Valley Skilled Nursing Center is in the large metropolitan area of Modesto, California with a population of 255,354 people. We gave this facility an alarming overall rating based on the data we assessed. Based on our assessment, this facility is not a fit for any prospective resident. More information on this nursing home's category grades is available below. Its best category was long-term care, which is discussed in the next section.
Valley Skilled Nursing Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- No Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Dialysis Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Colostomy Care
- Catheter Care
Registered Staff Hours
Long-term Care Quality
Although we gave this facility a terrible overall grade, we awarded it a grade of C for our long-term care rating. If you are looking for services other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each facility's long-term care scores. On top of looking at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is better than the average nursing home. Lastly, this nursing home was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Facility Inspections
Interestingly, this nursing home's awful overall score can't really be attributed to its government inspection reports. We awarded it a C for inspections. Our inspection scores account for several factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. This place was assessed 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were category G through L deficiencies. This means that the government inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies to present an imminent danger to resident health or safety. Unfortunately, we also need to draw your attention to the fact that this facility received significant government fines in recent years.
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Nurse Quality
This facility's next best category was nursing, but even there it received a grade of just D. This is still a well below average grade. Nursing ratings are heavily correlated with nurse staffing levels. This place averaged only 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident daily. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in computing our nursing ratings. This facility performed well in the area of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.
Short-term Care Quality
The next area we scored was short-term care, which turned out to be a low point for this nursing home. We gave this nursing home a grade of D in short-term care. In determining our short-term care ratings, we scrutinize the facility's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other types of therapists. This rating is more often than not a reliable measure of a facility's ability to rehabilitate patients. Given its score in this area, we weren't surprised to learn that this place was well below average in terms of the number of registered nurse and physical therapy hours provided to its patients based on the measures we assessed. Honestly, this was what we expected here. Finally, we considered the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. This was not a strength for this nursing home. We found that just 5.1 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most facilities, about half of their residents are able to return home so this is well below average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Valley Skilled Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Valley Skilled Nursing Center, 7.45% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care can minimize the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Valley Skilled Nursing Center, 1.7% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a fall which caused severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Valley Skilled Nursing Center, 1.24% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often linked to a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this statistic can be skewed for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Valley Skilled Nursing Center, 10.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many patients, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Valley Skilled Nursing Center, 13.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term patients who are administered antianxiety drugs. These medications are generally used to treat residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Valley Skilled Nursing Center, 4.64% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who are showing signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Valley Skilled Nursing Center, 95.44% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Valley Skilled Nursing Center, 7.92% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of erosion of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Valley Skilled Nursing Center, 12.45% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients who maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Valley Skilled Nursing Center, 1.61 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Valley Skilled Nursing Center, 12.45 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Valley Skilled Nursing Center, 9.83 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Valley Skilled Nursing Center, 79.79% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many in the industry argue that this is a reasonable measure of rehabilitation services.
Scores for Modesto, CA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B
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Nearby Dialysis
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