Health & Fitness
Carlsbad Nursing Home Makes 2022 U.S. News Best List
Among 37 nursing homes in San Diego County, 11 facilities were ranked as "high performing," according to U.S. News & World Report.
CARLSBAD, CA — U.S. News & World Report's 2022-23 Best Nursing Homes ratings released Tuesday can help San Diego County residents and their families sort out issues such as weekend staffing, infections that can lead to hospitalization and other problems before deciding on a facility.
Among 37 nursing homes in the county, five long-term and six short-term care facilities were ranked as "high performing," including Carlsbad By the Sea in Carlsbad.
The ratings also show nursing homes that fell short. Seven nursing homes in the county received "below average" ratings, scoring only 1 or 2 on a 5-point scale. Most, however, were "average" with scores of 3 or 4.
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Here's how nursing homes in San Diego County fared:
Abby Gardens Healthcare Center, San Diego
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- Short-stay rating: average
- Long-stay rating: average
- Overall rating: 3 out of 5
Amaya Springs Health Care Center, Spring Valley
- Short-stay rating: average
- Long-stay rating: average
- Overall rating: 3 out of 5
Arbor Hills Nursing Center, La Mesa
- Short-stay rating: average
- Long-stay rating: average
- Overall rating: 3 out of 5
Arroyo Vista Nursing Center, San Diego
- Short-stay rating: average
- Overall rating: 3 out of 5
Balboa Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, San Diego
- Short-stay rating: average
- Long-stay rating: average
- Overall rating: 3 out of 5
Brighton Place San Diego, San Diego
- Short-stay rating: below average
- Long-stay rating: average
- Overall rating: 2 out of 5
Brighton Place Spring Valley, Spring Valley
- Short-stay rating: average
- Long-stay rating: average
- Overall rating: 3 out of 5
Carlsbad By the Sea, Carlsbad
- Short-stay rating: high performing
- Overall rating: 5 out of 5
Community Care Center, La Mesa
- Short-stay rating: average
- Long-stay rating: average
- Overall rating: 3 out of 5
Cottonwood Canyon Healthcare Center, El Cajon
- Short-stay rating: average
- Long-stay rating: average
- Overall rating: 3 out of 5
Country Manor La Mesa Healthcare Center, La Mesa
- Short-stay rating: below average
- Long-stay rating: average
- Overall rating: 2 out of 5
Edgemoor Hospital, Santee
- Long-stay rating: average
- Overall rating: 3 out of 5
Encinitas Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Encinitas
- Short-stay rating: high performing
- Long-stay rating: average
- Overall rating: 4 out of 5
Escondido Post Acute Rehab, Escondido
- Short-stay rating: average
- Long-stay rating: high performing
- Overall rating: 4 out of 5
Fredericka Manor Care Center, Chula Vista
- Short-stay rating: average
- Long-stay rating: average
- Overall rating: 3 out of 5
Friendship Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, National City
- Short-stay rating: average
- Long-stay rating: average
- Overall rating: 3 out of 5
Golden Hill Post Acute Care, San Diego
- Short-stay rating: average
- Long-stay rating: below average
- Overall rating: 2 out of 5
Grossmont Post Acute Care, La Mesa
- Short-stay rating: high performing
- Overall rating: 5 out of 5
Hillcrest Manor Sanitarium, National City
- Long-stay rating: below average
- Overall rating: 1 out of 5
Jacob Healthcare Center, San Diego
- Short-stay rating: average
- Long-stay rating: average
- Overall rating: 3 out of 5
Kearny Mesa Convalescent and Nursing Home, San Diego
- Short-stay rating: average
- Overall rating: 3 out of 5
La Jolla Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, La Jolla
- Short-stay rating: average
- Long-stay rating: high performing
- Overall rating: 4 out of 5
La Mesa Healthcare Center, La Mesa
- Short-stay rating: average
- Long-stay rating: high performing
- Overall rating: 4 out of 5
La Paloma Healthcare Center, Oceanside
- Short-stay rating: average
- Long-stay rating: high performing
- Overall rating: 4 out of 5
Lemon Grove Care and Rehabilitation Center, Lemon Grove
- Short-stay rating: average
- Long-stay rating: average
- Overall rating: 3 out of 5
Magnolia Post Acute Care, El Cajon
- Short-stay rating: average
- Long-stay rating: average
- Overall rating: 3 out of 5
Mission Hills Post Acute Care, San Diego
- Short-stay rating: average
- Overall rating: 3 out of 5
Palomar Vista Healthcare Center, Escondido
- Short-stay rating: average
- Long-stay rating: below average
- Overall rating: 2 out of 5
Paradise Valley Health Care Center, National City
- Short-stay rating: high performing
- Long-stay rating: high performing
- Overall rating: 5 out of 5
Parkway Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation, La Mesa
- Short-stay rating: below average
- Long-stay rating: average
- Overall rating: 2 out of 5
Reo Vista Healthcare Center, San Diego
- Short-stay rating: average
- Long-stay rating: average
- Overall rating: 3 out of 5
The Pavilion at Ocean Point, San Diego
- Short-stay rating: below average
- Long-stay rating: average
- Overall rating: 2 out of 5
University Care Center, San Diego
- Short-stay rating: average
- Long-stay rating: average
- Overall rating: 3 out of 5
Valle Vista Post Acute, Escondido
- Short-stay rating: average
- Overall rating: 3 out of 5
Villa Coronado Skilled Nursing Facility, Coronado
- Short-stay rating: high performing
- Long-stay rating: average
- Overall rating:4 out of 5
Villa Las Palmas Healthcare Center, El Cajon
- Short-stay rating: high performing
- Long-stay rating: average
- Overall rating: 4 out of 5
Windsor Gardens Convalescent Center, National City
- Short-stay rating: average
- Long-stay rating: average
- Overall rating: 3 out of 5
California led all states, with 206 nursing homes ranked as high performing in short-term care and 148 in long-term care. Florida, Pennsylvania and Texas also led other states with the highest number of high performing ratings.
About 1.1 million people a year over age 85 live in America's 1,500 nursing homes, known by a variety of names that include skilled nursing facilities and post- and sub-acute care facilities. U.S. News said its rankings are intended to guide families in helping to find a nursing home that excels in the type of care they need.
This is the first time in the 13 years U.S. News has been compiling the ratings that infection rates and the consistency of weekend nursing staffing were included in the quality of care issues people should consider before deciding on a nursing home.
The performance ratings are based on data retrieved from reports nursing homes are required to submit to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid data. Specifically:
- The ratings for both short-and long-term care take into account the consistency of registered nurse staffing, the use of antipsychotic drugs, and success in preventing emergency room and hospital visits.
- The long-term care rating also includes measures of whether a nursing home changed ownership and how well they were staffed on weekends.
- The short-term rehabilitation rating also includes measures of a nursing home's success in preventing falls, preventing serious infections and making sure residents are able to return home.
More about the methodology is found on the U.S. News website.
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