SANTA ANITA:
- caused IMMEDIATE JEOPARDYi to residents
- caused ACTUAL HARMi to residents
- has been designated a Special Focus Facilityi
- has received the worst ratingsi
- had unsafe staffing levelsi despite large revenues
SANTA ANITA
has been placed on our NHAA Watchlist for the following:
Immediate Jeopardy Findingsi
On April 14, 2024, state nursing home surveyors found that SANTA ANITA caused IMMEDIATE JEOPARDY to residents.
All Recent Surveys: 2024-04-14
In 9 separate written deficiencies, state nursing home surveyors found that SANTA ANITA caused IMMEDIATE JEOPARDY to residents (from November 18, 2016 to April 14, 2024).
All Surveys: 2018-10-02 2016-11-18 2021-05-13 2023-05-17 2023-08-01 2024-04-14
Actual Harm Findingsi
On April 14, 2024 and May 25, 2024 and May 25, 2024, state nursing home surveyors found that SANTA ANITA caused ACTUAL HARM to residents.
All Recent Surveys: 2024-04-14 2024-05-25 2024-05-25
In 16 separate written deficiencies, state nursing home surveyors found that SANTA ANITA caused ACTUAL HARM to residents (from September 16, 2010 to May 25, 2024).
All Surveys: 2010-09-16 2018-10-02 2017-06-22 2018-02-07 2021-05-13 2017-11-09 2023-03-07 2023-05-17 2023-06-30 2023-08-01 2024-04-14 2024-05-25 2024-05-25
Worst Nursing Home Ratingsi
SANTA ANITA received the worst ratings for the following:
For the last 21 consecutive months - March, 2023 to January, 2025
44 months total between January, 2014 and January, 2025
For the last 103 consecutive months - December, 2015 to January, 2025
110 months total between January, 2014 and January, 2025
For the last 21 consecutive months - March, 2023 to January, 2025
21 months total between March, 2023 and January, 2025
January, 2025
25 months total between April, 2021 and January, 2025
24 months total between January, 2014 and June, 2022
History of Inadequate Staffingi
Understaffing has a very human cost, not only to the dignity of nursing home residents but also to their basic safety and well-being. Click here for signs and symptoms of understaffing.
Understaffing has been determined to cause patient injury and deprive residents of essential care according to numerous scientific studies.
What is inadequate CNA staffing?
Below 2.8 hours of CNA time for each resident per day
"Residents need a minimum of 2.80 hours of CNA care per day for safety and basic services.
- Institute of Medicine’s Keeping Patients Safe, 2004, and American Nurses Association’s Position Statement dated November 12, 2014
What is inadequate overall staffing?
Below 4.1 hours of RNs, LPNs, and CNAs time for each resident per day
"Residents need a minimum total of 4.10 hours of care from RNs, LPNs, and CNAs per day for safety and basic services.
- American Nurses Association’s Position Statement dated November 12, 2014
Was SANTA ANITA staffed at Inadequate levels?:
64 days
out of 182 days In 2023: 0.084931506849315
285 days
out of 365 days In 2022: 0.11780821917808
43 days
out of 365 days In 2021: 0.084931506849315
37 days
out of 365 days In 2020: 0.084699453551913
31 days
out of 366 days In 2019: 0.035616438356164
13 days
out of 365 days In 2018: 0.010958904109589
4 days
out of 365 days In 2017: 0
0 days
out of 184 days
per resident per day In 2024: 2.50 hours
January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2023: 2.06 hours
January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2022: 2.44 hours
January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2021: 2.41 hours
January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2020: 2.46 hours
January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2019: 2.46 hours
January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2018: 2.57 hours
January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2017: 2.64 hours
July 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe)
per resident per day In 2024: 3.97 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024) In 2023: 3.56 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023) In 2022: 3.85 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022) In 2021: 3.62 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021) In 2020: 3.89 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020) In 2019: 4.00 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019) In 2018: 4.03 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018) In 2017: 4.16 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(July 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017)
Source — Payroll Based Journal daily staffing reports filed by this nursing home with CMS.
(For 2018, the most currently avaliable data is used above.)
Why do staffing levels matter to SANTA ANITA residents?
- 98.0% of residents need assistance with toileting and/or incontinent care
- 97.1% of residents needed assistance transferring from bed and/or wheelchair
- 50.6% of residents confined to wheelchair and/or bed
- 28.3% of residents had dementia
Source -- Most recently published Resident Characteristics data (Form 672) submitted by this nursing home to CMS. (November 9, 2017)
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