Mountain View Convalescent Hospital
13333 Fenton Avenue, Sylmar CA 91342 · (818) 367-1033 · 93.33% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Mountain View Convalescent Hospital is an average-sized nursing home located in Sylmar, California. This is a lower end facility, with an overall grade of D. Although this score isn't too far off the city grade in Sylmar which is a C, you still should be able to find a better option. Despite all this, one of the few highlights of this nursing home's profile is its strong inspection score. You can continue reading to find out about inspections and other category grades
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 114 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Individual
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
Although we didn't give this place a good overall grade, we actually gave it a strong grade in the category of inspections, where it received a B. Perhaps the most critical factor we consider in determining our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a facility's inspection reports. It is generally best to avoid nursing homes that had too many deficiencies. Fortunately, although this nursing home had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A couple minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility's next highest area is short-term care. In that category, we awarded this facility a grade of B-. Our short-term care ratings are based on a facility's quantity of skilled nursing services. This includes a vast spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, not to mention other forms of therapy. We were pleased to find that this nursing home employs both registered nurses and physical therapists. The same can't be said for all nursing homes. The last item we assessed in this area is the number of patients who ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that it performed well in this metric with 56.5 percent of its residents returning home. With most facilities, fewer than half of their short-stay residents are able to return home.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home actually received a decent grade in the area of nursing as well. We awarded it a grade of C for that category, which is not a bad score. Our nursing grade looks at the facility's nurse staffing levels. We factor in both the levels of licensure of those nurses as well as the amount of time spent with patients. According to its CMS reports, this facility provided an average of 4 hours of nursing care per resident each day, which was above the national average. Lastly, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based measures, such as minimizing major falls. This nursing home performed admirably in this area.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we looked at is long-term care. This nursing home was given a bottom of the barrel grade of F in that area. In a long-term care environment, the facility's primary objective is to maintain residents' quality of life and keep them safe. Once we looked at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 99.68355 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is more than most nursing homes. To our surprise, this place also was not as bad as we expected at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Although it had 2.24 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, its risk adjusted metric was not bad due to it having more complicated patients.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Mountain View Convalescent Hospital Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can limit the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a fall which caused serious injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are often linked to a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this datapoint could be misleading for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients who are administered antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may suggest a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior in situations where such medications are not medically indicated. Nevertheless, some nursing homes need to rely on these drugs due to having more residents suffering from cognitive disorders.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients who are showing signs of depression. High levels of depression could reveal a less hospitable environment.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these vaccines vital to patient safety.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and taking a bath.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This indicates the percentage of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of residents.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to measure patient care during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better