Pacific Post Acute
1323 17th Street, Santa Monica CA 90404 · (310) 453-5456 · 82.04% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Pacific Post Acute is a facility located in Santa Monica, California. This city has 92,043 people. This nursing home is a very respectable facility, with an overall grade of B. This will likely be on your short list in Santa Monica as we rated it as one of the five highest rated nursing homes in the city. The best part of this facility's strong report card was its inspection grade. Inspection grades are discussed in the next paragraph
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 49 Beds
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For profit - Limited Liability company
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
On top of receiving a strong overall grade, this facility also received first-rate government inspections in recent years. We gave them one of our better scores in this area, with a grade of A-. Perhaps the most significant factor we consider in calculating our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a facility's inspection reports. Places with better grades in this category typically avoided the more severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. Although this place had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. A few minor dings aren't the end of the world.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility was given an impressive short-term care score as well. We gave it one of our better grades in that area with a score of B+. In computing these short-term care ratings, we look at the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our purpose is to formulate a measure for comparing the rehabilitation services of various nursing homes. Fortunately, this nursing home offers both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities offer both. Finally, we assessed the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. This proved to be a real strength for this facility. It outperformed the vast majority of facilities in the country with 62.6 percent of its patients returning home.
Nurse Quality
Another strong feature for this facility is that it received an impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B. The nursing rating considers a number of datapoints. The most heavily weighted variable is the quantity of hours nurses spent with residents. With 4.3 hours of nursing care per resident daily, this place surpassed the overwhelming majority of facilities. Finally, this nursing home also performed well in several of the quality-based metrics we looked at. In terms of the number of its residents experiencing pressure ulcers, this nursing home performed better than the national average.
Long-term Care Quality
The final category we graded is long-term care. We gave this nursing home a B- in that category. Our long-term care scores are more critical for residents needing more conventional assistance related to personal care. In addition to looking at the favorable volume of care provided by aids and other staff at this facility, we also were happy with the nursing home's vaccination statistics. By way of example, this facility provided the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is very respectable. The last statistic we looked at was its hospitalization rate. Here we found that this place had 3.45 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Although this figure is somewhat concerning, this statistic can be skewed for some nursing homes due to the preexisting medical conditions of patients.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Pacific Post Acute 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