St Christopher Convalescent Hospital
22822 Myrtle Street, Hayward CA 94541 · (510) 537-4844 · 92.77% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
St Christopher Convalescent Hospital is a small nursing home in Hayward, California. Featuring an overall grade of B-, this looks like a solid nursing home. The nursing homes in Hayward received quality scores across the board with a city grade of a B. One of the better aspects of this nursing home's profile is its strong inspection grade, which we will address in the next section.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 36 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
The primary reason this turned out to be a decent nursing home is that it received an elite inspection score. In fact, its inspection grade was far superior to its overall score. In the inspections category, we gave this facility an A-. Inspection grades weigh several factors included in a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher scores in this area typically have few severe deficiencies. Although this facility had a few deficiencies on its report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in the industry.
Long-term Care Quality
Additionally, we also wanted to note that this facility was awarded impressive long-term care marks in this assessment. We gave them one of our better grades in this category, with a B. This proved to be the nursing home's second strongest grade. Long-term care ratings in this range generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents healthy. Lastly, we looked at the nursing home's number of hospitalizations. We found that this place had 2.41 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days.
Nurse Quality
Next, we looked at the nursing category where we awarded this nursing home a grade of B-, which is a decent grade. Our nursing grade is based on several components, many of which are based on levels of nurse staffing. According to its CMS reports, this nursing home provided an average of 3.9 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis, which was above the national average. Finally, we also looked at a few nursing quality-based metrics and this facility excelled in some of these datapoints. With less than five percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, it performed very well in this metric. This is often an indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by having a policy of moving patients at least once a day.
Short-term Care Quality
The next category we analyzed was short-term care. We gave it a grade of B- in this area. This is not a bad grade in this category. In the area of short-term care, we endeavor to qualify measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We assess the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. We were pleased to find that this nursing home employs both registered nurses and physical therapists. The same can't be said for all nursing homes. Finally, we considered the percentage of residents who ultimately returned home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was quite a bit below average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
St Christopher Convalescent Hospital Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by remaining in the same position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls leading to injury are routinely caused by poor nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with poorer hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. These medications may be used to treat several medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are commonly given to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This tells you the percent of residents exhibiting signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these types of vaccines critical to patient care.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and continence.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of residents who maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
Measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is critical to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better