The Terraces of Los Gatos is a small non-profit nursing home located in Los Gatos, California. It looks like this nursing home is among the most impressive facilities we assessed. This facility was given one of the most impressive scores that we offer. Remarkably, this grade is better than the city grade of A- in Los Gatos, which is one of the higher rated cities in California. Headlining this nursing home's remarkable profile is its nursing grade, which we will address in the next section.
The Terraces of Los Gatos
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
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 Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- 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. There are numerous criteria within this grade. Many of these datapoints reflect the quantity of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Short-term Care Quality
We also gave this nursing home a score of A+ for its short-term care grade. In computing our short-term care scores, we size up a nursing home's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This area is generally a useful assessment of a facility's ability to rehabilitate patients. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final statistic we looked at in this area is the number of residents that who were able to eventually return home from the facility. We found that 6.8 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
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Facility Inspections
Another impressive feature of this nursing home is its inspection rating. In that area, we awarded this nursing home a score of A-. Our inspection scores account for a host of factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with better scores in this category usually have very few of these severe deficiencies. This facility was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This means that the government inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A few relatively minor dings aren't necessarily the end of the world.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we rated was long-term care, in which this nursing home received a grade of B-. This actually was this facility's worst area. This is nevertheless not a bad grade. In crafting these long-term care ratings, we look at the facility's personal care services. After looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination data. We were optimistic to learn that this nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Lastly, this nursing home was also 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.
The Terraces of Los Gatos Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In The Terraces of Los Gatos, 7.45% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by remaining in one position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In The Terraces of Los Gatos, 1.7% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are often caused by poor nursing care. More supervision can reduce the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In The Terraces of Los Gatos, 1.24% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely linked to poor nursing care. However, this datapoint can also be skewed for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In The Terraces of Los Gatos, 10.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. These drugs are used to treat a variety of medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In The Terraces of Los Gatos, 13.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure gauges the percent of long-term stay patients receiving antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In The Terraces of Los Gatos, 4.64% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term care residents who are exhibiting signs of depression. Many in the industry argue that this is a reliable measure of patient quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In The Terraces of Los Gatos, 95.44% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In The Terraces of Los Gatos, 7.92% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the deterioration of a resident's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In The Terraces of Los Gatos, 12.45% Percentage of Residents
This is the percent of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In The Terraces of Los Gatos, 1.61 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is key to maintaining the physical health of nursing home patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In The Terraces of Los Gatos, 12.45 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In The Terraces of Los Gatos, 9.83 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In The Terraces of Los Gatos, 79.79% Percentage of Resident
This metric measures the percent of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements.
Scores for Los Gatos, CA
- Overall Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of A
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
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Nearby Hospitals
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- Regional Medical Center of San JoseAcute Care Hospitals 10.68 miles away225 N Jackson Avenue San Jose California 95116Government - Federal(408) 259-5000
- El Camino HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.48 miles away2500 Grant Road Mountain View California 94040Government - Hospital District or Authority(650) 940-7000
Nearby Dialysis
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- Santa Clara Valley Renal Care Center5.79 miles away2220 Moorpark Avenue San Jose California 95128CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (408) 885-5730
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