Sun Health La Loma Care Center is a small non-profit nursing home located in Litchfield Park, Arizona. This nursing home turns out to be a grade A facility, which is a truly elite grade. In fact, we ranked this nursing home in the top ten percentile of all facilities in the United States. If you scroll down, you can see this facility's category ratings, which are also quite good.
Sun Health La Loma Care Center
Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
14260 South Denny Boulevard,
Litchfield Park AZ 85340
55.58% estimated occupancy 1
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Nurse Quality
In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this nursing home received an A+ for nursing. Our nursing rating features several subcategories. The most important one is the amount of time nurses spent with patients. This nursing home provides an incredible 6.3 hours of nursing care per resident each day. Out of that total, many of the hours were provided by registered nurses, which is one of the most highly highly trained levels of nurses. On top of providing high levels of nursing care, this facility was also above average in each of the major quality-based metrics we looked at in this category. By way of illustration, it performed well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. These datapoints are generally good indicators of the quality of nursing care a nursing home offers.
Short-term Care Quality
This top notch facility also was superb in the category of short-term care, where we awarded it a score of A+. Very few nursing homes performed better in this category. In forming our short-term care ratings, we assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our purpose is to devise a scale for sizing up the rehabilitation services of various nursing homes. Remarkably, this nursing home provides about 50% more services from physical therapists and registered nurses than most nursing homes we looked at. This is a very favorable sign. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that it outperformed the vast majority of facilities in this area with 66.9 percent of its residents returning home. This is a significantly higher rate than most nursing homes.
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Facility Inspections
This facility has received near flawless health inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A in this category. Our inspection grades weigh a host of factors found on a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better grades in this area usually have few severe deficiencies. This facility received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe. This tells you that CMS didn't consider any of these deficiencies to cause an immediate threat to resident safety or health. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we graded is long-term care, where this nursing home was awarded a grade of B. Even though this is its least impressive category grade, this is nevertheless an impressive rating. Long-term care scores of this caliber generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. One of the statistics we considered on top of this facility's impressive nursing hours was vaccinations. This facility provided the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its patients. Vaccines are a great way to avoid unnecessary deaths and hospitalizations for seniors. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, 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.
Sun Health La Loma Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Sun Health La Loma Care Center, 8.93% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This measures the percent of long-term patients who suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a solid indicator of nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Sun Health La Loma Care Center, 2.27% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are considered to be a barometer of nursing care . Major falls resulting in injury are often the result of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Sun Health La Loma Care Center, 1.6% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are often associated with a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this datapoint can also be skewed for some facilities due to different reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Sun Health La Loma Care Center, 11.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of patients given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are administered to residents for a variety of medical conditions, such as dementia. Unfortunately, in some cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Sun Health La Loma Care Center, 16.92% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term stay residents taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Sun Health La Loma Care Center, 2.89% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who are showing depressive symptoms. High rates of depression may imply a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Sun Health La Loma Care Center, 82.88% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines important for resident well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Sun Health La Loma Care Center, 12.86% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Sun Health La Loma Care Center, 23.01% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients that were able to retain mobility. Some experts would argue that the ability to move around is vital to residents' mental and physical health.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Sun Health La Loma Care Center, 23.01 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Sun Health La Loma Care Center, 10.98 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Sun Health La Loma Care Center, 73.79% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements.
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Nearby Dialysis
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