MARTINEZ, CA — U.S. News & World Report’s 2022-23 Best Nursing Homes ratings released last week can help Martinez 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 1,175 nursing homes in California, 148 long-term and 206 short-term care facilities were ranked as “high performing,” including Legacy Post Acute Care in Martinez which received high performing rankings for short-term care and an average performing ranking for long-term care for an overall rating of 4 out of 5.
Alhambra Convalescent Hospital, also located in Martinez, did not participate in the rankings.
The ratings also show nursing homes that fell short. 821 nursing homes in California received “below average” ratings, scoring only 1 or 2 on a 5-point scale. Most, however, were “average” with scores of 3 or 4.
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:
More about the methodology is found on the U.S. News website.
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