing care quality.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This statistic indicates the percent of long-term care residents who experienced falls resulting in serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be a sign of lower quality nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely associated with facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Additional nurse staffing can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Note that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are given to patients for a variety of conditions, including cognitive disorders. Tragically, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are typically used to treat residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. High levels of depression may be an indicator worse patient care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percentage of patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This indicates the percent of residents who needed additional 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 the deterioration of a resident's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percentage of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of residents.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This datapoint measures the percent of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many in the industry argue that this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better