Sierra Vista Healthcare
1715 South Cedar, Fresno CA 93702 · (559) 237-8377 · 87.27% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Sierra Vista Healthcare is in Fresno, California, which is one of the most densely populated metropolitan areas in the country. This nursing home is an A rated facility. It was given one of the best ratings that we offer. A score of this caliber requires first-rate marks across the board. We rated this facility as one of the top 100 nursing homes in California, which is a distinguished list. One of the best aspects of this facility's exemplary report card is its nursing grade. We discuss nursing in the next section.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 99 Beds
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility excelled in our nursing rating. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Nursing scores are tied to nurse staffing levels. With 4.3 hours of nursing care per patient each day, this place surpassed the overwhelming majority of facilities. Lastly, this nursing home also excelled in the quality measures we assessed. For example, it fared as well as any facility California in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We view these statistics as predictive measures of the quality of nursing care offered.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility also received a impressive long-term care grade. Indeed, this is this facility's second best category score. In that area, we awarded this facility a score of A. Nursing homes that excel in long-term care typically provide patients with more supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. On top of patient-friendly nursing hour statistics, this facility's vaccination data was as good as it gets also. In fact, this nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia. This combination proved to be effective as this place also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.98 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Facility Inspections
We gave this nursing home an impressive grade of A- for our inspections rating. Our inspection ratings account for several factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better grades in this area typically have very few severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
Switching gears to the next category, this facility was given a high-end short-term care score. In fact, we gave it an A- in this category, giving this facility straight A's. In the category of short-term care, we try to qualify measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. When we assessed this facility's nursing hours, we found it offered more care from registered nurses than most nursing homes. Finally, we assessed the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. It outperformed the vast majority of facilities 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.
Sierra Vista Healthcare Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This statistic tells you the percent of long-term stay residents which have sustained a fall which caused serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in calculating our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely associated with a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this metric 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 is the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. These medications are used for several conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of residents prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are typically given to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percent of patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Measures the percent of long-term care residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and using the bathroom.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percentage of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to the physical well-being of residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
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 percentage of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better