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Western Slope Health Center

Nursing Home

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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3280 Washington Street,
Placerville CA 95667

(530) 622-6842

88.78% estimated occupancy ¹

Western Slope Health Center is a senior living facility in Placerville, California, which has a population of 36,726 people. We awarded it an overall grade of C, which is a middle of the pack grade. This place has a few things working in its favor. One of the better aspects of this facility's report card is its strong inspection grade, which you can find in the next section.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Corporation
Offers Hospice
Offers Respite Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Transportation
Dialysis Transportation
Medical Transportation
Speech Therapy
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Dentistry
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Podiatry
Diabetes Management
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Laboratory
X-Ray
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Optometry
Audiology
Colostomy Care
Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Catheter Care
Radiation Therapy

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Facility Inspections

On top of having a decent overall rating, we also want to point out that this nursing home received favorable government inspections in recent years. We awarded them one of our better scores in this area, with a grade of B+. This is a much better score than the nursing home's overall score. Inspection grades are tied to several pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this area typically have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. While this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. A couple minor deficiencies should not stop you from considering a nursing home.

Short-term Care Quality

This facility also received a favorable short-term care score. Indeed, we gave them a B in that area, which is one of our more favorable scores. With our short-term care assessment, we strive to create a fair measure for rehabilitation. In this process, we look at a facility's scope of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Unfortunately, it does not appear that this facility submitted registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. Lastly, we considered the percentage of residents who were able to return home from this facility. We found that 5.3 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.

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Long-term Care Quality

The next category we looked at was long-term care, where this facility was given a B- in this area. For prospective patients in need of a permanent place to live as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care is an important category. After looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination data. We were optimistic to discover that this nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Lastly, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Nurse Quality

This facility's weakest category was nursing, which is the last area we looked at. We gave it an abysmal F in this category. Even with some respectable scores in other areas, this grade is still alarming so we would like to to draw your attention to it. The nursing rating consists of many data points, however, the most important one is the quantity of nurse hours per patient per week. This place offered only 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident daily. This is well below average. On top of rating below average in nursing hours per resident, this place also had poor scores in the quality-based measures we looked at in determining our nursing ratings. We looked at the percentage of residents sustaining major falls and pressure ulcers. This place was at about 1.5 times the national average in both of these data points. This is likely a bad sign when you consider that many bed sores and falls are believed to be preventable with better nursing care. These metrics helped pull down this facility's nursing rating quite a bit.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Western Slope Health Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Western Slope Health Center, 13.48% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from remaining in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Western Slope Health Center, 7.09% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure measures the percent of long-term residents who have suffered a fall leading to major injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining nursing scores.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Western Slope Health Center, 0.86% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic tells you the percent of long-term patients which suffered from urinary tract infections. Although more of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it is difficult to compare between nursing homes due to nursing homes having varying reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Western Slope Health Center, 14.6% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Western Slope Health Center, 12.3% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of patients given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Western Slope Health Center, 12.5% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents who are showing depressive symptoms. Higher rates of depression could be a sign worse patient care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Western Slope Health Center, 100% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines important for resident well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Western Slope Health Center, 13.19% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of the decline of a resident's medical condition.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Western Slope Health Center, 8.97% of Residents

This indicates the percent of patients that maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Western Slope Health Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is key to maintaining the physical well-being of nursing home residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Western Slope Health Center, 8.97% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Western Slope Health Center, 18.08% of Patients

This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Western Slope Health Center, 93.96% of Resident

This indicates the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with activities of daily living often correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

Marshall Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.15 miles away1100 Marshall Way Placerville California 95667Voluntary non-profit - Private(530) 622-1441
Mercy Hospital of FolsomAcute Care Hospitals 19.41 miles away1650 Creekside Drive Folsom California 95630Voluntary non-profit - Private(916) 983-7400