Hearts & Hands, Post Acute Care & Rehab Center in Santa Cruz, CA

Hearts & Hands, Post Acute Care & Rehab Center is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Santa Cruz, California. It is located in Santa Cruz county at 2990 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, California 95062. You can reach out to the office of Hearts & Hands, Post Acute Care & Rehab Center via phone at (831) 479-9000. This skilled nursing facility has 144 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 61.67%. Its legal business name is Santa Cruz Skilled Nursing Center Inc and has the following ownership type - For Profit - Individual.

Hearts & Hands, Post Acute Care & Rehab Center (Medicare CCN 055017) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in both medicare and medicaid program. This means if you are part of medicare or medicaid program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 1970 (54 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in July, 2019.

Contact Information

Hearts & Hands, Post Acute Care & Rehab Center
2990 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, California 95062
(831) 479-9000

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Nursing Home Profile

NameHearts & Hands, Post Acute Care & Rehab Center
Location2990 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, California
Certified ByMedicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds144
Occupancy Rate61.67%
Medicare ID (CCN)055017
Legal Business NameSanta Cruz Skilled Nursing Center Inc
Ownership TypeFor Profit - Individual

NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:

Nursing Homes may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Hearts & Hands, Post Acute Care & Rehab Center from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1629256953
Organization NameSANTA CRUZ SKILLED NURSING CENTER, INC
Address2990 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Phone Number831-479-6950

NPI Number1780431817
Organization NameSOQUEL CARE LLC
Address2990 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Phone Number916-416-4285

NPI Number1922422450
Organization NameSANTA CRUZ SKILLED NURSING CENTER
Address2990 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Phone Number831-479-9000

Quality Ratings:

Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for Hearts & Hands, Post Acute Care & Rehab Center are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care Hearts & Hands, Post Acute Care & Rehab Center give to their patients.
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Complaints, Fines and Penalties:

Number of Facility Reported Incidents0
Number of Substantiated Complaints0
Number of Fines0
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars$0
Number of Payment Denials0
Total Number of Penalties0

Patients' Stay Experience:

The resident survey data of Hearts & Hands, Post Acute Care & Rehab Center is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased16.2514.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight8.415.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder47.1848.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.371.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.32.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms0.855.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained00.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury2.123.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine91.5393.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication7.1714.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine67.7983.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication1.321.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened16.0517.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication14.5719.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers14.377.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine96.6595.98
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function84.2267.99
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine76.0282.93

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Phone: (831) 479-9000    
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