Poway Healthcare Center
15632 Pomerado Road, Poway CA 92064 · (858) 485-5153 · 94.94% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Poway Healthcare Center is an average-sized nursing home located in Poway, California. With an B+ overall grade, we ranked this facility in the top third of all facilities in the United States. Based on our analysis, you can do much worse than this nursing home. Fortunately, this place did not have any weak links in any of the four major categories. Additional information about its category grades is available below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 99 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
To pair with its favorable overall grade, we gave this facility an A for the area of inspections. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing our inspection ratings. One critical factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some can be relatively insignificant. While this place had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means the inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A couple minor dings are not something to panic about.
Short-term Care Quality
We also gave this facility a score of A for our short-term care score. In the category of short-term care, we strive to evaluate measures of a facility's rehabilitation services. We analyze a nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. Remarkably, this place provides its residents at least 1.5 times as many physical therapist hours per week than the average nursing home. The final item we looked at in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that it fared as well as just about any nursing home in California in this area with 73.3 percent of its patients returning home.
Long-term Care Quality
Turning to an additional strength for this nursing home, we gave them one of our stronger scores in our long-term care category as well, with a grade of B+. Facilities that do well in long-term care typically provide residents with closer supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. On top of assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is far higher than most nursing homes. The last statistic we looked at is its hospitalization rate. Here we found that this place had 2.86 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Although this wasn't as impressive as most of its other scores in this area, this number can be skewed for some nursing homes due to some of the medical complexity of patients.
Nurse Quality
The final area we graded was nursing. This nursing home was given a very good nursing score in our assessment, with a grade of C. Although this isn't as impressive as a few of its other category grades, this is still an acceptable rating in this category. When calculating our nursing scores, we look at both nursing hours and the skill levels of those nurses. With 3.9 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis, this nursing home surpassed the national average. We also look at the skill levels of these nurses and apply more weight to hours worked by skilled nurses. Lastly, our nursing grades also weigh quality-based metrics, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed better than average in this area. This is typically a good indicator of how carefully a nursing home's nursing staff is tending to its residents. Major falls can typically be avoided if more nurses aids and superior safety protocols are in place.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Poway Healthcare Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a fall leading to serious injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections could be associated with insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications 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 is a measure of the percent of long-term residents which are given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are typically given to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric 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 patients, making these vaccines vital to patient care.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and taking a bath.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who maintained mobility. Some argue that the ability to move around is important for residents' mental and physical health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to the physical well-being of residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of nursing home care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This tells you the percent of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better