Veterans Home of California - Chula Vista
700 East Naples Court, Chula Vista CA 91911 · (619) 482-6010 · 94.55% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Veterans Home of California - Chula Vista is a facility located in Chula Vista, California, which has a population of 239,879 people. Featuring an overall rating of A, this facility is one of the most elite facilities we looked at. Impressively, this grade is even higher than the city grade of A- in Chula Vista, which is one of the higher rated cities in California. Headlining this facility's remarkable profile is its long-term care score, which we will address in the next paragraph.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 180 Beds
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Long-term Care Quality
One of the many reasons this turned out to be a great nursing home is that it received an A+ long-term care grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this category. When nursing homes receive a grade in this range in long-term care it generally means it has plenty of staff and is a quality place to live on a permanent basis. In addition to very favorable nursing hour statistics, this nursing home's vaccination records is as good as it gets as well. Indeed, this nursing home vaccinated 99.262535 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Lastly, we looked at the nursing home's number of hospitalizations. We found that this nursing home had 2.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we graded this nursing home so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing score. This turned out to be its second best category grade. In that category, we gave this nursing home an A+. Nursing grades are based largely on levels of nurse staffing. With 4.3 hours of nursing care per patient daily, this place surpassed the overwhelming majority of facilities. Finally, this place also excelled in the quality-based metrics we looked at. It performed as well as any facility the state when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.
Facility Inspections
Tallying another strong category grade, this facility also excelled in inspections, where it received an A. Inspection ratings are based on several items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that excel in this area typically have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This nursing home was hit with 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This tells you that the government inspectors didn't consider any of these deficiencies to create an immediate threat to resident health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
The final category we graded turned out to be this facility's poorest category. Nevertheless, even in its worst category we still awarded it a decent grade of B- in our short-term care category. Our short-term care scores are based on the facility's quantity of skilled nursing services. This means a vast scope of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, in addition to other forms of therapy. When we assessed this facility's nursing hours, we found it offered more care from registered nurses than most nursing homes. The final datapoint we looked at in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that just 8.5 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is actually below average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Veterans Home of California - Chula Vista Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term care residents which sustained falls leading to major injury. This is one of the statistics we use in calculating our nursing scores.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections may be linked to poorer hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. 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 that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are given to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who are demonstrating signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percentage of patients who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and eating. Some experts argue this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who retained mobility levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to gauge short-term care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better