Oak River Rehab is a senior living facility located in Anderson, California. The city has a population of 22,841 people. We awarded this nursing home an A- overall grade, ranking it in the top 25 percent of all nursing homes in the United States. We couldn't find many negative things to say about this nursing home. Its scores are as good as they get. If you look below, you will see this nursing home's category ratings, which are also impressive.
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Oak River Rehab
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
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Facility Inspections
On top of being a top notch facility overall, it also performed well in inspections, where it received an A. Not many nursing homes performed better in this category. These inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. 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.
Long-term Care Quality
Adding to its top-shelf profile, this nursing home also was awarded a superb long-term care grade, with a grade of A-. When facilities receive this type of score in long-term care it is usually a good sign for patient care and indicates that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses and aids. After we finished looking at the amount of care provided by nurses, we then looked at the facility's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 98.583565 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is very impressive. Pneumonia sadly can be a life or death illness for nursing home residents so we strongly prefer when a facility does not leave its residents vulnerable. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
This facility also was strong in the category of short-term care, where we gave it a score of A-. Not many nursing homes performed better in this category. Short-term care grades are commonly employed to score a facility's rehabilitation services In order to provide highly graded rehabilitation services, facilities generally must feature higher levels of highly skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other highly trained professionals. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like this facility provided information on registered nurse or physical therapist staffing. Finally, we considered the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 6 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Nurse Quality
The next category we assessed was nursing, in which this facility was awarded a B. Believe it or not, this turned out to be this facility's least impressive category. A nursing home could be doing a lot worse when their worst score still outperforms most other nursing homes. The nursing rating assesses several factors, but the most important consideration is the number of nurse hours spent with patients. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as having a protocol of moving patients more frequently.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Oak River Rehab Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Oak River Rehab, 3.93% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term patients who suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Oak River Rehab, 2.83% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision. Better nursing protocols can minimize the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Oak River Rehab, 0.96% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely linked to facilities with worst hygiene practices. Additional nurse staffing minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Keep in mind that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Oak River Rehab, 7.62% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Oak River Rehab, 31.21% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic indicates the percent of long-term stay patients who were given antianxiety medication. These drugs are typically used to treat patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Oak River Rehab, 2.06% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who are exhibiting signs of depression. Some believe this is a measure of patient quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Oak River Rehab, 98.73% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home patients, making these vaccines vital to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Oak River Rehab, 9.3% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and bathing.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Oak River Rehab, 19.44% of Residents
This is the percentage of residents that maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Oak River Rehab, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is critical to preserving the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Oak River Rehab, 19.44% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Oak River Rehab, 8.49% of Patients
Measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Oak River Rehab, 69.5% of Resident
This is the percent of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Shasta Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.4 miles away1100 Butte St Redding California 96001Proprietary(530) 244-5454
Nearby Dialysis
- Redding Dialysis Center10.14 miles away1876 Park Marina Drive Redding California 96001CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 28 (530) 246-7474
- Dci Redding12.08 miles away180 Northpoint Drive Redding California 96003CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (530) 246-1140