Whittier Hospital Medical Center D/P Snf is one of seven facilities located in Whittier, California. Sporting an overall score of A, this is undoubtedly an elite nursing home. Based on the data we reviewed, you can not go wrong with this place. Keep reading to find this nursing home's category grades, which are also strong. It's hard to poke holes in this place's profile.
Whittier Hospital Medical Center D/P Snf
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Medication Management
- Speech Therapy
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Audiology
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Radiation Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Long-term Care Quality
One of the many reasons this turned out to be a great nursing home is that it received an A+ long-term care grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this category. Long-term care ratings of this caliber generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. On top of assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 81.92771 percent of its patients. This is a bit lower than we anticipated. Although its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we hoped for, we were pleased to find facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Facility Inspections
Adding to its impressive category scores, this nursing home also excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned an A. Inspection ratings are tied to several datapoints found on the a nursing home's inspections. Facilities that receive favorable grades in this category have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This nursing home was assessed 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be major deficiencies. This means that CMS did not deem any of the deficiencies to pose an immediate risk to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
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Nurse Quality
Adding to its impressive resume, this nursing home also excelled in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A for that category. Our nursing grade is based on many datapoints. The most heavily weighted factor is the number of hours nurses spend with patients. This particular nursing home provided 0.9 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 generally be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Short-term Care Quality
The last area we assessed is short-term care. We gave this facility one of our better scores in that area, with a B. Even though this was not as favorable as many of this facility's other grades, it is nevertheless an excellent score. In calculating our short-term care grades, we size up a facility's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other highly trained professionals. This score is frequently a fair assessment of a facility's rehabilitation services. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we considered the percentage 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.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Whittier Hospital Medical Center D/P Snf Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Whittier Hospital Medical Center D/P Snf, 7.45% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic is is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who are suffering from pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a great measure of quality of care.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Whittier Hospital Medical Center D/P Snf, 1.7% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls leading to injury are often caused by poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Whittier Hospital Medical Center D/P Snf, 1.24% of Patients had UTIs
This is an indication of the percent of long-term residents that experienced a urinary tract infection. While a higher rate infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it is problematic to compare between facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Whittier Hospital Medical Center D/P Snf, 10.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term care patients that were given antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in situations where such drugs aren't medically indicated. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of patients suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Whittier Hospital Medical Center D/P Snf, 13.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This measures the percent of long-term stay residents receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Whittier Hospital Medical Center D/P Snf, 4.64% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients showing depressive symptoms. Many in the industry would argue this is a reasonable measure of resident quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Whittier Hospital Medical Center D/P Snf, 95.44% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
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-plus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? Whittier, California has 6 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
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- Beverly HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.17 miles away309 W Beverly Blvd Montebello California 90640Voluntary non-profit - Private(323) 726-1222
- Pih Hospital - DowneyAcute Care Hospitals 7.3 miles away11500 Brookshire Avenue Downey California 90241Voluntary non-profit - Private(526) 904-5000
- Ahmc Anaheim Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.33 miles away1111 W La Palma Avenue Anaheim California 92801Voluntary non-profit - Private(714) 774-1450
- West Anaheim Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.74 miles away3033 W Orange Avenue Anaheim California 92804Proprietary(714) 827-3000
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita-Whittier Dialysis Center0.49 miles away10055 Whittwood Drive, Suite A Whittier California 90603CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (562) 947-1808
- Whittier Kidney Dialysis Center1.01 miles away16417 E. Whittier Blvd. Whittier California 90603CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 29 (562) 947-8999
- Davita La Habra Dialysis2.5 miles away1611 W Whittier Blvd La Habra California 90631Dialysis Stations: 37 (562) 267-0430
- Intercommunity Dialysis Center2.73 miles away12455 Washington Blvd. Whittier California 90602CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 31 (562) 696-1841
- Hacienda Dialysis Center3.6 miles away2020 S. Hacienda Blvd., Suite G Hacienda Heights California 91745Dialysis Stations: 19 (626) 968-9558
- Davita-Sfs Dialysis3.86 miles away10012 Norwalk Blvd., Suite 190 Santa Fe Springs California 90670CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (562) 903-8281
- Davita-Norwalk Dialysis Center3.96 miles away12375 E. Imperial Highway Norwalk California 90650CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (562) 929-7430
- Fmc-Norwalk East3.99 miles away13063 Rosecrans Avenue Santa Fe Springs California 90670CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (562) 404-7400