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Plum Tree Care Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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2580 Samaritan Drive,
San Jose CA 95124

(408) 356-8181

69.73% estimated occupancy 1

Plum Tree Care Center is located in San Jose, California. The city offers a host of available nursing homes. This nursing home is an A rated facility. This nursing home received one of the most impressive scores we offer. A score of this caliber requires excellent scores across the board. In fact, this is actually one of the top five facilities in the city. This also ended up being a very consistent facility with consistent ratings in all of the major categories we assessed. Additional information about these categories is available below.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Meal Delivery
  • Speech Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Laboratory
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management

Registered Staff Hours

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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-plus

To pair with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for its nursing grade. Short-term care grades are critical for individuals needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically requires higher levels of skilled nursing. This means a wide spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last statistic we considered in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that 5.9 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A

To complement its strong performance in other areas, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A- for our inspections rating. Our nursing grade is primarily associated with a nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility California in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by having a policy of turning patients even once per day.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

This nursing home has received near flawless inspections in recent years. We awarded them an A- in this category. Inspection grades account for several factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this area usually have few severe deficiencies. While this nursing home had some deficiencies on its report, none of them were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. We should point out that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in this industry.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

In the final category we assessed, this facility received an impressive grade grade of A- in our long-term care category. With this grade, the nursing home rounded out a straight A report card. When nursing homes receive this type of grade in long-term care it is a good sign for patient care and indicates that the facility is well-staffed with nurses aids. After looking at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 99.166664 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is far higher than the average nursing home. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.03 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Plum Tree Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In Plum Tree Care Center, 6.82% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A

In Plum Tree Care Center, 0.83% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is an indication of the percentage of long-term care patients that suffered a fall resulting in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be an indicator of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In Plum Tree Care Center, 1.75% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections may be associated with insufficient hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Plum Tree Care Center, 4.35% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These drugs are sometimes used to treat several medical conditions, including cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Plum Tree Care Center, 7.62% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of residents who were given antianxiety medications. These medications are given to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Plum Tree Care Center, 0% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who are exhibiting signs of depression. Many in the industry argue this is a reliable measure of resident quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In Plum Tree Care Center, 99.58% of Patients

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

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-plus

In Plum Tree Care Center, 5.88% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In Plum Tree Care Center, 19.12% of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who retained mobility levels.

Hospitalizations

Grade: C

In Plum Tree Care Center, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Plum Tree Care Center, 19.12% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: C

In Plum Tree Care Center, 16.51% of Patients

This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Plum Tree Care Center, 90.43% of Resident

Measures the percentage of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements.

Scores for San Jose, CA

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B
  • 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-plus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus

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Nearby Hospitals

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  • Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San JoseAcute Care Hospitals 8.23 miles away250 Hospital Parkway San Jose California 95119Voluntary non-profit - Private(408) 972-7000
  • Regional Medical Center of San JoseAcute Care Hospitals 9.41 miles away225 N Jackson Avenue San Jose California 95116Government - Federal(408) 259-5000
  • El Camino HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.76 miles away2500 Grant Road Mountain View California 94040Government - Hospital District or Authority(650) 940-7000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fmc Los Gatos0.35 miles away14651 South Bascom Suite 100 Los Gatos California 95032CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (408) 358-3791
  • Los Gatos Dialysis Center0.7 miles away14251 Winchester Blvd Suite 100 Los Gatos California 95032Dialysis Stations: 16 (408) 370-6756
  • Satellite Dialysis Los Gatos2.19 miles away53 Los Gatos Saratoga Road Los Gatos California 95032Dialysis Stations: 17 (408) 458-4460
  • Satellite Healthcare Blossom Valley3.29 miles away1450 Kooser Road San Jose California 95118Dialysis Stations: 25 (408) 440-3260
  • Wellbound of San Jose LLC3.64 miles away1525 Meridian Avenue Suite 101 San Jose California 95125Dialysis Stations: 4 (408) 269-3600
  • Satellite Healthcare San Jose4.16 miles away888 South Bascom Avenue San Jose California 95128CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (408) 855-6900
  • Santa Clara Valley Renal Care Center4.47 miles away2220 Moorpark Avenue San Jose California 95128CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (408) 885-5730
  • Satellite Dialysis Stevens Creek5.09 miles away4360-a Stevens Creek Blvd San Jose California 95129CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 42 (408) 517-5777