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Santa Rita Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

Updated May 1, 2022 by Sara Levinsohn

Historical Rating
Grade: A-plus
Oct 18: B+Nov 18: B+Dec 18: B+Jan 19: B+Feb 19: B+Mar 19: B-Apr 19: BMay 19: B+Jun 19: B+Jul 19: B+Aug 19: B+Sep 19: B+Jan 20: A-Mar 20: A-Apr 20: A+May 20: A+Jun 20: A+Jul 20: A+Aug 20: A+Sep 20: AOct 20: A+Jan 21: A+Feb 21: A+Mar 21: A+Apr 21: A+May 21: A+Jun 21: A+Jul 21: AAug 21: ASep 21: AOct 21: A+Nov 21: A+Jan 22: AFeb 22: AMar 22: AApr 22: AMay 22: A+
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150 North La Canada Drive,
Green Valley AZ 85614

(520) 625-0178

58.82% estimated occupancy 1

Santa Rita Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is an average-sized nursing home located in Green Valley, Arizona. This facility is among the most elite nursing homes we found. In fact, it received our absolute highest score. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it as one of the 25 best facilities in Arizona. As you can find below, this nursing home performed just as well in our category scores. We gave it a straight A report card!

Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered Staff Hours

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Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-plus

To pair with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for its nursing grade. Facilities that receive this kind of score in long-term care typically provide consistent around the clock care to make sure patients are kept in good health. In addition to offering very favorable levels of nurse staffing, this facility gave the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. This percentage is also far higher than the majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A

In addition, this nursing home also received a nearly flawless inspection report. As a result, it earned one of our best grades in that area with an A. Our inspection grades are based on many datapoints found on the a nursing home's inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this area tend to have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This particular nursing home received 5 deficiencies on its inspection report. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

This nursing home also was superb in the category of short-term care, where we gave it a score of A. Not many facilities received a better grade in this category. In determining these short-term care grades, we assess the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The objective is to create a measure for sizing up the rehabilitation services of various facilities. This nursing home employs both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities employ these skilled professionals. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients who eventually returned home from this facility. It performed as well as just about any nursing home in the country with 70.5 percent of its patients returning home. Most facilities are below 50 percent in this statistic.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A

Turning to our fourth area, this nursing home also excelled in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it an A in this area. This rounded out a straight A profile. When computing our nursing scores, we assess both nursing hours and the levels of licensure of the nurses. This particular nursing home provided 4.2 hours of nursing care per resident per day, which was among the highest totals we found. Lastly, this facility also excelled in the quality measures we looked at. For example, it performed as well as any facility the country when it comes to minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We look at these areas as reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care being provided.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Jun 22

Santa Rita Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-plus

In Santa Rita Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 8.93% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric is is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that have pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a great barometer of nursing care quality.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In Santa Rita Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 2.27% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric gauges the percentage of long-term stay residents who have had a fall resulting in severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In Santa Rita Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 1.6% of Patients had UTIs

This metric tells you the percentage of long-term stay patients who have suffered from urinary tract infections. While more of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it is problematic to compare different facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B

In Santa Rita Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 11.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of residents given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs are sometimes used for treating several medical conditions, including dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Santa Rita Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 16.92% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure measures the percentage of long-term stay residents receiving antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Santa Rita Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 2.89% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term care residents who are exhibiting symptoms of depression. Some believe this is a measure of patient quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Santa Rita Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 82.88% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these vaccines important for resident well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In Santa Rita Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 12.86% Percentage of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate decline of a patient's medical condition.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: D

In Santa Rita Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 23.01% Percentage of Residents

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents that retained mobility levels.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A

In Santa Rita Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 23.01 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-minus

In Santa Rita Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 10.98 Percentage of Patients

This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-plus

In Santa Rita Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 73.79% Percentage of Resident

This indicates the percent of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of independence with ADL's often correlates with successful rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Santa Cruz Valley Regional HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.52 miles away4455 South I-19 Frontage Road Green Valley Arizona 85614Proprietary(520) 393-4700

Nearby Dialysis

  • Desert Dialysis Sahuarita (Dci)1.76 miles away1700 W Commerce Pointe Pl Sahuarita Arizona 85629Dialysis Stations: 24 (520) 625-0103
  • Pascua Yaqui Dialysis (Dva)17.28 miles away7490 S Camino De Oeste Tucson Arizona 85757Dialysis Stations: 13 (520) 879-6161
  • Midvale Park Dialysis (Fmc)17.98 miles away1430 W Valencia Rd Ste 1 Tucson Arizona 85746CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 23 (520) 889-4555

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=035073