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Providence Valdez Medical Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-plus
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Providence Valdez Medical Center's website

911 Meals Avenue,
Valdez AK 99686

(907) 834-1825

86.99% estimated occupancy 1

Providence Valdez Medical Center is a very-small hospital-based nursing home located in Valdez, Alaska. With an A+ overall grade, we ranked this facility in the top five percent of all facilities in the United States. We can't find many negative things to say about this facility. Its scores are impeccable. As you will find below, this place performed equally well in our category grades. We give this place two thumbs up!

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • Government - City
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Lymphedema Care
  • Aquatic Therapy

Awards

Best Nursing Home in Alaska badge

Best Nursing Home in Alaska Awards 2019

Best Nursing Home in Alaska badge

Best Nursing Home in Alaska Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

One of the many reasons this turned out to be a quality nursing home is that it received an A+ inspection grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this critical category. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining our inspection scores. One critical factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these can be relatively insignificant. Fortunately, although this facility had some minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means the inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-plus

This first-rate facility also performed well in the category of long-term care, where we gave it a score of A+. Few facilities fared better in this category. Long-term care ratings of this caliber generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. In addition to looking at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia is often a life or death condition for nursing home residents so we like it when a nursing home does not take any chances. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A-plus

In addition, this facility received high marks in the area of nursing. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A+. We analyzed the levels of nurses working for the facility, as well as the quantity of time those nurses worked with patients, in computing our grade in this category. This facility provided 0.9 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

The last area we scored was short-term care, where this facility was given a grade of A-. This wrapped up a very strong profile. Only a select few nursing homes received an A- or better in each of our categories. In the area of short-term care, we attempt to evaluate indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We assess the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Providence Valdez Medical Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A+

In Providence Valdez Medical Center, 0% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A+

In Providence Valdez Medical Center, 0% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of patients that have had a fall leading to severe injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In Providence Valdez Medical Center, 2.7% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with poor hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A+

In Providence Valdez Medical Center, 0% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. These drugs are sometimes used for treating a variety of medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A+

In Providence Valdez Medical Center, 0% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of residents who were given antianxiety medications. These drugs are generally given to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In Providence Valdez Medical Center, 8.33% of Patients

This is the percent of patients exhibiting symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Providence Valdez Medical Center, 100% of Patients

This is the percent of patients who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-plus

In Providence Valdez Medical Center, 3.57% of Patients

This is the percent of patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.