Santa Rosa Convalescent Hospital
446 Arrowood Dr, Santa Rosa CA 95407 · (707) 528-2100 · 95.16% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Santa Rosa Convalescent Hospital is a small nursing home in Santa Rosa, California. This turns out to be a middle of the pack facility, with an overall grade of C. Santa Rosa received a city grade of B+, so there are some other options in the city worth looking at. This facility did not meet our expectations in every category we looked at, but it did not receive any rock-bottom grades either. Additional information about its category grades is available below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 62 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Limited Liability company
Resident Council:
Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
In addition to being a respectable facility overall, this place really excelled in the area of inspections, where it received an A-. Few facilities performed better in this category. Inspection ratings account for several factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher grades in this area usually have few severe deficiencies. This place received 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This tells you that the government inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies to create an immediate threat to resident safety or health. A couple of minor deficiencies shouldn't stop you from considering a nursing home.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we rated this nursing home so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing grade. In that category, we gave this nursing home a grade of B-. Our nursing grade includes many datapoints. The most important variable is the amount of time nurses spend with patients. This nursing home provides 3.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing scores. This place performed well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.
Short-term Care Quality
We also awarded this nursing home a decent grade in the category of short-term care, where we gave it a grade of C. Our short-term care scores are thought to be more meaningful for patients needing a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires additional highly-skilled nursing. This includes not only nursing services, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Unfortunately, we found that this nursing home provided fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other nursing homes. The more important thing is determining what effect this had on the quality of care. The last item we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents that who were able to eventually return home from the facility. This nursing home performed better in this statistic. We found that it fared better than most facilities in this area with 52.6 percent of its residents returning home. With most nursing homes, fewer than half of their short-term residents are able to return home.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we scored was long-term care, which turned out to be this facility's worst category. We awarded this nursing home a grade of D in this area. For prospective residents looking for a permanent residence rather than rehabilitation, long-term care is an important category. Once we assessed the volume of nursing care, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination records. We were optimistic to find that this facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia. To our surprise, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.89 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home has less hospitalizations than the average nursing home. Sadly, a few of its other scores in the category were not as favorable as these.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Santa Rosa Convalescent Hospital Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by staying in one position for an excessive period of time.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients which suffered a fall which caused serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be a sign of poor nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay patients that had a urinary tract infection. UTI's could be an indicator of poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint can be skewed for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for these infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are generally used to treat patients suffering from depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who are showing signs of depression. Some would argue this is a reliable measure of patient quality of life.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percent of residents who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Measures the percentage of long-term patients that maintained mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percent of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better