The Fountains Skilled Nursing

Nursing Home

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

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The Fountains Skilled Nursing's website

1260 Williams Way,
Yuba City CA 95991

(530) 790-3000

99.44% estimated occupancy ¹

The Fountains Skilled Nursing is one of just three available facilities located in Yuba City, California. This nursing home was given an overall grade of B, which is favorable grade. With no elite nursing homes in the city, this is actually the number one rated facility in Yuba City. This nursing home's strong profile was highlighted by its inspection score, which is addressed in the next paragraph.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
Non profit - Corporation
Offers Hospice
Offers Respite Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Pharmacy
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Awards

Best Nursing Home in Yuba City, California Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in Yuba City, California Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

This nursing home received a strong overall score as described above, but we especially want to emphasize its excellent inspections in recent years. We gave them an A- in this area. Inspection ratings account for a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this area typically have few severe deficiencies. While this nursing home had a few minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that the government inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Remember that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in this industry.

Long-term Care Quality

Contributing to its profile, this nursing home also received a grade of B+ for its long-term care rating. This is an above average score in this area. When facilities receive a score in this range in long-term care it typically means it has plenty of staff and is a quality place to reside on a permanent basis. On top of considering the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents, which is much higher than most nursing homes. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

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Nurse Quality

This facility received a very good nursing grade this year as well. It received one of our better scores in that category with a grade of B. In determining our nursing grades, we assess both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the training levels of those nurses. This nursing home averages 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home California in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a policy of turning residents at least once a day.

Short-term Care Quality

Moving on to the next area, this nursing home received a respectable short-term care score of B-. Our short-term care ratings are arguably more important for individuals needing rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation usually mandates more skilled nursing. This means not just nursing, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Unfortunately, we were not able to find registered nurse or physical therapy staffing data for this place. The last datapoint we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that just 5 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is actually below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

The Fountains Skilled Nursing Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In The Fountains Skilled Nursing, 7.45% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In The Fountains Skilled Nursing, 1.7% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term residents which had falls which resulted in severe injury. We use this statistic in determining nursing ratings.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In The Fountains Skilled Nursing, 1.24% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often caused by nursing homes with worse hygiene protocols. Closer supervision limits the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. We want to point out that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In The Fountains Skilled Nursing, 10.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric gauges the percentage of long-term residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medication. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in scenarios where such medications are not medically required. Nevertheless, some facilities need to rely on these medications due to an increased number of patients suffering from dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In The Fountains Skilled Nursing, 13.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of patients given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are given to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In The Fountains Skilled Nursing, 4.64% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients exhibiting symptoms of depression. Some argue this is a reliable measure of resident quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In The Fountains Skilled Nursing, 95.44% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In The Fountains Skilled Nursing, 7.92% Percentage of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and eating.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In The Fountains Skilled Nursing, 12.45% Percentage of Residents

This tells you the percent of patients who maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

In The Fountains Skilled Nursing, 1.61 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In The Fountains Skilled Nursing, 12.45 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In The Fountains Skilled Nursing, 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 usually a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the quality of care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In The Fountains Skilled Nursing, 79.79% Percentage of Resident

Measures the percent of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

Adventist Health and RideoutAcute Care Hospitals 2.24 miles away726 4th St Marysville California 95901Government - Federal(530) 749-4300
Orchard HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 15.39 miles away240 Spruce Street Gridley California 95948Voluntary non-profit - Private(530) 846-5671

Nearby Dialysis

Yuba Sutter Dialysis0.74 miles away2115 East Onstott Road Yuba City California 95991CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (530) 673-6656
Yuba City Dialysis Center0.8 miles away1525 Plumas Court Suite A Yuba City California 95991CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (530) 671-3652
Marysville Dialysis Center1.83 miles away1015 8th Street Marysville California 95901CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 15 (530) 741-9801