Santa Clarita Post-Acute Care Center

Nursing Home

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

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Santa Clarita Post-Acute Care Center's website

23801 Newhall Avenue,
Newhall CA 91321

(661) 259-3660

68.18% estimated occupancy ¹

Santa Clarita Post-Acute Care Center is located in Newhall, California. The city has 34,882 people. This nursing home received an overall grade of B-, which is a middle of the road score. You can definitely do worse than this nursing home. This place was stronger in some categories than others, but it did not have any weak links in any of our major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Partnership
Offers Hospice
Offers Post-Acute Care
Offers Respite Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Transportation
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Palliative Care
Dentistry
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Podiatry
Mental Health
Diabetes Management
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Optometry
Audiology
Colostomy Care
Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Total Parenteral Nutrition

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)

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Facility Inspections

This nursing home's overall grade was propped up by the fact that it has received favorable government inspections in recent years. We awarded it one of our better scores in that category, with a grade of B+. This is a notably better grade than the nursing home's overall grade. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating our inspection ratings. One of those factors is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some of these can be quite insignificant. Fortunately, although this facility had a few minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means the inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A couple relatively minor dings aren't something to panic about.

Nurse Quality

This facility also excelled in the category of nursing, where it received a grade of B. Nursing grades are primarily based on a nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well when it comes to minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

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Long-term Care Quality

The third area we graded was long-term care. In that area, we awarded this facility a decent grade of B-. Long-term care grades are vital for residents looking for non-healthcare services such as personal care. Once we finished looking at the amount of care provided by nurses, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination statistics. We were optimistic to find that this facility vaccinates 99.06977 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Finally, this nursing home was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Switching gears to our next category, this facility was given a grade of B- in short-term care, which we consider to be an acceptable rating. Short-term care scores are based in part on the facility's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a wide spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, in addition to other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, it does not appear that this nursing home provided registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. Finally, we assessed the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 5.2 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most nursing homes, closer to half of their residents are able to return home so this figure is below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Santa Clarita Post-Acute Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Santa Clarita Post-Acute Care Center, 7.45% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term patients who developed pressure ulcers . We consider this statistic when determining our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Santa Clarita Post-Acute Care Center, 1.7% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric measures the percent of long-term residents who suffered a fall leading to severe injury. We use this statistic in computing nursing grades.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Santa Clarita Post-Acute Care Center, 1.24% of Patients had UTIs

This figure is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who experienced a UTI. Although a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it is difficult to compare between facilities due to nursing homes having varying reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Santa Clarita Post-Acute Care Center, 10.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure gauges the percentage of long-term patients who are given antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents in situations where such medications aren't medically indicated. However, some facilities may need to rely on these drugs due to an increased number of residents with Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Santa Clarita Post-Acute Care Center, 13.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are given to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Santa Clarita Post-Acute Care Center, 4.64% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents exhibiting depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Santa Clarita Post-Acute Care Center, 95.44% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Santa Clarita Post-Acute Care Center, 7.92% Percentage of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who required additional 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 Santa Clarita Post-Acute Care Center, 12.45% Percentage of Residents

Measures the percent of long-term stay patients who remained mobile levels. Some experts would argue that mobility is vital to patients mental and physical health.

Hospitalizations

In Santa Clarita Post-Acute Care Center, 1.61 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care. There is a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Santa Clarita Post-Acute Care Center, 12.45 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Santa Clarita Post-Acute Care Center, 9.83 Percentage of Patients

Measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Santa Clarita Post-Acute Care Center, 79.79% Percentage 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 autonomy with ADL's usually correlates with superior rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

Lac/Olive View-Ucla Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.25 miles away14445 Olive View Drive Sylmar California 91342Voluntary non-profit - Other(818) 364-1555
Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.3 miles away15031 Rinaldi St Mission Hills California 91346Voluntary non-profit - Church(818) 365-8051
Northridge Hospital Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.49 miles away18300 Roscoe Blvd Northridge California 91325Voluntary non-profit - Private(818) 885-8500
Pacifica Hospital of the ValleyAcute Care Hospitals 11.54 miles away9449 San Fernando Rd Sun Valley California 91352Proprietary(818) 767-3310
Providence Tarzana Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 14.01 miles away18321 Clark Street Tarzana California 91356Voluntary non-profit - Private(818) 881-0800
Adventist Health Simi ValleyAcute Care Hospitals 14.03 miles away2975 N Sycamore Dr Simi Valley California 93065Voluntary non-profit - Church(805) 955-6000
Sherman Oaks HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.29 miles away4929 Van Nuys Blvd Sherman Oaks California 91403Voluntary non-profit - Private(818) 981-7111
Providence Saint Joseph Medical CtrAcute Care Hospitals 18.56 miles away501 South Buena Vista Street Burbank California 91505Voluntary non-profit - Church(818) 843-5111

Nearby Dialysis

Santa Clarita Dialysis, LLC1.61 miles away23421 Lyons Avenue Valencia California 91355Dialysis Stations: 27 (661) 244-1835
Nrc-Santa Clarita Kidney Center4.36 miles away23861 W. Mcbean Parkway, Suite E-11 Valencia California 91355CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 23 (661) 222-7370
Nrc-Canyon Country Dialysis Center, LLC6.34 miles away18520 via Princessa, Building C-1 Canyon Country California 91387CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 31 (661) 298-5300
Nrc-Sylmar Dialysis, LLC6.9 miles away12151 San Fernando Rd. Sylmar California 91342CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 32 (818) 465-9464
Fmc-San Fernando7.75 miles away451 S. Brand Blvd., Suite 100 San Fernando California 91340CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (818) 837-9980
Fmc-Rai-South Brand-San Fernando7.75 miles away501 S. Brand Blvd. San Fernando California 91340Dialysis Stations: 5 (818) 365-5270
Nrc-Kidney Care Center of North Valley, Inc8.01 miles away16907 Devonshire Street Granada Hills California 91344CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (818) 366-4600
Fmc-Mission Hills8.24 miles away11550 Indian Hills Road, Suite 100 Mission Hills California 91345CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 23 (818) 898-1724