Oakland Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation is a small nursing home located in Oakland, California. This is an A+ facility, which is the highest grade we offer. Indeed, this turned out to be substantially better than many of the nursing homes in the city. One of the best aspects of this facility's remarkable profile is its short-term care score. short-term care grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
Oakland Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Dialysis Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Colostomy Care
- Catheter Care
Registered Staff Hours
Short-term Care Quality
In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this nursing home received an A+ in the area of short-term care. In the area of short-term care, we attempt to assess measures of a facility's rehabilitation. We assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last datapoint we considered in this category is the number of residents who ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that 6.2 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
Facility Inspections
In addition, this nursing home also received a nearly flawless government inspection report. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that area with an A. Inspection ratings are based on several pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspections. Facilities that score well in this area tend to 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. This place was hit with 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This indicates that CMS didn't consider any of the deficiencies to pose an immediate risk to resident health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
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Nurse Quality
To complement its strong performance in other areas, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our inspections rating. The nursing grade features many datapoints. The most heavily weighted variable is the amount of time nurses spend with residents. This facility provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place California in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by employing a protocol of moving residents at least once a day.
Long-term Care Quality
In the last category we graded, this facility was given a very strong grade of A in our long-term care category. With this score, the nursing home topped off a straight A profile. Facilities that do well in this category typically are well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to residents. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is far higher than the majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Oakland Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Oakland Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation, 7.79% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure indicates the percent of long-term stay residents which developed pressure ulcers . We consider this statistic when determining both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Oakland Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation, 1.84% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents who have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Major falls leading to injury are routinely the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Oakland Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation, 1.34% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term stay residents which experienced UTI's. Although a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare different facilities due to facilities having differing reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Oakland Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation, 10.3% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many patients, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Oakland Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation, 13.84% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric gauges the percent of long-term residents who were given antianxiety medication. These drugs are given to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Oakland Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation, 5.83% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents showing symptoms of depression. Many in the industry believe this is a reliable measure of resident quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Oakland Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation, 95.65% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Oakland Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation, 8.26% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Oakland Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation, 10.41% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Oakland Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation, 10.41 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Oakland Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation, 11.34 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Oakland Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation, 79.12% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Scores for Oakland, CA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? Oakland, California has 7 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Highland HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.43 miles away1411 East 31st Street Oakland California 94602Government - Hospital District or Authority(510) 437-4800
- Alameda HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.68 miles away2070 Clinton Avenue Alameda California 94501Government - Hospital District or Authority(510) 522-3700
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/RichmondAcute Care Hospitals 2.68 miles away275 West Macarthur Boulevard Oakland California 94611Voluntary non-profit - Private(510) 752-1000
- Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 2.75 miles away350 Hawthorne Avenue Oakland California 94609Voluntary non-profit - Private(510) 655-4000
- Children's Hospital & Research Center OaklandChildrens 3.76 miles away747 52nd Street Oakland California 94609Voluntary non-profit - Private(510) 428-3000
- Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampAcute Care Hospitals 4.63 miles away2450 Ashby Avenue Berkeley California 94705Voluntary non-profit - Private(510) 204-4444
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San LeandroAcute Care Hospitals 6.93 miles away2500 Merced Street San Leandro California 94577Voluntary non-profit - Private(510) 454-1000
- San Leandro HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.28 miles away13855 E 14th Street San Leandro California 94578Government - Hospital District or Authority(510) 357-6500
Nearby Dialysis
- Rai - East Bay - Oakland1.17 miles away2628 International Blvd, Ste 100 Oakland California 94601CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (510) 261-8219
- Alameda County Dialysis Center2.7 miles away10700 Macarthur Blvd. Building 7 Oakland California 94605CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (510) 568-5849
- Rai Peralta2.8 miles away2757 Telegraph Avenue Oakland California 94612CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (510) 835-0154
- Satellite Dialysis Oakland2.92 miles away3330 Telegraph Ave Oakland California 94609CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (510) 433-8340
- Rai Piedmont3.58 miles away2710 Telegraph Avenue Suite #100 Oakland California 94612CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 33 (510) 286-9948
- Oakland Dialysis Center3.66 miles away5354 Claremont Avenue Oakland California 94618CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 40 (510) 597-0104
- Berkeley Dialysis Center5.11 miles away2655 Shattuck Ave Berkeley California 94704CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 23 (510) 486-8706
- Wellbound of Emeryville5.21 miles away2000 Powell Street Suite 140 Emeryville California 94608Dialysis Stations: 4 (510) 985-9660