The Californian
2225 De La Vina St, Santa Barbara CA 93105 · (805) 682-1355 · 82.35% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
The Californian is located in Santa Barbara, California. This is a quality facility with a grade of B+ overall. We were pleased to learn that many of the other nursing homes in Santa Barbara received similar scores. Based on the data we reviewed, you can do much worse than this nursing home. The best part of this nursing home's impressive report card is its inspection rating. Inspection reports are discussed in the next paragraph
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 68 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
This nursing home received a strong overall grade as described above, but we especially want to point out its excellent government inspections in recent years. We gave them an impressive grade of A in this category. Inspection ratings weigh several factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this area usually have very few of these severe deficiencies. Amazingly, this was one of the few nursing homes in the country that had no deficiencies whatsoever on its inspection report. This is very impressive. You can not go wrong with a deficiency-free inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
Contributing to this facility's list of accomplishments, it also was given a first-rate short-term care score. We awarded them a strong strong of A in this area. Our short-term care scores are likely more meaningful for those needing rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation usually mandates higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means not only nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Remarkably, this facility provides its residents with at least 50% more physical therapist hours per week than the average facility. The final item we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents that eventually returned home from the nursing home. We found that it fared as well as just about any nursing home in California in this area with 62.6 percent of its residents returning home. With most facilities, fewer than half of their short-stay residents are able to return home.
Nurse Quality
This facility received even higher grades in the area of nursing. In fact, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A-. In calculating a facility's nursing score, we look at the amount of time nurses spend with residents and the skill levels of the nurses. This nursing home provides 3.9 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This is more than the level of care offered by most places. Finally, this place also excelled in the quality measures we assessed. It performed as well as any facility the nation when it comes to minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we scored was long-term care. We awarded this facility a solid grade in this area, with a C. Although this was not as dominant as several of this nursing home's other scores, it is nevertheless a middle of the pack score. In the area of long-term care, we focus more on the amount of services provided by a facility, as opposed to more healthcare-oriented services. One of the statistics we considered on top of this nursing home's quality nursing hours is vaccines. This nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. Vaccination is a great way to minimize unnecessary deaths for the aged 65 and up population. This combination proved to be effective as this facility keeps its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Californian Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term care patients who had a fall which resulted in serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be an indication of lower levels of patient supervision.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are linked to inadequate hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric indicates the percent of long-term patients who are given antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such medications aren't medically required. However, some nursing homes need to rely on these medications due to having more residents suffering from dementia.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. Many in the industry argue that this is a reliable measure of quality of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percentage of residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This indicates the percent of residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of the decline of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that were able to retain mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is critical to preserving the physical health of patients.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient 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 patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better