Page 10 of Best Nursing Homes in California

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Villa Gardens

842 East Villa Street, Pasadena, CA 91101
Overview of Villa Gardens

Villa Gardens is a nursing home in Pasadena, California, offering nursing care and skilled nursing. Licensed nursing care is available on site around the clock, making the setting suitable for people whose health needs require ongoing clinical support. Villa Gardens may be a good fit for a resident who needs nursing care throughout the day and night.

The community has 340 beds. Residents live in a larger setting with a substantial resident population, rather than a small home environment. Total nurse staffing is 5 hours and 27 minutes per resident per day, representing the daily nursing time allocated to each resident.

Medicare and private pay are accepted. Shaun Rushforth serves as administrator, and Front Porch Communities And Services operates the community. Pets are allowed, so residents may keep a pet while living at Villa Gardens. An on-site pool gives residents access to swimming without leaving the community.

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Overview of Ventura Post Acute

Ideally located near Ventura County Medical Center on Loma Vista Road, Ventura, CA, Ventura Post Acute is a trusted community that offers skilled nursing and rehabilitation. Alongside 71 cozy and purposely designed accommodations, top-notch care and assistance are provided 24/7 to meet residents’ special needs. The community also strives to promote a welcoming and nurturing environment for residents to feel at ease and easily adapt to their surroundings.

Aside from their healthcare needs, residents are encouraged to live actively with a jam-packed calendar of fun activities tailored to their leisure and wellness. With comprehensive physical, occupational, and speech therapy, the community strives to enhance residents’ living experiences. Here, residents also enjoy delightful and healthy meals that cater to dietary needs and preferences. The community is great for those seeking supplementary care to live comfortably in their golden years, especially with its purposely designed amenities and inviting spaces.

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Overview of Saylor Lane Health Care Center

Ideally situated near Mercy General Hospital in Sacramento, CA, Saylor Lane Health Care Center is a distinguished community that offers skilled nursing. Here, residents enjoy the highest quality of care with a respectful and highly skilled team attending to their needs around the clock. The community is a Medicare and Medi-Cal provider, ensuring residents receive the utmost care they deserve while staying within their financial capabilities.

A fun-filled calendar of fun activities and engaging programs is also orchestrated, promoting social interactions and an active lifestyle. Physical, occupational, and speech therapies are provided to enhance residents’ living experiences. Residents maintain dignity and independence, accompanied by the community’s top-notch services and extensive amenities.

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Overview of McKinley Park Care Center

McKinley Park Care Center is a nursing home and skilled nursing facility in Sacramento, CA, offering memory care, hospice care, palliative care, and respite care. Skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care on site around the clock, while memory care offers a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering. Hospice and palliative care focus on comfort, and respite care provides a short stay for a family whose usual caregiver needs to travel or recover.

Short-Term Rehab and rehabilitation services support residents during a short-term recovery period. The facility has 24-hour staffing, keeping staff available throughout the day and night, and a doctor on staff as part of the care team. The range of services can suit a resident who needs nursing care, rehabilitation, or a temporary stay while a regular caregiver is unavailable.

The center has 86 beds. Total nurse staffing is 3 hours 26 minutes per resident per day, representing the daily nursing time allocated to each resident.

Medicaid, Medicare, and private pay are accepted. Medicaid can help cover eligible long-term care for someone whose savings may not cover an extended stay, while Medicare covers short-term skilled care after a hospital stay rather than long-term residence; private pay means the family or resident pays directly. In the East Sacramento neighborhood, a Walk Score of 85 out of 100 means the area is very walkable, with most errands possible on foot, so a resident who no longer drives can still reach nearby shops, a pharmacy, or cafes independently.

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Overview of Empress Care Center

Empress Care Center, located on Bascom Avenue in San Jose, offers high-quality skilled nursing care with a team of over 100 dedicated staff members. They provide a range of services, including support staff and LVNs, who specialize in stroke recovery, wound care, diabetic management, and post-surgical care. They also offer top-notch physical, occupational, and speech therapy services to help residents regain their independence.
In addition to their medical services, Empress Care Center also provides innovative activity programs, laundry services, and balanced meals. They offer access to podiatry, dental, and vision services as well, making sure residents’ overall health and wellbeing is taken care of. This home strives to create a sense of community where residents can connect with one another and form meaningful relationships. Whether you or your loved one requires short-term or long-term care, Empress Care Center has everything you need to ensure worry-free days.

