Palazzo Post Acute
5400 Fountain Ave, Los Angeles CA 90029 · (323) 461-4301 · 95.65% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Palazzo Post Acute is a facility in Los Angeles, California which has 2,378,448 people. We gave it an overall grade of C, which is a middle of the pack score. This grade was right in line with the city grade in Los Angeles, which admittedly is admittedly a little below average nationally. The best part of this facility's report card is is its inspection grade. Inspection reports are discussed in the next paragraph.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 99 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
We would like to point out that this nursing home's inspection score exceeded its overall grade. This facility earned a B+ in this category, which is a quality score. Inspection grades are tied to items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that score well in this category tend to have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. While this nursing home had some minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G through L. This tells you CMS didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A few minor deficiencies should not stop you from considering a nursing home.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's long-term care rating appears to be one of its higher features. The facility received a grade of B- in this category. In determining our long-term care ratings, we quantify the facility's personal care services. One of the statistics we considered in addition to nursing hours was vaccinations. Fortunately, this nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its patients. The last statistic we assessed was its hospitalization rate. Here we found that this place had 3.15 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Although this figure is quite a bit higher than the national average, this statistic can be skewed for some nursing homes due to the medical complexity of residents.
Nurse Quality
This facility's next best category was its nursing grade, where it received a grade of B-. In calculating our nursing ratings, we analyze both nursing hours and the skill levels of those nurses. Based on the CMS data, this nursing home offers 3.7 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based metrics, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed admirably in this metric.
Short-term Care Quality
Switching gears to the next area, we gave this nursing home a D in short-term care. This is the facility's least impressive category score. In determining our short-term care grades, we analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our objective is to formulate a barometer for comparing the rehabilitation services of nursing homes. In this nursing home's case, we found that it provides less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than the average facility. Finally, we looked at the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that just 27.5 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Palazzo Post Acute Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents who suffered from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This gauges the percentage of long-term residents who had falls which resulted in serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This tells you the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often associated with facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Better hygiene protocols can limit the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Note that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for UTI's.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are given to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This tells you the percent of residents who are demonstrating signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient care.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that were able to retain mobility. Many would argue that the ability to move around is critical to residents' mental and physical well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the overall quality of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better