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Valley Convalescent Hospital

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: F
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1205 8th Street,
Bakersfield CA 93304

(661) 334-2200

81.83% estimated occupancy 1

Valley Convalescent Hospital is in the densely populated metropolitan area of Bakersfield, California. Featuring an overall rating of F, we consider this to be a lower end facility. Bakersfield received a city grade of C, so there are some other options in the city worth looking at. We wouldn't blame you if you are ready to stop reading and find another facility. However, if you want to learn more about this nursing home's category grades, we will discuss nursing in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)
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Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

Even though this facility's overall grade was terrible, it didn't perform as badly in nursing. In fact, we gave it a B- for this category. The nursing grade analyzes many subcategories, many of which are tied to nursing hours. This nursing home provides only 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This is a somewhat concerning figure which is well below average. Lastly, we also assessed several nursing quality measures. Although this facility got dinged a bit for its nursing hours, it excelled in a few of these quality measures. With fewer than five percent of its patients sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed very well in this metric. This is generally an indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as employing a protocol of moving residents even once per day.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

We were also surprised to find that this nursing home earned a reasonably solid short-term care grade this year. We awarded it a grade of C in that category. Our short-term care scores are thought to be most critical for patients in need of rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation typically utilizes additional skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes not only nursing services, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. In this facility's case, we were surprised to learn that it actually provides less registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than a typical facility. The hope is always that this does not adversely affect the quality of care. The last item we assessed in this area is the number of residents who returned home from the facility. We found that just 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

Sadly, this nursing home only earned a D for its long-term care grade, which is well below average in this category. Long-term care ratings in this range generally are a bad sign for the quantity and quality of care provided by nurses and aids, as well as the levels of routine medical care available. One of the factors we considered on top of nursing hours was vaccines. Frankly, we were a bit concerned this nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccination to a relatively low 80.22388 percent of its residents. To our surprise, this facility was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility has fewer hospitalizations than the average nursing home. This was its best score in this category.

Facility Inspections

Grade: F

Turning the last category of inspections, this facility really did not fare well. It received an F in our inspection category. For facilities with bad inspection ratings, you should really focus on any severe deficiencies found on their recent inspection reports. This particular nursing home had 6 deficiencies by government inspectors. The only favorable thing we can say is that none of these deficiencies were in the categories that indicate that they caused a threat to resident safety or health. Finally, this facility also received 15 substantiated complaints in recent years. This is yet another bad sign.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Valley Convalescent Hospital Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Valley Convalescent Hospital, 6.97% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In Valley Convalescent Hospital, 1.87% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure indicates the percent of long-term care patients which sustained falls which caused serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indication of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In Valley Convalescent Hospital, 1.2% of Patients had UTIs

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who have experienced UTI's. While more infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare between facilities due to reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B

In Valley Convalescent Hospital, 13.64% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are administered to residents for many medical conditions, including dementia. Sadly, in limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In Valley Convalescent Hospital, 26.25% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term stay patients that are prescribed antianxiety medication. These drugs are commonly prescribed to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Valley Convalescent Hospital, 0% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents who are exhibiting signs of depression. Higher rates of depression could be a sign a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: D

In Valley Convalescent Hospital, 86.7% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient safety.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: F

In Valley Convalescent Hospital, 27% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-plus

In Valley Convalescent Hospital, 32.39% of Residents

Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who maintained mobility. Many in the industry argue that the ability to move around is important for patients health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B

In Valley Convalescent Hospital, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: F

In Valley Convalescent Hospital, 32.39% of Residents Rehospitalized

Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care.

Scores for Bakersfield, CA

  • Overall Rating has a grade of C
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of C

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