San Francisco Towers in San Francisco, CA

San Francisco Towers is a medicare certified nursing home in San Francisco, California. It is located in San Francisco county at 1661 Pine Street, San Francisco, California 94109. You can reach out to the office of San Francisco Towers via phone at (415) 776-0500. This skilled nursing facility has 27 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 52.96%. The nursing facility is classified as "Continuing Care Retirement Community" by CMS and its legal business name is Covia Communities and has the following ownership type - Non Profit - Corporation.

San Francisco Towers (Medicare CCN 555728) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in medicare program. This means if you are part of medicare program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 1998 (26 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in June, 2019.

Contact Information

San Francisco Towers
1661 Pine Street, San Francisco, California 94109
(415) 776-0500


Nursing Home Profile

NameSan Francisco Towers
Location1661 Pine Street, San Francisco, California
Certified ByMedicare
No. of Certified Beds27
Occupancy Rate52.96%
Medicare ID (CCN)555728
Legal Business NameCovia Communities
Ownership TypeNon Profit - Corporation

NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:

Nursing Homes may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with San Francisco Towers from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1982774329
Organization NameCOVIA COMMUNITIES
Address1661 Pine St, San Francisco, CA 94109
Phone Number415-776-0500

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Quality Ratings:

Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for San Francisco Towers are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care San Francisco Towers 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 San Francisco Towers 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 increased5.8814.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight3.335.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder5048.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder01.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection02.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms05.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained00.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury2.53.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine10093.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication7.514.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine97.3583.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication3.31.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened37.6517.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication019.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers3.337.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine10095.98
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function80.8267.99
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine96.0982.93

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