Oakwood Gardens Care Center is located in the large metropolitan area of Fresno, California. This nursing home proved to be a middle of the pack facility, with an overall grade of B-. Even in a city of 19 nursing homes, this nursing home ought to be a respectable selection. One of the better aspects of this nursing home's profile is its impressive inspection grade, which is addressed in the next section.
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Oakwood Gardens Care Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- 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
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Audiology
- Colostomy Care
- Catheter Care
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
While this facility's overall grade was decent, it really fared well in the category of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A- for that category, which is one of our best scores. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining our inspection grades. One critical factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some can be relatively minor. 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. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.
Long-term Care Quality
In addition, we also wanted to note that this nursing home received strong long-term care marks in this assessment. We gave them one of our more impressive scores in this category, with a B. This turned out to be the nursing home's second best grade. When nursing homes receive this type of score in this category it is typically a good sign for resident care and suggests that the place is well-staffed with nurses aids. In addition to considering the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 97.18876 percent of its residents, which is significantly higher than most nursing homes. Clearly, this facility 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.
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Short-term Care Quality
The next best category we awarded this facility in any area came in the category of short-term care, where we gave it a grade of B-. In the category of short-term care, we endeavor to evaluate indicators of a facility's rehabilitation services. We analyze a facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. Unfortunately, we were not able to track down information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. Finally, we considered the number of residents that were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 5.6 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was quite a bit below the national average.
Nurse Quality
The last area we graded is nursing, proved to be this nursing home's weakest area. We awarded this facility a grade of D in that area. This really is one of just a few dings of a very solid profile. Our nursing rating includes several subcategories, many of which are associated with nursing hours. With only 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident daily, this facility's nurse staffing levels were far below the national average. In addition to its below average nursing hours, this nursing home also received poor marks in some of the quality-based metrics we considered in computing our nursing grades. We found that more of this facility's residents experienced falls which led to serious injury.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Oakwood Gardens Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Oakwood Gardens Care Center, 4.55% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can minimize the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Oakwood Gardens Care Center, 6.02% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision. Additional nurse staffing limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Oakwood Gardens Care Center, 0.48% of Patients had UTIs
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term stay patients which sustained a urinary tract infection. While a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it is difficult to compare different nursing homes due to differing reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Oakwood Gardens Care Center, 4.6% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients which were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in scenarios where such drugs aren't medically required. However, some facilities need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of patients suffering from dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Oakwood Gardens Care Center, 12.98% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are prescribed to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Oakwood Gardens Care Center, 0.44% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term stay patients who are showing symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Oakwood Gardens Care Center, 98.23% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Oakwood Gardens Care Center, 12.18% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Oakwood Gardens Care Center, 14% of Residents
This tells you the percent of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Oakwood Gardens Care Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Oakwood Gardens Care Center, 14% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Oakwood Gardens Care Center, 11.75% of Patients
This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Oakwood Gardens Care Center, 82.23% of Resident
This is the percent of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Scores for Fresno, CA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- 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 B
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Nearby Dialysis
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- Fmc North Fresno Dialysis4.27 miles away6737 N. Willow Bldg C Fresno California 93710CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (559) 324-1070
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