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Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility

  • Nursing Home
  • Memory Care

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility's website

2000 Westwood Road,
Vista CA 92083

(760) 630-2273

92.43% estimated occupancy 1

Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility is one of just three available facilities located in Vista, California. Featuring an overall score of B+, this is the highest graded nursing home in the city. Based on our assessment, this nursing home looks like a good fit for quite a few people. The best part of this nursing home's strong report card was its inspection reports. Inspection reports are discussed in the next paragraph

Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Lymphedema Care

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

One of the reasons this place is a quality facility is that it received a very impressive inspection rating. In fact, inspections is its best category grade. In that area, we gave it an A-. Our inspection scores are based on several items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that excel in this category have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This facility received 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This tells you that CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies to pose an immediate risk to resident safety or health. A few minor dings aren't something to panic about.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

This facility was awarded strong scores in the area of short-term care as well. Indeed, we gave it one of our strongest scores in that area with a score of A-. Our short-term care ratings are meaningful for prospective residents in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires higher levels of skilled nursing services. This means a broad spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5.6 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

This nursing home also received a strong nursing score. In fact, we awarded it an above average grade of B+ in this area. The nursing rating includes numerous subcategories. The most heavily weighted variable is the amount of time nurses spent with residents. This nursing home provides 0.3 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 place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The final area we analyzed is long-term care, in which this facility received a B-. Even though this is its lowest category score, this is still a middle of the pack score. For patients seeking a permanent place to live as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care grades are very important. One of the factors we considered after nurse's aid hours is vaccinations. Fortunately, this facility administered the pneumonia vaccination to 100 percent of its residents. This facility was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Sep 22

Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility, 7.45% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility, 1.7% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are often associated with lower quality nursing care. More supervision can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility, 1.24% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care . UTI's are often linked to poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint could be misleading for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility, 10.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are administered to patients for many conditions, including dementia. Unfortunately, in limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: D

In Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility, 13.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of long-term stay residents receiving antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-minus

In Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility, 4.64% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents who are demonstrating signs of depression. Increased rates of depression could indicate lower quality care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility, 95.44% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-plus

In Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility, 7.92% Percentage of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of erosion of a patient's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: D

In Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility, 12.45% Percentage of Residents

This indicates the percent of residents who maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility, 1.61 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A

In Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility, 12.45 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical abilities of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A

In Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility, 9.83 Percentage of Patients

This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B

In Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility, 79.79% Percentage of Resident

This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many in the industry argue that this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Tri-City Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.63 miles away4002 Vista Way Oceanside California 92056Government - Hospital District or Authority(760) 724-8411
  • Nh Camp PendletonAcute Care - Department of Defense 6.37 miles away200 Mercy Circle Camp Pendleton Camp Pendleton California 92055Department of Defense(760) 725-1288
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasAcute Care Hospitals 10.77 miles away354 Santa Fe Drive Encinitas California 92024Voluntary non-profit - Private(760) 753-6501
  • Palomar Health Downtown CampusAcute Care Hospitals 13.1 miles away555 East Valley Parkway Escondido California 92025Government - Hospital District or Authority(760) 739-3000
  • Pomerado HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.13 miles away15615 Pomerado Road Poway California 92064Government - Hospital District or Authority(858) 485-6511

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita Oceanside Dialysis1.12 miles away4182 Oceanside Blvd Oceanside California 92056Dialysis Stations: 21 (760) 941-8393
  • Fmc-North Coast Kidney Center1.83 miles away3300 Vista Way, Suite A Oceanside California 92056CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (760) 721-4344
  • Fmc-Buena Creek1.96 miles away950 Hacienda Drive Vista California 92081CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (760) 631-7900
  • u.s. Renal Care Oceanside Dialysis2.45 miles away2227- B El Camino Real Oceanside California 92054CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (760) 757-1838
  • Davita-Encinitas Dialysis10.7 miles away332 Santa Fe Drive, Suite 100 Encinitas California 92024CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 15 (760) 632-2323
  • Davita-San Marcos Dialysis Center10.72 miles away2135 Montiel Road, Bldg. B San Marcos California 92069CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (760) 975-0170
  • Davita-Escondido Dialysis13.07 miles away203 E. Second Avenue Escondido California 92025CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (760) 743-4401
  • Fmc-Rancho16.97 miles away11031 via Frontera, Suite C San Diego California 92127CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (858) 385-0700