Updated May 1, 2022 by Sara Levinsohn
93 W Avenida De Los Arboles,
Thousand Oaks CA 91360
79.67% estimated occupancy 1
Thousand Oaks Healthcare Center is a large facility located in Thousand Oaks, California. With an overall grade of B+, this facility should work for most prospective patients. You can definitely do much worse than this nursing home. This facility was better in some categories than others, but it did not have any bad scores in any of our major categories discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.
On top of performing well in its overall score, this facility earned even higher marks in nursing. In fact, it received one of our best scores in that category with an A. In determining our nursing grades, we analyze both staffing levels and the levels of licensure of those nurses. This place offers extremely high levels of nursing care, averaging 4.1 hours per resident per day. This is more nursing care than nearly any other place provides. Finally, this nursing home also excelled in the quality-based metrics we assessed. For example, it fared as well as any facility California when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We look at these areas as reliable indicators of the caliber of nursing care being provided.
In addition, this facility also excelled in the area of inspections, where it received a grade of B+. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Our inspection scores are based on several items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this area tend to have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This place was hit with 7 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This tells you that CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies to cause an immediate risk to resident health or safety. A couple relatively minor dings are not the end of the world.
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This facility is also strong in the category of short-term care, where it was awarded a grade of B. It outperformed most nursing homes in this category. Our short-term care grade is commonly used to assess a facility's rehabilitation services To have highly graded rehabilitation services, facilities generally need to have higher levels of highly skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other licensed professionals. One reason for this facility's strong score in this category is that it provides a greater volume of physical therapist hours to its residents than the average nursing home. The last statistic we assessed in this area is the number of patients who who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. This place fared respectably with 45.4 percent of its patients returning home.
The final category we rated is this nursing home's weakest category. Nevertheless, even in its worst category we still awarded it an acceptable grade of B- for long-term care. Our long-term care grade is commonly used to assess a facility's performance as a traditional convalescent home, as opposed to focusing on the skilled nursing services offered by a rehabilitation facility. On top of considering the high level of care provided by aids and other staff at this facility, we also were impressed by the nursing home's vaccination data. This nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is above average. The last statistic we looked at is its hospitalization rate. While it had 2.08 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, its risk adjusted statistic was not too bad.
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
In Thousand Oaks Healthcare Center, 7.63% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents staying in one position for too long.
In Thousand Oaks Healthcare Center, 1.66% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients who have had a fall which caused severe injury.
In Thousand Oaks Healthcare Center, 1.19% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely linked to facilities with worst hygiene practices. Better hygiene protocols can limit the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this metric is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for these infections.
In Thousand Oaks Healthcare Center, 9.98% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term residents taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
In Thousand Oaks Healthcare Center, 13.87% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay patients that were administered antianxiety drugs. These drugs are given to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
In Thousand Oaks Healthcare Center, 4.32% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents demonstrating depressive symptoms. Higher rates of depression could be an indicator a lower level of care.
In Thousand Oaks Healthcare Center, 96.21% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term stay patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these vaccines vital to patient safety.
In Thousand Oaks Healthcare Center, 8.35% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could indicate decline of a resident's well-being.
In Thousand Oaks Healthcare Center, 14.01% Percentage of Residents
This metric tracks the percentage of long-term stay patients that were able to retain mobility.
In Thousand Oaks Healthcare Center, 1.49 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
In Thousand Oaks Healthcare Center, 14.01 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
In Thousand Oaks Healthcare Center, 9.82 Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
In Thousand Oaks Healthcare Center, 79.69% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of independence with ADL's typically correlates with successful rehabilitation.
