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Surprise Valley Community Hospital D/P Snf

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Surprise Valley Community Hospital D/P Snf

Nursing Home

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

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741 N. Main Street,
Cedarville CA 96104

(530) 279-6111

95% estimated occupancy ¹

With an address in Cedarville, California, Surprise Valley Community Hospital D/P Snf is the only nursing home we found in the area. With an overall grade of B, this looks like a good nursing home. This nursing home definitely has plenty of good features. The best aspect of this facility's strong report card was its nursing rating. We discuss nursing in the next section

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
Government - Federal

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Nurse Quality

In addition to being a quality nursing home overall, this facility really excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A-. Nursing grades are based in large part on nurse staffing levels. This particular nursing home provided 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Another one of this nursing home's quality category grades came in the category of short-term care. We gave them one of our stronger scores in that area, with a grade of B+. In calculating our short-term care ratings, we scrutinize a facility's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other highly trained professionals. This area is considered to be a reliable measure of the facility's rehabilitation. Unfortunately, it does not appear that this facility submitted data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients who returned home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

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Facility Inspections

Turning to our inspection category, it appears this facility has earned respectable inspections in recent years as well. We gave it a B- in this category. Inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this nursing home had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that CMS didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.

Long-term Care Quality

The final category we rated was long-term care. This facility received a B- for this area. Our long-term care ratings are based in part on a facility's volume of nursing services. This includes a broad spectrum of personal care services, ranging from assistance with activities of daily living to routine medical services. After looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is better than the vast majority of nursing homes. This place also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Surprise Valley Community Hospital D/P Snf Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Surprise Valley Community Hospital D/P Snf, 3.03% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric gauges the percent of long-term patients who developed new or worsened pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are a solid indicator of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Surprise Valley Community Hospital D/P Snf, 5.88% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care. Better nursing protocols can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Surprise Valley Community Hospital D/P Snf, 7.14% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to insufficient hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Surprise Valley Community Hospital D/P Snf, 57.14% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who are administered antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior in situations where such medications aren't medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these medications due to having more residents suffering from dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Surprise Valley Community Hospital D/P Snf, 18.82% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term patients taking antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Surprise Valley Community Hospital D/P Snf, 2.35% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents exhibiting depressive symptoms. Many in the industry argue that this is a measure of patient quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Surprise Valley Community Hospital D/P Snf, 98.81% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Surprise Valley Community Hospital D/P Snf, 28.21% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and eating.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Surprise Valley Community Hospital D/P Snf, 30.86% of Residents

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents who retained mobility levels. Many in the industry argue that mobility is vital to patients health.

Hospitalizations

In Surprise Valley Community Hospital D/P Snf, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Surprise Valley Community Hospital D/P Snf, 30.86% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the health of residents.

Nearby Hospitals

Surprise Valley Community HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0 miles away741 North Main Street Cedarville California 96104Government - Local(530) 279-6111
Modoc Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 19.5 miles away228 W Mcdowell Ave Alturas California 96101Government - Hospital District or Authority(530) 233-5131