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Aspen Living Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: D
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1795 Monterey Road,
Colorado Springs CO 80910

(719) 471-7850

73.17% estimated occupancy 1

Aspen Living Center is an average-sized nursing home located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It looks like this facility is a well below average facility. A grade in this range indicates we found some red flags. Colorado Springs received a city grade of B, so there are some other options in the city worth considering. If you aren't deterred by this nursing home's report card, you can continue reading to find out about its category scores. We discuss nursing in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Amputee Recovery
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Optometry
  • Audiology

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)
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Nurse Quality

Grade: B

Although we didn't give this nursing home a good overall score, we actually gave it a strong grade in the area of nursing, where it earned a B. This is better than most nursing homes in this area. Our nursing score considers several factors. The most important one is the quantity of hours nurses spent with residents. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

Another one of this facility's better category scores was in the category of short-term care. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of B. It actually outpaced most nursing homes in this category. Short-term care scores are based on a facility's quantity of skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This means a vast spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

Facility Inspections

Grade: D

Unfortunately, with a grade of D in the inspection category, this facility performed relatively poorly in that area. One of the most important factors in assessing inspection reports is deficiencies. We would pay close attention to the severity of the deficiencies. This facility had one category G through L deficiency, which rank among the more severe categories of deficiencies. These categories indicate that the deficiencies found by CMS had potential to pose actual harm to residents. Finally, we want to point out that this facility received large government fines in recent years totaling more than $100,000. This often signifies that a facility's poor performance has been an issue for more than one year.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

The final area we analyzed was long-term care, proved to be this nursing home's least impressive category. We gave this nursing home a grade of D in that category. If you are looking for services other than short-term rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each nursing home's long-term care grades. Once we looked at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination statistics. We were optimistic to learn that this nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Surprisingly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home had less hospitalizations than the average nursing home. Sadly, a few of its other scores in this category were not as favorable as these.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Aspen Living Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Aspen Living Center, 7.02% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A

In Aspen Living Center, 1.09% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of patients who have had a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care. Better nursing care limits the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Aspen Living Center, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely the result of facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Closer supervision can reduce the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. We want to point out that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In Aspen Living Center, 22.08% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These medications are used for treating several medical conditions, including cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Aspen Living Center, 23.46% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who are prescribed antianxiety medication. These drugs are generally prescribed to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Aspen Living Center, 4.1% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients showing signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Aspen Living Center, 99.64% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term stay residents who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines critical to patient well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In Aspen Living Center, 8.91% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may indicate the deterioration of a patient's medical condition.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: C

In Aspen Living Center, 9.76% of Residents

This tells you the percent of patients who maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Aspen Living Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Aspen Living Center, 9.76% of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Scores for Colorado Springs, CO

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus

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Nearby Dialysis

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