Palomar Vista Healthcare Center is in Escondido, California. The city has 171,802 people. Sporting an overall rating of B-, this is a decent facility. This place has some things going for it. One of the better aspects of this nursing home's report card is its impressive inspection rating, which we will address in the next paragraph.
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Palomar Vista Healthcare Center
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
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 Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Lymphedema Care
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Facility Inspections
We want to draw your attention to the fact that this nursing home outperformed its overall score in the category of inspections. In fact, it received an excellent inspection report this year. As a result, we gave it one of our best scores in that area with a grade of A-. Inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. It does not look like we have deficiency data for this facility. Without having all of the information regarding deficiencies for this facility, it ended up being challenging to really evaluate it in terms of this category.
Short-term Care Quality
We also awarded this nursing home a positive score in short-term care. This nursing home received a grade of B+ in this category, which turns out to be one of our higher scores. Our short-term care ratings are based on a nursing home's quantity of skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This means a vast range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, not to mention other types of therapy. We were not able to find information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. The last datapoint we considered in this category is the number of patients that who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. We found that 6 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
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Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's next most favorable area was long-term care. We awarded it a grade of B- in this category. This is essentially a slightly below average score in this area. If you are seeking services other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each facility's long-term care scores. After considering the quantity of care provided by nurses, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination statistics. We were pleased to find that this nursing home vaccinates 99.047615 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Finally, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Nurse Quality
Turning to our next category, this nursing home was awarded a respectable nursing score of C. Our nursing grade analyzes several subcategories, many of which are associated with nursing hours. This facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Although this place ranked poorly in terms of the quantity of nursing care provided, it actually performed admirably in some of our quality measures. In fact, it was above average in two of the subcategories we assess, with positive reviews for minimizing its patients' major falls and pressure ulcers.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Palomar Vista Healthcare Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Palomar Vista Healthcare Center, 5.52% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Palomar Vista Healthcare Center, 2.38% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents that have had a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are routinely linked to lower levels of patient supervision. Better nursing care minimizes the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Palomar Vista Healthcare Center, 1.48% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely caused by poor nursing care. Additional nurse staffing can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Note that this datapoint is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Palomar Vista Healthcare Center, 2.6% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic gauges the percentage of long-term care patients taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Palomar Vista Healthcare Center, 22.28% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who were given antianxiety drugs. These medications are generally prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Palomar Vista Healthcare Center, 6.19% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who are showing signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Palomar Vista Healthcare Center, 99.52% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines vital to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Palomar Vista Healthcare Center, 7.43% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and bathing.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Palomar Vista Healthcare Center, 7.48% of Residents
Measures the percentage of long-term care residents that maintained mobility.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Palomar Vista Healthcare Center, 7.48% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Palomar Vista Healthcare Center, 10.37% of Patients
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Palomar Vista Healthcare Center, 85% of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of performance with activities of daily living usually correlates with higher quality rehabilitation.
Scores for Escondido, 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-plus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
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Nearby Hospitals
- Palomar Health Downtown CampusAcute Care Hospitals 0.16 miles away555 East Valley Parkway Escondido California 92025Government - Hospital District or Authority(760) 739-3000
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- Tri-City Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 13.3 miles away4002 Vista Way Oceanside California 92056Government - Hospital District or Authority(760) 724-8411
- Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasAcute Care Hospitals 13.57 miles away354 Santa Fe Drive Encinitas California 92024Voluntary non-profit - Private(760) 753-6501
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- Nh Camp PendletonAcute Care - Department of Defense 19.61 miles away200 Mercy Circle Camp Pendleton Camp Pendleton California 92055Department of Defense(760) 725-1288
Nearby Dialysis
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- Davita-Carmel Mountain Dialysis11.66 miles away9850 Carmel Mountain Road, a-D San Diego California 92129CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (858) 538-1083
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