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Whittier Hills Health Care Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: D
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10426 Bogardus Ave,
Whittier CA 90603

(562) 947-7817

92.43% estimated occupancy 1

Located in Whittier, California, Whittier Hills Health Care Center is one of seven facilities in the area. This facility was awarded an uninspiring overall grade of D, which is a subpar rating. Keep in mind that Whittier received a city grade of B, so should look at some other options in the city as well. We wouldn't blame you if you are ready to stop reading and find another facility. However, if you want to learn more about this nursing home's category grades, inspection grades are discussed in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Recreational Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: B-minus

Although we did not have many favorable things to say about this nursing home's overall score, it did receive a respectable government inspection report this year. As a result, it received a decent score in that category with a B-. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating our inspection ratings. One critical factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some end up being relatively insignificant. This nursing home received 8 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be major deficiencies. This indicates that CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies to create an immediate threat to patient safety or health. A couple minor deficiencies aren't necessarily the end of the world.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: C

This nursing home's long-term care score is one of its better scores. The nursing home was awarded a grade of C in this category. For long-term care residents, the primary objective is to maintain residents' quality of life and keep them safe. Once we concluded our assessment of the volume of nursing care, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination record. We were pleased to learn that this facility vaccinated 99.35065 percent of its patients against pneumonia. This nursing home was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: D

Turning to the area of nursing care, this facility received a grade of just D in this category. We assessed the qualifications of nurses working for the facility, in addition to the number of hours those nurses spent with residents, in computing our score in this category. This facility averaged just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident daily. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing scores. This nursing home performed well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: D

The next area we analyzed is short-term care, was this facility's weakest category. We awarded this nursing home a grade of D in that area. Short-term care grades are typically employed to measure a facility's performance with rehabilitation. To provide good rehabilitation services, facilities generally need to feature higher levels of highly skilled nursing services. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other types of therapists. With a grade of this caliber for this category, we were not stunned to discover that this facility was well below average in several staffing metrics we looked at. The facility supplied substantially fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other nursing homes. The final measure we considered in this area is the percentage of residents that eventually returned home from the facility. This facility struggled quite a bit in this area as well, with just 4.1 percent of its residents returning home. Unfortunately, this was well below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Whittier Hills Health Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In Whittier Hills Health Care Center, 13.35% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A

In Whittier Hills Health Care Center, 1.3% of Patients had Serious Falls

This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term patients who suffered a fall leading to severe injury. We use this statistic in calculating nursing scores.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In Whittier Hills Health Care Center, 0.68% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay patients that experienced a UTI. UTI's could be a sign of a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this metric could also be misleading for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Whittier Hills Health Care Center, 9.11% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. These medications are used to treat several conditions, including dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A

In Whittier Hills Health Care Center, 11.39% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who are administered antianxiety drugs. These medications are typically used to treat residents experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Whittier Hills Health Care Center, 1.47% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents exhibiting signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Whittier Hills Health Care Center, 99.68% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines critical to patient well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-plus

In Whittier Hills Health Care Center, 4.33% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: F

In Whittier Hills Health Care Center, 4.38% of Residents

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients that remained mobile levels. Some would argue that the ability to move around is critical to residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: F

In Whittier Hills Health Care Center, 0.04 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the overall quality of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Whittier Hills Health Care Center, 4.38% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A

In Whittier Hills Health Care Center, 5.99% of Patients

This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the quality of rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-minus

In Whittier Hills Health Care Center, 84.01% of Resident

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements.

Scores for Whittier, 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-minus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus

Looking for more options? Whittier, California has 6 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Whittier Hospital Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 1.37 miles away9080 Colima Rd Whittier California 90605Proprietary(562) 945-3561
  • Pih Health Hospital-WhittierAcute Care Hospitals 4.11 miles away12401 Washington Blvd Whittier California 90602Voluntary non-profit - Private(526) 698-0811
  • St Jude Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 4.68 miles away101 E Valencia Mesa Drive Fullerton California 92835Voluntary non-profit - Church(714) 992-3000
  • Coast Plaza HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.84 miles away13100 Studerbaker Road Norwalk California 90650Proprietary(310) 356-0550
  • Ahmc Anaheim Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.2 miles away1111 W La Palma Avenue Anaheim California 92801Voluntary non-profit - Private(714) 774-1450
  • West Anaheim Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.08 miles away3033 W Orange Avenue Anaheim California 92804Proprietary(714) 827-3000
  • Pih Hospital - DowneyAcute Care Hospitals 8.45 miles away11500 Brookshire Avenue Downey California 90241Voluntary non-profit - Private(526) 904-5000
  • Beverly HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.52 miles away309 W Beverly Blvd Montebello California 90640Voluntary non-profit - Private(323) 726-1222

Nearby Dialysis

  • Whittier Kidney Dialysis Center0.36 miles away16417 E. Whittier Blvd. Whittier California 90603CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 29 (562) 947-8999
  • Davita-Whittier Dialysis Center0.89 miles away10055 Whittwood Drive, Suite A Whittier California 90603CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (562) 947-1808
  • Davita La Habra Dialysis1.19 miles away1611 W Whittier Blvd La Habra California 90631Dialysis Stations: 37 (562) 267-0430
  • Quotidian Home Dialysis Clinic3.44 miles away511 S. Harbor Blvd, Suite T La Habra California 90631Dialysis Stations: 2 (562) 694-8520
  • Hacienda Dialysis Center3.72 miles away2020 S. Hacienda Blvd., Suite G Hacienda Heights California 91745Dialysis Stations: 19 (626) 968-9558
  • Intercommunity Dialysis Center4.1 miles away12455 Washington Blvd. Whittier California 90602CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 31 (562) 696-1841
  • Fmc-Norwalk East4.33 miles away13063 Rosecrans Avenue Santa Fe Springs California 90670CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (562) 404-7400
  • Davita-Bastanchury Dialysis4.57 miles away1950 Sunnycrest Dr Ste 1300 Fullerton California 92835CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (714) 578-0015

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=055430