Seacrest Convalescent Hospital
1416 West 6th Street, San Pedro CA 90732 · (310) 833-3526 · 87.25% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Seacrest Convalescent Hospital is one of five facilities in San Pedro, California. We gave this nursing home a very respectable overall score of B+. In fact, this is ranked among the top three facilities in the city. Based on our ratings, this nursing home ought to meet the needs of most people. The best part of this nursing home's impressive profile is its inspection rating. Inspection grades are discussed in the next paragraph
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 80 Beds
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
In addition to being a quality nursing home overall, this nursing home especially excelled in our inspections category, where it earned an A. Not many facilities fared better in that category. Inspection grades weigh a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with better grades in this category usually have few severe deficiencies. While this facility had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were serious based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
We also gave this facility a score of A- for our long-term care grade. When facilities receive this type of score in this category it is usually a good sign for patient care and suggests that the place is well-staffed with nurses aids. After assessing the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is significantly higher than most nursing homes. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.4 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Nurse Quality
This facility's next best category grade came in the area of nursing. In that category, we gave this nursing home a grade of B-. This wasn't quite on par with some of its other category grades mentioned above. Our nursing score weighs many datapoints. The most important factor is the quantity of hours nurses spend with residents. Based on the data, it looks like this place provides an impressive 4 hours per patient daily. This is more nursing care than most places offer. In calculating our grades, we apply more weight to hours performed by more highly trained nurses such as registered or licensed nurses. Finally, we also considered quality measures in calculating our nursing grades. This place was above average in two of the major datapoints we assessed, including minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. These statistics are typically reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care offered.
Short-term Care Quality
The last category we rated ended up being this facility's poorest area. However, even in its worst category we still gave it a respectable grade of B- for our short-term care category. In computing our short-term care grades, we assess a facility's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This area is frequently a reliable assessment of a facility's rehabilitation services. Fortunately, this nursing home offers both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities offer both. Finally, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. This was a much stronger area for this facility. This place outperformed most nursing homes in this area with 57.2 percent of its patients returning home.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Seacrest Convalescent Hospital Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This figure gauges the percent of long-term patients who suffered falls which caused severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining our nursing ratings.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that experienced a UTI. UTI's may be a sign of poor nursing care. However, this statistic may be skewed for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. These medications may be used for several medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are administered to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percent of long-term care patients exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient care.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric measures the percent of long-term residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and continence. Some experts argue this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who retained mobility levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of long-term 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 care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percentage of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with ADL's often correlates with better rehabilitation.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better