Located in Irvine, California, Regents Point - Windcrest is the lone option we were able to find in the city. Featuring an overall grade of A, this facility is among the best nursing homes we looked at. In fact, we ranked this nursing home in the top 20 percent of all facilities in the nation. One of the best aspects of this nursing home's remarkable report card is its short-term care grade. short-term care grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
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Regents Point - Windcrest
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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
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Short-term Care Quality
We also found that this facility excelled in our short-term care rating. We awarded them an A+ in this area. In determining our short-term care ratings, we analyze a nursing home's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This category is often a solid assessment of the facility's ability to rehabilitate patients. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 6.2 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we graded this nursing home so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing rating. In that category, we gave this facility an A. There are quite a few criteria within this grade. Many of the subcategories reflect staffing levels. This particular nursing home provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
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Facility Inspections
We gave this nursing home a grade of A- for inspections. Arguably the most important factor we consider in computing our inspection grades is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Facilities with better scores in this category most likely dodged the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. While this facility had some minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that the inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.
Long-term Care Quality
In the final area, we gave this nursing home an A- for our long-term care grade. This rounded out an elite report card. When nursing homes receive this kind of grade in long-term care it is typically a good sign for patient care and indicates that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses aids. In addition to assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents healthy. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.03 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Regents Point - Windcrest Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Regents Point - Windcrest, 7.87% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure gauges the percent of long-term residents that have pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Regents Point - Windcrest, 3.48% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are routinely the result of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Regents Point - Windcrest, 0.96% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic measures the percent of long-term stay residents that sustained UTI's. While a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it is problematic to compare between nursing homes due to facilities having varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Regents Point - Windcrest, 11.3% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of patients given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Regents Point - Windcrest, 10.2% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure indicates the percentage of long-term stay residents who are prescribed antianxiety medication. These medications are typically used to treat residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Regents Point - Windcrest, 0% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients demonstrating symptoms of depression. Higher levels of depression could reveal worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Regents Point - Windcrest, 99.14% of Patients
This is the percent of residents that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Regents Point - Windcrest, 5.26% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate the decline of a resident's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Regents Point - Windcrest, 6.88% of Residents
This metric tracks the percent of long-term care patients that retained mobility levels. Many believe that mobility is vital to patients physical and mental well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Regents Point - Windcrest, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care. There is a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the overall quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Regents Point - Windcrest, 6.88% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Regents Point - Windcrest, 9.32% of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Regents Point - Windcrest, 90.93% of Resident
This is the percent of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with ADL's usually correlates with superior rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- South Coast Global Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.18 miles away2701 S Bristol St Santa Ana California 92704Proprietary(714) 754-5454
- Orange County Global Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.07 miles away1001 North Tustin Avenue Santa Ana California 92705Proprietary(714) 953-3610
- Fountain Valley Regional Hospital & Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.56 miles away17100 Euclid Street Fountain Valley California 92708Proprietary(714) 966-7200
- Memorialcare Saddleback Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.81 miles away24451 Health Center Drive Laguna Hills California 92653Voluntary non-profit - Private(949) 837-4500
- Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8 miles away9920 Talbert Avenue Fountain Valley California 92708Proprietary(714) 378-7406
- St Joseph HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.31 miles away1100 West Stewart Dr Orange California 92868Voluntary non-profit - Church(714) 633-9111
- Chapman Global Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 9.43 miles away2601 E Chapman Ave Orange California 92869Proprietary(714) 633-0011
- University of California Irvine Med CenterAcute Care Hospitals 9.67 miles away101 City Drive South Orange California 92868Government - Local(714) 456-6112
Nearby Dialysis
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- Fmc-Santa Ana Dialysis5.16 miles away2740 S. Bristol Street, Suite 110 Santa Ana California 92704CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (714) 754-1670
- Fmc-Newport Beach Dialysis5.35 miles away3333 W. Coast Highway, Suite 101 Newport Beach California 92663Dialysis Stations: 16 (949) 631-0107
- Fmc-Newport Superior Dialysis Center5.59 miles away510 Superior Avenue, Suite 150 Newport Beach California 92663CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (949) 574-4733
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