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Maple Springs of Palmer

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-minus
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12130 East Maple Springs Way,
Palmer AK 99645

(907) 802-6641

88.35% estimated occupancy 1

Maple Springs of Palmer is the sole nursing home we identified in Palmer, Alaska. This nursing home turns out to be a middle of the road facility, with an overall grade of B-. This place seems to have a few things going for it. One of the major highlights of this facility's profile is its exemplary short-term care grade, which is addressed in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company

Awards

Best Nursing Home in Alaska badge

Best Nursing Home in Alaska Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-plus

We awarded this nursing home an A+ in the area of short-term care. In the area of short-term care, we endeavor to qualify measures of a facility's rehabilitation. We assess the facility's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 6.5 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A

Turning to the category of nursing, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A in that area. Nursing grades are primarily associated with the facility's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can generally be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B

Another one of this facility's higher category grades came in the area of long-term care. In that category, we gave this nursing home a B. Facilities that excel in this category typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to patients. Once we assessed the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 97.36842 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is significantly higher than most nursing homes. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Facility Inspections

Grade: D

In the final category of inspections, we gave this facility a score of D for our inspection category. This was its worst category grade, particularly in light of some of the more impressive scores referenced above. Nevertheless, since the inspection data is compiled by an independent government inspector, we weight it heavily in our overall grade. Inspection scores weigh many items on the facility's recent inspection reports. If you see too many deficiencies on the inspection reports, this is generally the worst sign. Severe deficiencies indicate a threat to patient safety. We were not able to locate deficiency counts for this nursing home. Finally, we would like to draw your attention to the fact that this nursing home was assessed significant government fines in recent years totaling more than $100,000. This usually means that a nursing home's poor performance spanned several years.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Maple Springs of Palmer Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: F

In Maple Springs of Palmer, 17.31% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This figure measures the percentage of long-term care patients who developed new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Maple Springs of Palmer, 2.63% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of patients that have had a fall leading to major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In Maple Springs of Palmer, 2.72% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often associated with worse hygiene protocols. Additional nurse staffing minimizes the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. We want to point out that this statistic is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B

In Maple Springs of Palmer, 13.01% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In Maple Springs of Palmer, 23.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric tells you the percentage of long-term residents receiving antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Maple Springs of Palmer, 3.68% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. Some experts argue this is a measure of quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Maple Springs of Palmer, 97.23% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these types of vaccines critical to patient health.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-minus

In Maple Springs of Palmer, 9.45% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of deterioration of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: C

In Maple Springs of Palmer, 10.82% of Residents

This indicates the percentage of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: D

In Maple Springs of Palmer, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is critical to the physical health of nursing home residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Maple Springs of Palmer, 10.82% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A

In Maple Springs of Palmer, 6.82% of Patients

This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Maple Springs of Palmer, 88.33% of Resident

This is the percentage of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of independence with activities of daily living often correlates with superior rehabilitation services.