Windsor the Ridge Rehabilitation Center is a senior living facility in Salinas, California, which has a total of 182,180 people. This nursing home is a quality facility, with an overall grade of B. The nursing homes in Salinas received high grades across the board with a B+ city grade, making this one of the better places in California to find a nursing home. This nursing home was better in some categories than others, but it didn't have any bad scores in any of our four major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
Windsor the Ridge Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Transportation
- Dialysis Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Colostomy Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Catheter Care
- Lymphedema Care
Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
On top of being a quality nursing home overall, this nursing home really excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A-. The nursing grade consists of many components, most of which are tied to levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 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 nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Short-term Care Quality
Additionally, this nursing home also was given favorable short-term care scores this year. In fact, we gave them one of our more favorable grades in that category, with a grade of B+. In computing our short-term care ratings, we look at a facility's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other licensed professionals. This rating is considered to be a solid measure of a facility's rehabilitation services. We weren't able to locate registered nurse or physical therapy staffing data for this facility. Finally, we considered the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 5.5 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
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Facility Inspections
This facility also excelled in the category of inspections, where it earned a grade of B+. Few facilities performed better in this category. Inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this facility had some minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G through L. This tells you CMS didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. We should point out that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in this industry.
Long-term Care Quality
Turning to the last category, this facility was awarded an acceptable long-term care grade of C. Our long-term care grades are essential for people needing personal care. One of the statistics we considered on top of nursing hours is vaccinations. Fortunately, this nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its patients. Finally, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Windsor the Ridge Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Windsor the Ridge Rehabilitation Center, 7.45% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Windsor the Ridge Rehabilitation Center, 1.7% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that have sustained a fall which caused major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be an indicator of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Windsor the Ridge Rehabilitation Center, 1.24% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be a measure of nursing care . UTI's are routinely caused by a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this datapoint may also be skewed for some facilities due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Windsor the Ridge Rehabilitation Center, 10.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of long-term patients that were given antipsychotic medication. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in situations where such medications are not medically indicated. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these drugs due to having more residents with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Windsor the Ridge Rehabilitation Center, 13.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic measures the percent of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Windsor the Ridge Rehabilitation Center, 4.64% of Patients
This is the percent of patients showing symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Windsor the Ridge Rehabilitation Center, 95.44% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Windsor the Ridge Rehabilitation Center, 7.92% Percentage of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term care patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Windsor the Ridge Rehabilitation Center, 12.45% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients who maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Windsor the Ridge Rehabilitation Center, 1.61 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Windsor the Ridge Rehabilitation Center, 12.45 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Windsor the Ridge Rehabilitation Center, 9.83 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Windsor the Ridge Rehabilitation Center, 79.79% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Scores for Salinas, 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
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? Salinas, California has 4 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Natividad Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 1.44 miles away1441 Constitution Boulevard Salinas California 93906Government - Hospital District or Authority(831) 755-4195
- Salinas Valley Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.42 miles away450 East Romie Lane Salinas California 93901Voluntary non-profit - Other(831) 757-4333
- Watsonville Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.11 miles away75 Nielson Street Watsonville California 95076Proprietary(831) 724-4741
Nearby Dialysis
- Laurel Meadows Dialysis Center0.87 miles away3 Rossi Circle, Ste A Salinas California 93907CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (831) 424-5726
- Laurel Meadows Home Training0.87 miles away3 Rossi Circle, Ste B Salinas California 93907Dialysis Stations: 5 (831) 757-4360
- Salinas Dialysis Center2.91 miles away955 Blanco Circle, Ste. #C Salinas California 93901CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 34 (831) 758-6222
- Davita Marina Dialysis8.49 miles away930 2nd Avenue Marina California 93933Dialysis Stations: 24 (831) 384-7849
- Monterey Peninsula Dialysis13.11 miles away2066 North Fremont Blvd Monterey California 93940CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (831) 655-6950
- Satellite Dialysis16.14 miles away40 Penny Lane Suite 1 Watsonville California 95076CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (831) 728-8855