San Rafael Healthcare & Wellness Center is a small nursing home located in San Rafael, California. We awarded this facility an overall grade of C. A score in this range requires some decent scores. This place seems to have a few things working in its favor. One of the highlights of this nursing home's profile is its strong inspection grade, which you can find in the next section.
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San Rafael Healthcare & Wellness Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Partnership
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Bariatric Care
- Colostomy Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Catheter Care
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
This facility's overall grade was propped up by the fact that it has received favorable government inspections in recent years. We gave it a strong score in this area, with a grade of B. This is a much better score than the nursing home's overall grade. Perhaps the most important factor we consider in computing our inspection grades is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a facility's inspection reports. Facilities with better grades in this area typically dodged the most severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Based on this, we still had a generally positive view of this nursing home's recent inspections.
Short-term Care Quality
We also awarded this facility a strong score in short-term care. This facility received a grade of B in this area, which turns out to be one of our more favorable scores. Short-term care grades are meaningful for prospective residents in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually requires additional highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means a vast spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. It doesn't look like this nursing home provided registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. The final measure we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We found that 5.3 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.
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Nurse Quality
An additional reason we rated this nursing home so highly is that it earned an A+ nursing score. Our nursing rating analyzes several subcategories, however, the paramount consideration is the number of nurse hours spent with patients. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at 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 place the nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as employing a protocol of turning patients more often.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we graded is long-term care, which is this nursing home's worst category. We awarded this facility a D in this category. For prospective patients looking for a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care grades are an important measure. After assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination record. We were pleased to discover that this facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Surprisingly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home has fewer hospitalizations than most nursing homes. Sadly, a few of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
San Rafael Healthcare & Wellness Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In San Rafael Healthcare & Wellness Center, 7.21% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely the result of patients 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 San Rafael Healthcare & Wellness Center, 2.27% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Major falls are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In San Rafael Healthcare & Wellness Center, 0.73% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often the result of poor nursing care. However, this metric may also be skewed for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In San Rafael Healthcare & Wellness Center, 7.74% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These medications are used for a variety of medical conditions, such as dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In San Rafael Healthcare & Wellness Center, 12.03% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who were prescribed antianxiety medication. These medications are used to treat residents suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In San Rafael Healthcare & Wellness Center, 12.87% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In San Rafael Healthcare & Wellness Center, 99.43% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In San Rafael Healthcare & Wellness Center, 10.32% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and bathing. Some experts argue that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In San Rafael Healthcare & Wellness Center, 8.21% of Residents
This is the percent of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In San Rafael Healthcare & Wellness Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is important to maintaining the physical health of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In San Rafael Healthcare & Wellness Center, 8.21% of Residents Rehospitalized
Measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In San Rafael Healthcare & Wellness Center, 11.88% of Patients
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In San Rafael Healthcare & Wellness Center, 65.09% of Resident
This is the percent of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of independence with ADL's typically correlates with superior rehabilitation services.
Scores for San Rafael, CA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-minus
Looking for more options? San Rafael, California has 6 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Marinhealth Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 1.81 miles away250 Bon Air Road, PO Box 8010 Greenbrae California 94904Government - Local(415) 925-7900
- Kaiser Foundation HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.3 miles away99 Montecillo Rd San Rafael California 94903Voluntary non-profit - Private(415) 444-2000
- Novato Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.7 miles away180 Rowland Way Novato California 94945Voluntary non-profit - Other(415) 209-1300
- Chinese HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.34 miles away845 Jackson St San Francisco California 94133Voluntary non-profit - Private(415) 982-2400
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San FranciscoAcute Care Hospitals 14.37 miles away2425 Geary Blvd San Francisco California 94115Voluntary non-profit - Private(415) 833-2646
- Saint Francis Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.52 miles away900 Hyde St San Francisco California 94109Voluntary non-profit - Private(415) 353-6000
- California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusAcute Care Hospitals 14.62 miles away1101 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco California 94109Voluntary non-profit - Private(415) 600-6000
- St Mary's Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 14.74 miles away450 Stanyan St San Francisco California 94117Voluntary non-profit - Private(415) 668-1000
Nearby Dialysis
- San Rafael Dialysis0.22 miles away1415 3rd Street San Rafael California 94901Dialysis Stations: 24 (415) 453-4437
- Northgate Dialysis Center2.25 miles away650 Las Gallinas Road San Rafael California 94903CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (415) 444-0376
- Satellite Dialysis Greenbrae2.86 miles away565 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. Greenbrae California 94904CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 23 (415) 924-8622
- San Pablo Dialysis Center10.6 miles away14020 San Pablo Avenue San Pablo California 94806CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (510) 234-0835
- Davita Richmond Dialysis10.75 miles away4200 Macdonald Ave., Ste A Richmond California 94805CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (510) 236-8861
- El Cerrito Dialysis Center12.74 miles away10690 San Pablo Avenue El Cerrito California 94530CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (510) 528-9590
- Davita El Sobrante14.07 miles away3380 San Pablo Dam Rd Ste. C-D El Sobrante California 94803CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (510) 262-9230
- Pacific Dialysis14.08 miles away2351 Clay Street 4th Floor San Francisco California 94115CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (415) 440-2852