Santa Monica Convalescent Center Ii is one of 11 nursing homes in Santa Monica, California. This is a well below average nursing home, with an overall grade of D. Unfortunately, this grade isn't too far off the city grade for Santa Monica, which is a C. Nevertheless, you still ought to be able to find a better option If you aren't deterred by this facility's profile, feel free to continue reading to find out about its category grades. We discuss inspections in the next section.
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Santa Monica Convalescent Center Ii
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- No Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
Although we didn't give this nursing home a good overall grade, we actually gave it a strong grade in the category of inspections, where it earned a B+. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining these inspection ratings. One critical factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some are quite minor. This place was hit with 9 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This means that the government inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies to be an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A couple minor deficiencies are not the end of the world.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's long-term care score ended up being one of its respectable scores. The nursing home was given a C in this category. Our long-term care scores are based on the facility's amount of nursing care. This includes a vast range of personal care services, ranging from assistance with activities of daily living to routine healthcare services. After assessing the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination data. We were pleased to find that this nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Finally, this nursing home was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Nurse Quality
We were stunned to find that this nursing home also excelled in the category of nursing. In fact, we gave it an impressive grade of D for that category, which is one of our best scores. In computing our nursing grades, we look at both nursing hours and the training levels of the nurses. With a meager 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis, this place's nurse staffing levels were quite a bit below average. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in computing our nursing grades. This facility fared well in the area of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. Many consider these datapoints to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Short-term Care Quality
The last area we graded is short-term care, which ended up being a weak link for this nursing home. We gave this facility a grade of D for short-term care. In the area of short-term care, we seek to qualify indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We assess the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. With a score of this caliber in this area, we were not surprised to learn that this nursing home was well below average in several staffing metrics we focus on. In fact, it offered far fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most nursing homes. The last item we considered in this category is the percentage of residents that were able to return home from the facility. This nursing home struggled quite a bit in this metric as well, with just 3.8 percent of its residents returning home. This was well below average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Santa Monica Convalescent Center Ii Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Santa Monica Convalescent Center Ii, 14.89% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint is is a measure of the percent of long-term residents which suffered from pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are an barometer of a facility's nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Santa Monica Convalescent Center Ii, 1.43% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are routinely the result of poor nursing care. Additional nurse staffing can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Santa Monica Convalescent Center Ii, 0.86% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often caused by facilities with worst hygiene practices. More frequent bathing minimizes the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this statistic is affected by by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Santa Monica Convalescent Center Ii, 5.33% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to residents for many conditions, including dementia. Unfortunately, in limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Santa Monica Convalescent Center Ii, 15.91% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are commonly prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Santa Monica Convalescent Center Ii, 8.2% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Santa Monica Convalescent Center Ii, 100% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Santa Monica Convalescent Center Ii, 11.4% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and using the bathroom. Some experts believe this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Santa Monica Convalescent Center Ii, 4.17% of Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Santa Monica Convalescent Center Ii, 0.07 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Santa Monica Convalescent Center Ii, 4.17% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Santa Monica Convalescent Center Ii, 6.1% of Patients
This metric tracks 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 Monica Convalescent Center Ii, 91.76% of Resident
This metric measures the percent of short-term residents that saw functional improvements.
Scores for Santa Monica, CA
- Overall Rating has a grade of C
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-minus
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Nearby Hospitals
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- Southern California Hospital at HollywoodAcute Care Hospitals 9.02 miles away6245 De Longpre Ave Los Angeles California 90028Proprietary(323) 462-2271
- Sherman Oaks HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.38 miles away4929 Van Nuys Blvd Sherman Oaks California 91403Voluntary non-profit - Private(818) 981-7111
- Hollywood Presbyterian Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.67 miles away1300 N Vermont Ave Los Angeles California 90027Proprietary(213) 413-3000
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita-Mar Vista1.13 miles away2020 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 100 & 120 Santa Monica California 90404CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (310) 453-4900
- Davita-Santa Monica Dialysis1.61 miles away1260 15th Street, Suite 102 Santa Monica California 90404CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (310) 393-4744
- Davita-Century City Dialysis Center2.43 miles away10630 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles California 90025CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 40 (310) 954-2700
- Fmc-Culver City Dialysis2.48 miles away9432 Venice Blvd. Culver City California 90230CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (310) 836-2237
- u.s. Renal Care Culver City3.55 miles away9808 Venice Blvd., Suite 200 Culver City California 90232Dialysis Stations: 18 (310) 841-0500
- Davita-Beverlywood Dialysis3.61 miles away2080 Century Park East, Suite 210 Los Angeles California 90067Dialysis Stations: 13 (310) 772-0224
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital Medical Ctr.- West Los Angeles3.64 miles awayDialysis Unit 6041 Cadillac Avenue, Suite 442 Los Angeles California 90034Dialysis Stations: 4 (323) 857-3245
- u.s. Renal Care West Los Angeles Dialysis4.87 miles away1801 S. La Cienega Blvd. Los Angeles California 90035CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (310) 840-5688