Veterans Home of California - Fresno is located in Fresno, California. This city is among the largest metropolitan areas in the nation with has a population of 570,271 people. We gave this nursing home an overall grade of A, which is world class score. Indeed, it is actually the number one rated facility in the city. We can't find many bad things to say about this facility. Its grades are just impeccable. This facility was also given phenomenal ratings in all four of the major categories we assessed. More information about these categories can be found below.
Veterans Home of California - Fresno
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Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
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Nurse Quality
On top of being a first rate nursing home overall, this nursing home also excelled in the category of nursing, where it received an A+. Few nursing homes performed better in this category. We weighed the qualifications of nurses at the facility, as well as the quantity of hours those nurses worked with patients, in calculating our rating in this category. This nursing home averages 0.7 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Facility Inspections
Adding to its impressive category grades, this facility also excelled in the category of inspections, where it earned an A. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing these inspection scores. One critical factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some end up being quite minor. This place was assessed 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This tells you that the government inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A couple relatively minor deficiencies aren't the end of the world.
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Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also received a fine short-term care grade. In fact, this ended up being this nursing home's third strongest category score. In that area, this facility received a score of A. In our short-term care score, we endeavor to forge a fair gauge for rehabilitation services. In this process, we analyze a nursing home's scope of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we considered the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
The final category we looked at is long-term care, where this nursing home was awarded a grade of B. Although this proved to be its weakest category grade, this is nevertheless a quality rating. Facilities that excel in this category tend to provide residents with better supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. On top of considering the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 99.73753 percent of its residents, which is much higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Veterans Home of California - Fresno Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Veterans Home of California - Fresno, 7.45% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can minimize the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Veterans Home of California - Fresno, 1.7% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents that have had a fall resulting in serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Veterans Home of California - Fresno, 1.24% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often the result of poor nursing care. More frequent bathing reduces the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. We want to point out that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Veterans Home of California - Fresno, 10.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of long-term stay patients who were given antipsychotic medication. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in scenarios where such drugs are not medically required. Nevertheless, some facilities may need to rely more on these drugs due to having more patients with dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Veterans Home of California - Fresno, 13.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term care patients taking antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Veterans Home of California - Fresno, 4.64% of Patients
This is the percent of residents demonstrating signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Veterans Home of California - Fresno, 95.44% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Veterans Home of California - Fresno, 7.92% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could indicate the decline of a resident's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Veterans Home of California - Fresno, 12.45% Percentage of Residents
This is the percentage of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Veterans Home of California - Fresno, 1.61 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is critical to preserving the physical health of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Veterans Home of California - Fresno, 12.45 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Scores for Fresno, CA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B
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Nearby Dialysis
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