Valencia Gardens Health Care Center
4301 Caroline Court, Riverside CA 92506 · (951) 683-7111 · 91.18% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Valencia Gardens Health Care Center is in Riverside, California. This city is among the most densely populated metropolitan areas in the nation with has 419,138 people. With an overall grade of A-, this facility outpaced many of the facilities in Riverside by a sizable margin. Despite Riverside offering 19 other nursing homes available, this nursing home stood out as a quality selection. This facility's impressive report card was highlighted by its inspection grade, which is addressed in the next section.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 59 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
With an overall grade this high, it should come as no surprise that this nursing home excelled in inspections, where it received an A. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating our inspection ratings. One critical factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some end up being quite minor. While this place had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were serious based on CMS' scale. A few relatively minor dings are not the end of the world.
Short-term Care Quality
Among its many dominant grades, this nursing home was given first-rate short-term care score. In fact, it received a grade of A- in this category. Our short-term care grades are crucial for individuals seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically requires higher levels of skilled nursing. This includes a broad spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. One of this place's strengths is physical therapy. We found that it provides at least 50% more hours of physical therapy as most facilities. The last measure we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that it fared as well as just about any nursing home in California in this area with 65.4 percent of its patients returning home. With most nursing homes, fewer than half of their short-stay residents are able to return home.
Nurse Quality
Adding to its strong resume, this facility also received an excellent nursing score, with a grade of A-. Nursing grades are heavily correlated with levels of nurse staffing. This facility provides an extremely impressive 4.7 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This is among the more impressive totals in the state. Lastly, this nursing home also excelled in the quality-based metrics we looked at. It performed as well as any nursing home the nation when it comes to minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we looked at is this nursing home's weakest category. However, even in its weakest link we still awarded it an acceptable grade of B- in long-term care. For residents looking for a permanent residence rather than rehabilitation, long-term care grades are an important measure. On top of assessing the favorable quantity of care provided by aids and other staff at this facility, we also were impressed by the nursing home's vaccination data. By way of example, this facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is above average. This combination proved to be effective as this place was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations 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.
Valencia Gardens Health Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This figure gauges the percent of long-term care patients that have new or worsened pressure ulcers . We factor in this statistic in computing both nursing and long-term care grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who had a fall resulting in severe injury. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to poorer hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure gauges the percent of long-term care residents who were administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are typically given to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients showing signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient health.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This indicates the percent of residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that maintained mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term residents that saw functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better