Aldercrest Health & Rehab Center
21400 72nd Avenue West, Edmonds WA 98026 · (425) 775-1961 · 61.4% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Aldercrest Health & Rehab Center is a large nursing home located in Edmonds, Washington. We gave this nursing home an F, which is just about as bad as it gets in our grading scheme. Based on our assessment, you'd be better off to avoid of this place. More information on this facility's category grades is available below. Its best category is nursing, which is discussed in the next section.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 128 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
Although we gave this facility a terrible overall grade, we awarded it a grade of B- for our nursing rating. When determining a facility's nursing rating, we weigh the quantity of hours nurses are caring for residents and the levels of training of the nurses. This particular nursing home provided 3.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also factored in some quality-based assessments. This facility scored well in a few of the quality-based metrics we looked at. In terms of the percentage of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, this facility performed better than the national average.
Short-term Care Quality
Surprisingly, we awarded this nursing home a B- for its short-term care rating, which isn't a bad grade. In determining our short-term care ratings, we analyze a facility's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other highly trained professionals. This score is frequently a meaningful measure of the nursing home's rehabilitation services. This nursing home elevated its grade in this category by offering more care from registered nurses to its residents than the average facility. The last measure we assessed in this category is the number of patients that eventually returned home from the facility. This place fared well in this metric with 64.2 percent of its patients returning home.
Facility Inspections
We wanted to point out that this nursing home received a lowly F for its inspection score. An F in this category is very concerning because it usually points to red flags on the facility's inspection reports. You should pay special attention to any deficiencies on a nursing home's inspection reports when it receives this poor of an inspection rating. We would pay close attention to the level of severity of the deficiencies. This particular facility had a category G through L deficiency, which are among the more serious deficiencies. These categories indicate that the deficiencies identified by inspectors had potential to pose actual harm to residents. On top of having severe deficiencies, this facility was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We would not recommend this facility under any circumstance.
Long-term Care Quality
Switching gears to the last category, this nursing home really didn't perform very well in this area either. Due to a poor grade of F in long-term care, this is just about as bad as it gets. When facilities receive a grade in this range in this category it typically means the facility didn't perform well in our measures relating to patient care. After assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination records. We were disappointed to learn that this nursing home vaccinated just 81.78694 percent of its patients against pneumonia. To our surprise, this nursing home was not as bad as we expected at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Although it had 2.27 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, its risk adjusted statistic wasn't bad since it had more complex patients.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Aldercrest Health & Rehab Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that suffer from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We consider this statistic when determining our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term residents who sustained falls resulting in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indication of lower quality nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care . UTI's are often the result of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this metric could be misleading for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. These medications are prescribed to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of patients who are showing depressive symptoms. High rates of depression may imply a less hospitable environment.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
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 deadly for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines important for resident well-being.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percentage of patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients that were able to retain mobility. Some experts would argue that the ability to move around is vital to residents' mental and physical health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is key to maintaining the physical health of patients.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This datapoint is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better