Americana Health & Rehab Center is one of a mere three nursing homes in Longview, Washington. With an overall score of B, this nursing home is a very good choice. You can certainly do much worse than this nursing home. The best part of this place's report card is is its short-term care grade. short-term care grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
Americana Health & Rehab Center
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Short-term Care Quality
On top of earning a strong overall grade, this nursing home fared well in our short-term care category. We awarded it an A for that category, which is one of our highest scores. In the category of short-term care, we seek to evaluate measures of a facility's rehabilitation services. We assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last statistic we considered in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found that 6.1 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
Facility Inspections
Adding to its strong resume, this facility earned a grade of B for its inspections rating. This is a well above average score in this category. Our inspection grades are based on pieces of information found on the a nursing home's inspection reports. Places that excel in this category tend to have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Although this place had a few deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.
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Nurse Quality
This facility received a very good nursing grade this year as well. It received one of our better scores in that category with a grade of B. In computing a facility's nursing score, we consider the quantity of hours nurses commit to patients as well as the levels of training of those nurses. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as having a protocol of turning a patient at least once a day.
Long-term Care Quality
Moving on to the fourth category, this facility was given an acceptable long-term care grade of C. If you are looking for services other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at long-term care scores. On top of assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. We were a bit worried that this facility gave the vaccine to a relatively low 88 percent of its residents. Nevertheless, this nursing home excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Americana Health & Rehab Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Americana Health & Rehab Center, 7.09% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure indicates the percentage of long-term residents who suffer from pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are an measure of quality of care.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Americana Health & Rehab Center, 2.86% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls leading to injury are often the result of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Americana Health & Rehab Center, 2.28% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term care residents which have had UTI's. UTI's may be an indication of a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this datapoint can also be misleading for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Americana Health & Rehab Center, 13.8% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are administered to patients for many medical conditions, including cognitive disorders. Sadly, in some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Americana Health & Rehab Center, 12.29% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are commonly given to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Americana Health & Rehab Center, 13.74% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who are demonstrating signs of depression. Some experts argue that this is a reliable measure of resident quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Americana Health & Rehab Center, 93.71% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines vital to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Americana Health & Rehab Center, 13.94% Percentage of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Americana Health & Rehab Center, 21.78% Percentage of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who maintained mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Americana Health & Rehab Center, 1 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care. There is usually a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Americana Health & Rehab Center, 21.78 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Americana Health & Rehab Center, 10.98 Percentage of Patients
Measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Americana Health & Rehab Center, 74.42% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Peacehealth St John Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.59 miles away1615 Delaware Street Longview Washington 98632Voluntary non-profit - Church(360) 414-2000
Nearby Dialysis
- Peacehealth Dialysis Center0.59 miles away600 N Broadway Longview Washington 98632Dialysis Stations: 22 (360) 414-2200
- Pnrs St Helens Dialysis19.24 miles away500 N Columbia River Hwy Ste 510 Saint Helens Oregon 97051Dialysis Stations: 13 (503) 397-9777