Located in Concord, California, Willow Pass Healthcare Center is one of five nursing homes there. Featuring an overall grade of B, this looks like a very respectable option. This nursing home truly has plenty going for it. This facility is stronger in some categories than others, but it did not have any weak links in any of the major categories discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Willow Pass Healthcare Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Registered Staff Hours
Short-term Care Quality
Part of the reason this nursing home performed so well overall is that it excelled in the area of short-term care, with a B+ in that area. Our short-term care grades are considered to be most critical for individuals requiring rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation typically utilizes higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means not only nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last metric we considered in this category is the percentage of patients who who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. We found that 5.1 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
Nurse Quality
This facility received a very good nursing grade this year as well. It received one of our better scores in that category with a grade of B+. Nursing scores are mostly based on the nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by employing a system of turning a patient even once per day.
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Facility Inspections
Another strong feature for this facility is that it excelled in inspections, with a B in that category. Inspection scores weigh a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better scores in this area tend to have few severe deficiencies. While this place had some deficiencies on its report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we assessed was long-term care. We awarded this facility a B- in that category. In our long-term care grade, we focus on the amount of care offered by a nursing home, along with a few qualitative statistics. Once we assessed the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is better than the average nursing home. Finally, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Willow Pass Healthcare Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Willow Pass Healthcare Center, 10.12% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term stay residents that suffer from pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are an indicator of a facility's nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Willow Pass Healthcare Center, 1.54% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure gauges the percent of long-term stay patients who sustained falls leading to major injury. We use this statistic in computing nursing scores.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Willow Pass Healthcare Center, 3.21% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often associated with a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this metric may also be misleading for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Willow Pass Healthcare Center, 26.36% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are given to patients for a variety of conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Sadly, in limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Willow Pass Healthcare Center, 14.88% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of residents given antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly given to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Willow Pass Healthcare Center, 0.42% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who are showing signs of depression. Some experts would argue that this is a measure of quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Willow Pass Healthcare Center, 99.28% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Willow Pass Healthcare Center, 8% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and continence.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Willow Pass Healthcare Center, 13.21% of Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents who maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Willow Pass Healthcare Center, 0.02 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
In Willow Pass Healthcare Center, 13.21% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Willow Pass Healthcare Center, 16.63% of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Willow Pass Healthcare Center, 82.55% of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of independence with activities of daily living often correlates with successful rehabilitation.
Scores for Concord, CA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
- 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-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
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Nearby Hospitals
- John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusAcute Care Hospitals 0.93 miles away2540 East St Concord California 94520Voluntary non-profit - Private(925) 682-8200
- John Muir Behavioral Health CenterPsychiatric 1.17 miles away2740 Grant Street Concord California 94524Voluntary non-profit - Private(925) 674-4101
- John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusAcute Care Hospitals 4.91 miles away1601 Ygnacio Valley Rd Walnut Creek California 94598Voluntary non-profit - Other(925) 939-3000
- Contra Costa Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.41 miles away2500 Alhambra Avenue Martinez California 94553Government - Local(925) 370-5000
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut CreekAcute Care Hospitals 6.66 miles away1425 S Main Street Walnut Creek California 94596Voluntary non-profit - Private(925) 295-4000
- Sutter Delta Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.5 miles away3901 Lone Tree Way Antioch California 94509Voluntary non-profit - Private(925) 779-7200
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - AntiochAcute Care Hospitals 13.37 miles away4501 Sand Creek Road Antioch California 94531Voluntary non-profit - Private(925) 813-6500
- San Ramon Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 14.76 miles away6001 Norris Canyon Road San Ramon California 94583Proprietary(925) 275-9200
Nearby Dialysis
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