Whitney Oaks Care Center

Nursing Home

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

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Whitney Oaks Care Center's website

3529 Walnut Avenue,
Carmichael CA 95608

(916) 488-8601

83.73% estimated occupancy ¹

Whitney Oaks Care Center is a facility located in Carmichael, California. This city has a population of 59,418 people. This is a quality facility with a B overall. This was right in line with the city grade in Carmichael. Based on our ratings, this nursing home has quite a bit going for it. The best aspect of this nursing home's impressive profile is its inspection rating. Inspection grades are discussed in the next paragraph

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has 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
Palliative Care
Dentistry
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Tracheotomy Care
Podiatry
Mental Health
Diabetes Management
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Laboratory
X-Ray
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Bariatric Care
Optometry
Audiology
Colostomy Care
Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Catheter Care

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Facility Inspections

One of the reasons this ended up being a strong nursing home is that it received a very impressive inspection score. Inspections turned out to be its best category. In that category, we gave it an A-. Arguably the most significant factor we look at in calculating our inspection grades is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a facility's inspection reports. Places with higher scores in this category typically dodged the more severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. Although this place had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. We should point out that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in the industry.

Short-term Care Quality

This nursing home is also strong in the area of short-term care, where it was given a grade of B+. It performed more favorably than most nursing homes in this category. With our short-term care category, we seek to craft a valuable gauge for rehabilitation. In this process, we look at a nursing home's offerings of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. We were not able to find information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. The final statistic we considered in this area is the percentage of residents who who were able to eventually return home from the facility. We found that 5.5 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

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Nurse Quality

This nursing home also received a strong nursing score. In fact, we awarded it an above average grade of B+ in this area. We looked at the qualifications of nurses employed by the nursing home, in addition to the quantity of time the nurses spent with patients, in calculating our score in this category. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place 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 many times be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Long-term Care Quality

Turning to the last category, this facility was awarded an acceptable long-term care score of C. With our long-term care grade, we weigh the volume of care offered by a nursing home, along with some quality metrics. Once we assessed the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination data. We were concerned by the fact that this nursing home vaccinated just 90.21739 percent of its residents for pneumonia. On a more positive note, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Whitney Oaks Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Whitney Oaks Care Center, 7.45% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term stay patients who have pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Whitney Oaks Care Center, 1.7% of Patients had Serious Falls

This measures the percent of long-term stay residents which experienced falls which resulted in major injury. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Whitney Oaks Care Center, 1.24% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely the result of worse hygiene protocols. Better nursing care can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. We want to point out that this statistic is affected by by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Whitney Oaks Care Center, 10.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that are prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs aren't medically indicated. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely on these drugs due to an increased number of patients suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Whitney Oaks Care Center, 13.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who are given antianxiety medication. These drugs are generally given to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Whitney Oaks Care Center, 4.64% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Whitney Oaks Care Center, 95.44% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Whitney Oaks Care Center, 7.92% Percentage of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and taking a bath.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Whitney Oaks Care Center, 12.45% Percentage of Residents

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that were able to retain mobility. Many argue that the ability to move around is critical to residents' health.

Hospitalizations

In Whitney Oaks Care Center, 1.61 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is key to the physical well-being of patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Whitney Oaks Care Center, 12.45 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Whitney Oaks Care Center, 9.83 Percentage of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Whitney Oaks Care Center, 79.79% Percentage of Resident

This is the percent of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Scores for Carmichael, CA

Overall Rating has a grade of B
Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus

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Nearby Hospitals

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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - SacramentoAcute Care Hospitals 3.07 miles away2025 Morse Avenue Sacramento California 95825Voluntary non-profit - Private(916) 973-5000
Mercy San Juan Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.21 miles away6501 Coyle Ave Carmichael California 95608Voluntary non-profit - Other(916) 537-5000
Mercy General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.99 miles away4001 J St Sacramento California 95819Voluntary non-profit - Private(916) 453-4453
Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoAcute Care Hospitals 7.73 miles away2825 Capitol Avenue Sacramento California 95816Voluntary non-profit - Private(916) 733-8999
University of California Davis Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.85 miles away2315 Stockton Boulevard Sacramento California 95817Voluntary non-profit - Other(916) 734-2011
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - RosevilleAcute Care Hospitals 9.67 miles away1600 Eureka Road Roseville California 95661Voluntary non-profit - Private(916) 784-4000
Mercy Hospital of FolsomAcute Care Hospitals 11.08 miles away1650 Creekside Drive Folsom California 95630Voluntary non-profit - Private(916) 983-7400

Nearby Dialysis

Manzanita Dialysis Center1.27 miles away4005 Manzanita Avenue Ste 17 & 18 Carmichael California 95608CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (916) 483-3241
Dci Madison Dialysis Clinic2.19 miles away5222 Madison Avenue Sacramento California 95841Dialysis Stations: 12 (916) 338-6644
North Highlands Dialysis Center4.02 miles away4612 Roseville Road Suite 100 North Highlands California 95660CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (916) 334-1368
Dci Rancho Dialysis Clinic4.41 miles away10294 Rockingham Drive Sacramento California 95827Dialysis Stations: 16 (916) 857-1819
Sunset Dialysis Center4.9 miles away3071 Gold Canal Drive Rancho Cordova California 95670CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (916) 638-8429
University Dialysis Center5.44 miles away333 University Avenue Suite 100 Sacramento California 95825CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (916) 920-0877
Antelope Dialysis Center5.5 miles away6406 Tupelo Drive Ste-A Citrus Heights California 95621CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 31 (916) 721-1800
North Sacramento Dialysis Center6.48 miles away251 Lathrop Way Suite A Sacramento California 95815CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (916) 922-4721