Saratoga Retirement Community (SRC) staff are seen here after the SRC was recently ranked among the top 6% of nursing homes in California by U.S. News & World Report. Executive director Sarah Stel says this recognition supports the SRC’s expansion proposal, which some current residents say will negatively impact their quality of life and the character of the historic campus. (Courtesy photo)
Tops in senior care
The health center at Saratoga Retirement Community (SRC) was recently ranked among the top 6% of nursing homes in California by U.S. News & World Report. In the magazine’s “Best Nursing Homes” list for 2023-24, the SRC Health Center earned the highest ratings for both its short-term rehabilitation and long-term care services. The ratings are based on measures from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services such as infection rates, staffing levels, safety data and health inspection results.
“This recognition comes as healthcare costs are climbing,” SRC Executive Director Sarah Stel said in a statement. “This is a big reason why we’re proposing an expansion for SRC. By adding more independent living residents and remodeling the health center, we can generate more revenue, reduce operating costs and better meet patient preferences.”
The expansion project at SRC, located at 14500 Fruitvale Ave., would add 52 independent living units with the construction of three new buildings. Current residents say the project will impact their quality of life and the character of the historic campus. Construction noise, air pollution and impacts to traffic are among their top concerns.
Rhodes Scholar
Aishani Aatresh of Saratoga is among 32 Americans chosen as Rhodes Scholars this year. Rhodes scholarships provide all expenses for two or three years of study at the University of Oxford.
Aatresh is a senior at Harvard College, where she is majoring in complex biosocial systems. She is a fellow at the Program on Science, Technology and Society at the Kennedy School of Government. During the global pandemic, she worked with the New York City health and hospital system emergency response and then studied the dynamics of COVID-19 with the global Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations. At Oxford, she plans to complete a masters degree in nature, society and environmental governance.
Originally published at Anne Gelhaus