Los Banos Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, located close to Memorial Hospital Los Banos and the Walkin Family Medical Clinic, is a 59-bed skilled nursing facility that offers long-term and short-term care with a focus on strong long-term care quality. The center holds a grade of A-minus on facility inspections and gets high marks for ongoing patient care, with B+ and A long-term care quality ratings over several years and recognition as the best nursing home in Los Banos, California in 2021. The occupancy rate sits at about 94%, showing that most beds are filled. Almost all patients have received the pneumonia vaccine, and the hospitalization rate for long-term residents is low, with fewer than one hospitalization per 1,000 resident days. Staff provides registered staff hours, medical staff hours per patient, along with nurse, LPN, CNA, therapy, and medical director care.
The facility is a for-profit corporation and doesn't offer Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) services but does accept Medicare and Medicaid. Both a resident council and a family council meet for feedback and discussion. The center offers specialized care services like speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, wound care, and nutritional counseling, with rehabilitation available seven days a week to help residents regain independence. There's a full range of skilled nursing and restorative nursing available, including diabetic management and medication management. Residents get 24-hour RN and CNA staffing, a 12-16 hour daily nursing services schedule, daily assistance with bathing, dressing, transfers, and other activities of daily living, plus supervision around the clock. The social services team helps with care planning, requests, and concerns, while an activities program offers fitness, religious services, move-in coordination, music programs, and daily events tailored for individual needs. There's an effort to keep residents active with things like movie nights, community-sponsored activities, and group events.
Rooms offer private bathrooms, kitchenettes, cable TV, telephones, air conditioning, and Wi-Fi/high-speed internet, so residents can stay connected and comfortable, plus beautician services, and spa amenities. The building includes a fitness room, walking paths, outdoor common spaces, emergency alert systems, and prepared meals with special dietary options. The facility supports both ambulatory and non-ambulatory residents and works with healthcare teams to develop individualized care plans.
Communication practices are open, and staff are available to answer questions. Leadership and care professionals are known for their dedication and friendliness in a setting that aims to support residents' health and well-being. Los Banos Nursing & Rehabilitation Center doesn't claim to do everything, but it provides skilled nursing, rehabilitation, and daily living support in a welcoming environment.
