St Pauls Towers is a nursing home in Oakland, California which has a total of 381,459 people. This facility appears to be ranked among the higher-rated facilities we looked at. A score of this caliber requires high-end marks across the board. Even in a city of 17 other nursing homes, this facility stands out as a quality selection. This facility's impressive profile was highlighted by its inspection rating, which we will address in the next section.
St Pauls Towers
- Nursing Home
- Home Health Agency
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- No Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Nutritional Counseling
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
In addition to earning a great overall grade, this facility also performed well in our inspections category, which is based on the facility's recent inspection reports. In fact, we awarded it an A for that category. These inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This place was assessed 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This indicates that CMS did not deem any of these deficiencies to cause an immediate threat to patient health or safety. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor made us feel better about this inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was awarded a very impressive short-term care grade. In fact, this is this nursing home's second strongest category score. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of A-. In the category of short-term care, we attempt to assess indicators of a facility's rehabilitation services. We assess the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final item we considered in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
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Nurse Quality
Adding to its strong resume, this facility also received an excellent nursing score, with a grade of A-. Nursing grades are based in large part on quality and quantity of nursing care. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Long-term Care Quality
The final category we analyzed was long-term care, where this nursing home was awarded a B-. This actually is this facility's worst area. This is still not a major area of concern. With our long-term care category, we assess the volume of care offered by a nursing home, as well as a handful of qualitative measures. One of the data points we considered after nurse's aid hours is vaccines. Fortunately, this nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. Lastly, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
St Pauls Towers Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In St Pauls Towers, 7.45% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients that developed new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We consider this statistic when determining our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In St Pauls Towers, 1.7% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents who sustained a fall leading to severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In St Pauls Towers, 1.24% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care . UTI's are often associated with poor nursing care. However, this metric could also be misleading for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In St Pauls Towers, 10.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are given to residents for a variety of conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Tragically, in limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In St Pauls Towers, 13.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that are prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are used to treat patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In St Pauls Towers, 4.64% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients showing signs of depression. Many argue this is a measure of quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In St Pauls Towers, 95.44% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In St Pauls Towers, 7.92% Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and using the bathroom.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In St Pauls Towers, 12.45% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percent of residents who maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In St Pauls Towers, 12.45 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In St Pauls Towers, 9.83 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In St Pauls Towers, 79.79% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements.
Scores for Oakland, CA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
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