Point Loma Post Acute Center is just one of 19 options in San Diego, California. With an overall score of F, we consider this to be a very poor nursing home. San Diego received a more impressive city grade of B, so there are far better options in the city worth considering. We wouldn't blame you if you are ready to stop reading and find another nursing home. However, if you want to learn more about this facility's category grades, inspection grades are discussed in the next section.
Point Loma Post Acute Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Note: Point Loma Post Acute Center has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
While we graded this facility incredibly poorly overall, it received a fairly respectable inspection report this year. As a result, it received a decent grade in that category with a score of B-. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating these inspection scores. One of those factors is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies end up being relatively minor. This place received 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This indicates that the inspectors didn't deem any of these deficiencies an immediate threat to resident safety or health. Finally, this facility was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We would not recommend this facility under any circumstance.
Long-term Care Quality
Surprisingly, we awarded this facility a B- for its long-term care score, which is not a bad grade. In forming our long-term care ratings, we analyze the nursing home's personal care services. Once we assessed the quantity of nursing care, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination record. We were pleased to learn that this nursing home vaccinates 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia. This place also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Nurse Quality
Remarkably, we awarded this nursing home a grade of C for our nursing rating, which isn't a bad grade. There are a variety of datapoints included in this area. Most of these criteria relate to the quantity of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Lastly, despite not having the highest total nursing hours per resident, this facility actually performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is usually a reliable indicator that a facility has sufficient quality controls in place.
Short-term Care Quality
The final category we rated is short-term care, where this nursing home was given a poor grade in this category as well. Sadly, it received an F for this category, which is obviously very concerning. Our short-term care grades are believed to be more meaningful for patients needing rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation generally utilizes additional highly-skilled nursing services. This includes not merely nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. With a grade in this range for this category, we were not stunned to learn that this place was well below average in the two key staffing metrics we focus on. In fact, it offered significantly fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than most other nursing homes. The final metric we considered in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that just 4.3 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is well below average. The combination of these poor metrics doomed this nursing home's short-term care grade.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Point Loma Post Acute Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Point Loma Post Acute Center, 7.45% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to 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
In Point Loma Post Acute Center, 1.7% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure indicates the percent of long-term stay patients who suffered a fall which caused severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in computing nursing ratings.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Point Loma Post Acute Center, 1.24% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with inadequate hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Point Loma Post Acute Center, 10.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Point Loma Post Acute Center, 13.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally used to treat patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Point Loma Post Acute Center, 4.64% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents exhibiting depressive symptoms. Increased levels of depression may indicate a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Point Loma Post Acute Center, 95.44% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines critical to patient health.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Point Loma Post Acute Center, 7.92% Percentage of Patients
This is the percentage of residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Point Loma Post Acute Center, 12.45% Percentage of Residents
This is the percent of residents that maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Point Loma Post Acute Center, 1.61 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Point Loma Post Acute Center, 12.45 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Point Loma Post Acute Center, 9.83 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Point Loma Post Acute Center, 79.79% Percentage of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Scores for San Diego, 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-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
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Nearby Dialysis
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- Fmc-Gateway Dialysis Center-East6.69 miles away720 Gateway Center Drive, Suite B San Diego California 92102CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (619) 264-4100
- Fmc-Raven7.19 miles away499 Raven Street San Diego California 92102Dialysis Stations: 31 (619) 263-1518
- Fmc-Rai-Mission Gorge San Diego8.04 miles away7007 Mission Gorge Road, 1st Floor San Diego California 92120CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 33 (619) 229-1070