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North Star Rehabilitation and Care Community

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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North Star Rehabilitation and Care Community's website

3185 West Arkansas Avenue,
Denver CO 80219

(303) 922-1169

79.05% estimated occupancy 1

Please note our records indicate that North Star Rehabilitation and Care Community has changed ownership recently and while our data on this page is up-to-date there is a chance that the quality of this facility may change under new management.

North Star Rehabilitation and Care Community looks like it is one of 40 nursing homes in Denver, Colorado. This city has quite a few more options to choose from compared to most other areas in the nation. This nursing home was given an overall grade of C, which is a respectable grade. Denver received a city grade of B, so there are some other options in the city worth looking at. Finally, we wanted to make sure you are aware that there was an ownership change at this facility in the last 12 months. We will follow their performance over the next year to determine whether any adjustments to their grades are necessary.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

The primary reason this facility received a decent overall score is its impeccable government inspections in recent years. We gave it one of our better grades in that area, with a grade of A-. This is a notably better grade than the facility's overall score, which was decent but not in the elite range. Arguably the most critical factor we look at in computing our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities with better scores in this area typically avoided the most severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. Fortunately, although this nursing home had some minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you the government inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A couple of minor deficiencies should not lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

Another one of this facility's more favorable category grades was in the area of short-term care. In that area, we awarded this nursing home a B. It actually outperformed most facilities in this category. In calculating our short-term care ratings, we look at the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. The objective is to formulate a tool for sizing up the rehabilitation services of different nursing homes. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, 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.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

We also gave this nursing home a decent score in the category of nursing care, with a grade of C. Our nursing category consists of several datapoints, most of which are based on nursing hours. This facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Lastly, nursing grades also consider quality-based measures, such as avoiding major falls. Despite not having the highest total nursing hours per resident, this place performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is often an indicator that a facility has quality controls in place. Some falls could be avoided if a nursing home provides enough nurses aids to assist its patients.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: F

Turning to our next category, this nursing home really didn't perform very well. Due to a rock bottom grade of F in long-term care, this is this nursing home's poorest area. When facilities receive a grade in this range in long-term care it generally means the facility did not perform well in our measures relating to patient care. One of the criteria we considered after nurse's aid hours is vaccines. We were a bit worried that this facility administered the pneumonia vaccination to a relatively low 85.18519 percent of its residents. To our surprise, this facility was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility had fewer hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes. This is its best score in this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

North Star Rehabilitation and Care Community Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: C

In North Star Rehabilitation and Care Community, 11.73% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols can minimize the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In North Star Rehabilitation and Care Community, 4.53% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term residents which have experienced a fall which caused severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining nursing scores.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In North Star Rehabilitation and Care Community, 2.5% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are linked to insufficient hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In North Star Rehabilitation and Care Community, 21.39% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In North Star Rehabilitation and Care Community, 7.42% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are typically given to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In North Star Rehabilitation and Care Community, 17.41% of Patients

This is the percent of patients who are showing depressive symptoms. Increased levels of depression may imply worse patient care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: D

In North Star Rehabilitation and Care Community, 86.87% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines important for resident well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In North Star Rehabilitation and Care Community, 17.59% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and eating. Many in the industry would argue that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B

In North Star Rehabilitation and Care Community, 14.81% of Residents

This tells you the percentage of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In North Star Rehabilitation and Care Community, 14.81% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Scores for Denver, 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
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus

Looking for more options? Denver, Colorado has 39 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

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  • Swedish Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.62 miles away501 E Hampden Ave Englewood Colorado 80113Proprietary(303) 788-5000
  • Saint Joseph HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.79 miles away1375 E 19th Ave Denver Colorado 80218Voluntary non-profit - Private(303) 812-2000
  • Presbyterian St Lukes Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 4.98 miles away1719 E 19th Ave Denver Colorado 80218Government - State(303) 839-6000
  • Centura Health-St Anthony HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.6 miles away11600 West 2nd Plc Denver Colorado 80228Voluntary non-profit - Church(720) 321-0000
  • National Jewish HealthAcute Care Hospitals 5.64 miles away1400 Jackson St Denver Colorado 80206Voluntary non-profit - Private(303) 388-4461
  • Orthocolorado Hospital at St Anthony Med CampusAcute Care Hospitals 5.64 miles away11650 West 2nd Place Denver Colorado 80228Proprietary(720) 321-5000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Kidney Center of Lakewood (Ara)2.33 miles away6166 W Alameda Ave Denver Colorado 80226Dialysis Stations: 21 (303) 922-6371
  • Lakewood Crossing Dialysis (Dva)2.91 miles away1057 S Wadsworth Blvd Ste 100 Denver Colorado 80226Dialysis Stations: 22 (720) 962-6199
  • South Denver Dialysis (Dva)3.05 miles away850 E Harvard Ave Ste 60 Denver Colorado 80210Dialysis Stations: 17 (303) 744-0559
  • Pavilion Dialysis (Fmc)3.14 miles away723 Delaware St #m105 Denver Colorado 80204CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (303) 623-2107
  • West Hampden Dialysis (Fmc)3.18 miles away750 West Hampden Ave #110 Englewood Colorado 80110Dialysis Stations: 12 (303) 789-5400
  • Englewood Dialysis (Dva)3.21 miles away3247 S Lincoln St Englewood Colorado 80110Dialysis Stations: 18 (303) 761-0600
  • Lakewood Dialysis (Dva)4.38 miles away1750 Pierce St Denver Colorado 80214CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (303) 238-6111
  • Mile High Pd (Dva)4.38 miles away1750 Pierce St Ste A Denver Colorado 80214Dialysis Stations: 3 (303) 232-0939