St John Kronstadt Convalescent Center is a small non-profit nursing home in Castro Valley, California. Featuring an overall rating of B, this is a good facility. Based on our ratings, this nursing home ought to meet the needs of most people. This nursing home's impressive report card was highlighted by its long-term care rating, which we will address in the next paragraph.
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St John Kronstadt Convalescent Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- Non profit - Church related
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
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Registered Staff Hours
Long-term Care Quality
On top of receiving a strong overall grade, this nursing home also earned an elite long-term care grade. We awarded them one of our higher scores in that category, with an impressive grade of A+. When facilities receive this type of score in long-term care it is usually a good sign for patient care and suggests that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses and aids. On top of assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia is often a dangerous ailment for nursing home patients so we prefer when a facility does not leave its residents vulnerable. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we graded this facility so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing rating. In fact, nursing proved to be its second best category grade. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of A. When computing a nursing home's nursing rating, we consider the number of hours nurses commit to residents and the level of skill of the nurses. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as employing a policy of turning a patient even once per day.
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Short-term Care Quality
This facility was awarded high scores in the area of short-term care also. Consequently, we gave it one of our most favorable grades in that category with a area of A-. In the category of short-term care, we try to assess indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We look at the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the number of residents that ultimately returned home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Facility Inspections
In the last category of inspections, we gave this nursing home a score of C for this category. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating these inspection ratings. One of those factors is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some end up being quite minor. Amazingly, this was one of the few nursing homes in the country that had no deficiencies whatsoever on its inspection report. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
St John Kronstadt Convalescent Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In St John Kronstadt Convalescent Center, 3.88% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can limit the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In St John Kronstadt Convalescent Center, 1.37% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic indicates the percent of long-term stay residents who suffered falls resulting in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be a sign of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In St John Kronstadt Convalescent Center, 0.78% of Patients had UTIs
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term residents who suffered from a UTI. UTI's may be a sign of a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this datapoint could also be skewed for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In St John Kronstadt Convalescent Center, 10.14% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are given to patients for many medical conditions, such as dementia. Tragically, in some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In St John Kronstadt Convalescent Center, 8.57% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term care patients taking antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In St John Kronstadt Convalescent Center, 0% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term stay patients who are showing depressive symptoms. Many would argue this is a reliable measure of resident quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In St John Kronstadt Convalescent Center, 100% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In St John Kronstadt Convalescent Center, 13.56% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate the erosion of a patient's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In St John Kronstadt Convalescent Center, 17.61% of Residents
This metric tracks the percentage of long-term stay residents who remained mobile levels. Many in the industry believe that mobility is vital to patients physical and mental health.
Hospitalizations
In St John Kronstadt Convalescent Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In St John Kronstadt Convalescent Center, 17.61% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In St John Kronstadt Convalescent Center, 0% of Patients
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess patient care during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In St John Kronstadt Convalescent Center, 75.59% of Resident
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry believe this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Scores for Castro Valley, CA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
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