Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Snf is located in San Francisco, California, which is among the most densely populated cities in the nation. Sporting an overall rating of A, this is undoubtedly a top-shelf facility. We really couldn't find many negative things to say about this facility. Its grades are impeccable. If you scroll down, you can see this place's category scores, which appear to be equally strong as its overall score.
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Snf
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Government - City/county
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
On top of performing well in its overall grade, this nursing home received an excellent inspection report. Consequently, it received one of our best grades in this category with a grade of A. Inspection grades weigh a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with better scores in this area tend to have very few of these severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
Adding to its strong resume, this facility also received an excellent nursing score, with a grade of A-. Our nursing rating is largely based on a nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this place 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 nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as having a system of turning residents more often.
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Short-term Care Quality
We also want to alert you to the fact that this facility was given a first-rate score of A- in our short-term care category. Short-term care grades are commonly used to measure a nursing home's performance with rehabilitation In order to have high-end rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally need to have higher levels of skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other licensed professionals. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last datapoint we assessed in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that 4.3 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
Long-term Care Quality
Moving on to our fourth area, this facility received a highly favorable long-term care rating. We gave it an A- in this area, giving this facility straight A's. If you are looking for anything other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each facility's long-term care scores. One of the data points we considered after nursing hours is vaccines. This nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccine to 86.8421 percent of its residents. Although its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we had hoped, we were pleased to find nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization 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.
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Snf Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Snf, 7.45% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols limits the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Snf, 1.7% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients who sustained a fall which resulted in serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Snf, 1.24% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely associated with worse hygiene protocols. However, this statistic could also be misleading for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Snf, 10.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many patients, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Snf, 13.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term care residents that are administered antianxiety drugs. These drugs are commonly given to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Snf, 4.64% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Snf, 95.44% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Snf, 7.92% Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and bathing.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Snf, 9.83 Percentage 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 having fewer emergency room visits and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Snf, 79.79% Percentage of Resident
Measures the percent of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many believe this is a reasonable measure of rehabilitation services.
Scores for San Francisco, CA
- Overall Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
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Nearby Dialysis
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