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Overview of Valley Skilled Nursing

Nursing home care, with skilled nursing, is the work of Valley Skilled Nursing in Modesto, CA. Staffing across the 70 beds amounts to 4 hours and 20 minutes of nursing time for each resident on a given day. Rehabilitation services are on hand, and a doctor is part of the staff. Respite care lasts a short while, for when a family caregiver can’t be there.

Medicare pays for a short skilled stay following a hospitalization and stops short of long-term residence. Private pay is the other route, paid by the resident or family.

Activities follow resident interests, among them fitness activities, religious services, and social events. Transportation is part of the amenities too.

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Overview of GlenBrook Health Center

GlenBrook Health Center in Carlsbad, CA, focuses on skilled nursing while also running nursing home care, memory care, and assisted living. Skilled nursing means a licensed nurse is present every hour of the day and night. Assisted living is a lighter level for residents who need some daily help. Staff supervise memory care in a secured area, designed for dementia that poses a wandering risk.

With four levels on one site, needing more care later doesn’t mean moving. Short-term rehabilitation is a segment of rehabilitation services, designed for a recovery period that concludes.

Nursing hours for the 95 beds total 5 hours and 45 minutes per resident daily. Both Medicare and private payments are accepted. Medicare covers skilled care during the time immediately following a hospital stay. Private payment relies on a family’s personal finances.

The location has a Walk Score of 57, making it somewhat walkable, allowing access to a few nearby places on foot without the need for driving. The fit is someone who requires nursing care, support with everyday activities, or secured memory care, and prefers to receive all of these services in one location. Sadie Harness manages the establishment as the administrator, while Glenbrook Hc LLC/Life Services LLC serves as the operator.

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Overview of Lone Tree Post Acute

Lone Tree Post Acute is one of Antioch’s skilled nursing facilities offering skilled nursing and rehabilitative services to its residents and patients alike. They take pride in the quality of care they provide through their skilled nursing services, where their residents receive 24/7 care and supervision, medication management, incontinence care, as well as memory care for residents living with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.

This skilled nursing facility also ensures that residents receive proper nutrition, providing dietician approved meals and oral supplements, as well as regular nutritional assessments. Other services they provide include wound and pain management, hospice and respite care, restorative nursing, IV Therapy, and laboratory testing and x-rays.

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Overview of Delta View Post Acute

Delta View Post Acute is a medium sized skilled nursing facility located in Antioch, CA, and providing skilled nursing and rehabilitation services. They also offer an Alzheimer’s care program, specially designed for residents and patients living with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. As part of their skilled nursing services, they provide both their residents and patients individualized care; from round-the-clock supervision, to medication management, incontinence care, restorative nursing, and assistance with daily living activities.

This skilled nursing facility also provides weekly and monthly health monitoring and lab testing, ensuring that the health of residents and patients alike stay stable. They also provide a dietary program wherein they provide meals that are dietician approved, as well as oral supplements if required. For residents or patients in their final stages of life, hospice care is also available.

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Overview of Greenridge Senior Living

Greenridge Senior Living offers nursing home care, assisted living, memory care, respite care, and skilled nursing in Richmond, CA. Assisted living provides help with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication while a resident maintains a private living space. Memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering, while skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care on site around the clock.

Respite care supports a short-term stay when a family caregiver needs to travel or recover. Because Greenridge Senior Living offers several care levels, it may be a good fit for a resident whose needs could grow over time and who may be able to move between services without leaving the community. With 38 beds, the community is smaller, allowing staff and residents to get to know each other.

The community opened in 1970. A Walk Score of 32 / 100 places it in a car-dependent setting, so most errands require a car or a ride. Total nurse staffing is 4h 44m per resident/day, representing the daily nurse staffing time allocated per resident.

Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted, giving eligible residents public coverage options alongside self-pay. Pets are allowed, so residents may keep a pet at the community. Patrick M Blanc is the administrator, and Arpd operates Greenridge Senior Living.

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Nursing Homes in California at a glance

Avg Overall CMS Rating: 3.2/ 5The average Overall CMS Rating for all CMS-certified nursing homes in California. Ratings combine health inspections, staffing, and quality measures, with inspections weighted most. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 3.2/ 5
Avg Staffing Rating: 3.4/ 5The average Staffing Rating across all CMS-certified nursing homes in California. Reflects nursing staff hours per resident per day (including RNs), adjusted for residents' care needs. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 3.4/ 5
Avg Health Insp. Rating: 2.8/ 5The average Health Inspection Rating across all CMS-certified nursing homes in California. Based on each facility's recent inspections and complaint investigations, weighing the number, scope, and severity of deficiencies. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 3.0/ 5