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Palm Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B-minus
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24962 Calle Aragon,
Laguna Hills CA 92653

(949) 587-9000

89.79% estimated occupancy 1

Palm Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center is in Laguna Hills, California. The city has 29,291 people. With an overall score of B-, this looks like a respectable facility. This grade is right in line with the city grade in Laguna Hills. We were also pleased to find that this place received consistently decent grades in all four of the major categories. Additional information about its category grades is available below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Lymphedema Care

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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

It should also be noted that this nursing home' short-term care score outpaced its overall grade. In fact, we gave it a grade of B+ for its short-term care grade. In the area of short-term care, we endeavor to qualify measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We assess the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. Unfortunately, we were not able to find information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. The last datapoint we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients that were able to return home from the facility. We found that 5.7 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

Facility Inspections

Grade: B-plus

In addition, this facility also excelled in the area of inspections, where it received a grade of B+. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Inspection ratings weigh a host of factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher scores in this area generally have very few of these severe deficiencies. Fortunately, although this place had a few minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means that CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. We should point out that deficiency-free inspections are rare in the industry.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: C

This nursing home's next most favorable category was long-term care. We gave it a grade of C in this area. This is basically a slightly below average score in this category. In determining these long-term care scores, we look at the nursing home's personal care services. On top of considering the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. Fortunately, this facility administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is a very solid datapoint. This nursing home also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

The next area we looked at is nursing. We awarded this facility a C in this area. Our nursing rating is based on quite a few data points, however, the most important one is the level of nurse hours spent with patients. This nursing home averages just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Lastly, our nursing ratings also consider quality-based metrics, such as preventing major falls. Despite not having the highest total nursing hours, this facility actually performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is typically a good indicator that a place has quality controls in place. Many falls can be avoided if a nursing home provides enough nurses aids to assist its patients.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Palm Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Palm Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, 8.33% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often caused by 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

Grade: B-plus

In Palm Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, 2.2% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric tells you the percent of long-term patients who sustained falls resulting in major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be a sign of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In Palm Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, 1.16% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents which suffered from a urinary tract infection. Although more infections may reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare between facilities due to nursing homes having reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Palm Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, 11.49% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to residents for a variety of medical conditions, including cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B

In Palm Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, 19.88% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of residents given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In Palm Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, 10.65% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients exhibiting signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Palm Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, 100% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-plus

In Palm Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, 5.1% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B

In Palm Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, 14.56% of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that remained mobile levels.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Palm Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care. There is generally a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In Palm Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, 14.56% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: C

In Palm Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, 15.96% of Patients

This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the quality of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-minus

In Palm Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, 84.87% of Resident

Measures the percentage of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

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  • South Coast Global Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 12.61 miles away2701 S Bristol St Santa Ana California 92704Proprietary(714) 754-5454
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  • Chapman Global Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 14.7 miles away2601 E Chapman Ave Orange California 92869Proprietary(714) 633-0011
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  • St Joseph HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.53 miles away1100 West Stewart Dr Orange California 92868Voluntary non-profit - Church(714) 633-9111
  • Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.72 miles away9920 Talbert Avenue Fountain Valley California 92708Proprietary(714) 378-7406
  • University of California Irvine Med CenterAcute Care Hospitals 16.4 miles away101 City Drive South Orange California 92868Government - Local(714) 456-6112

Nearby Dialysis

  • Satellite Healthcare Laguna Hills1.52 miles away25251 Paseo De Alicia, Suite 105 Laguna Hills California 92653CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (949) 420-5700
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  • Fmc-Mission Viejo2.49 miles away23681 via Linda, Suite E Mission Viejo California 92691CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (949) 587-0163
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  • Fmc-Rai-Laguna Canyon-Irvine5.21 miles away16255 Laguna Canyon Road Irvine California 92618CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (949) 727-4495
  • Davita-San Juan Capistrano South Dialysis6.06 miles away31736 Rancho Viejo Road, Suite B San Juan Capistrano California 92675CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (949) 240-1454
  • Davita-Newport Irvine Dialysis9.33 miles away4300 Von Karman Newport Beach California 92660Dialysis Stations: 17 (949) 863-1382

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=555257