The Terraces at San Joaquin Gardens Village is a nursing home in Fresno, California which has a total of 570,271 people. Featuring an overall score of A-, it proved to be one of the three highest graded nursing homes in Fresno. Despite Fresno offering 20 nursing homes to select from, this one jumped off the page as a first-rate choice. This nursing home's impressive report card was highlighted by its nursing score, which you can find in the next section.
The Terraces at San Joaquin Gardens Village
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
One of the many reasons this turned out to be a great nursing home is that it received an A+ nursing grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this category. We scrutinized the qualifications of nurses working for the nursing home, as well as the quantity of time the nurses were with patients, in determining our grade in this category. This particular nursing home provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this facility 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 generally be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a protocol of turning a patient more often.
Short-term Care Quality
An additional reason we rated this facility so favorably is that it was given an A+ short-term care grade. This is flat out as elite as it gets in this area. Our short-term care ratings are considered to be more important for patients requiring rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation generally mandates higher levels of highly-skilled nursing services. This means not just nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final statistic we considered in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that 6.1 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
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Long-term Care Quality
We also wanted to draw your attention to the fact that this facility received a strong grade of A in our long-term care category. Facilities that receive this kind of grade in this category tend to provide consistent around the clock care to ensure patients are kept in good health. After looking at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents out of the hospital. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Facility Inspections
Moving on to our inspection category, it appears this nursing home has received quality inspections in recent years as well. We gave it a score of B in this category. Arguably the most significant factor we consider in computing our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Facilities with higher scores in this area typically avoided the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. Although this nursing home had some deficiencies on its report, none were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Terraces at San Joaquin Gardens Village Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In The Terraces at San Joaquin Gardens Village, 7.45% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic is is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who have pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a reliable measure of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In The Terraces at San Joaquin Gardens Village, 1.7% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls which result in injury are often caused by lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In The Terraces at San Joaquin Gardens Village, 1.24% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often linked to nursing homes with worse hygiene protocols. Additional nurse staffing can reduce the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Keep in mind that this datapoint is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In The Terraces at San Joaquin Gardens Village, 10.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs are sometimes used for several medical conditions, including dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In The Terraces at San Joaquin Gardens Village, 13.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are given to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In The Terraces at San Joaquin Gardens Village, 4.64% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents showing symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In The Terraces at San Joaquin Gardens Village, 95.44% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines vital to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In The Terraces at San Joaquin Gardens Village, 7.92% Percentage of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and taking a bath.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In The Terraces at San Joaquin Gardens Village, 12.45% Percentage of Residents
Measures the percentage of long-term residents that were able to retain mobility. Some experts believe that mobility is important for residents' mental and physical health.
Hospitalizations
In The Terraces at San Joaquin Gardens Village, 1.61 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is critical to the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In The Terraces at San Joaquin Gardens Village, 12.45 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In The Terraces at San Joaquin Gardens Village, 9.83 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In The Terraces at San Joaquin Gardens Village, 79.79% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint measures the percent of short-term residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many would argue this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Scores for Fresno, CA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B
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Nearby Hospitals
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- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - FresnoAcute Care Hospitals 1.69 miles away7300 North Fresno St Fresno California 93720Voluntary non-profit - Private(559) 448-4500
- Valley Children's HospitalChildrens 4.71 miles away9300 Valley Childrens Place Madera California 93636Voluntary non-profit - Private(559) 353-5116
- Community Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.27 miles away2823 Fresno Street Fresno California 93721Voluntary non-profit - Private(559) 459-6000
- Clovis Community Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.7 miles away2755 Herndon Ave Clovis California 93611Voluntary non-profit - Private(559) 324-4000
Nearby Dialysis
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- Community Dialysis Center5.09 miles away215 North Fresno Street Suite 150 Fresno California 93701CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 41 (559) 459-3901
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