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Arizona State Veteran Home-Tucson

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A
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Arizona State Veteran Home-Tucson's website

555 East Ajo Way,
Tucson AZ 85713

(520) 638-2150

76.33% estimated occupancy 1

Arizona State Veteran Home-Tucson is an average-sized government-owned facility located in Tucson, Arizona. This nursing home proved to be an A rated facility, which is one of the highest ratings that we offer. In fact, we ranked this facility in the top ten percent of all nursing homes in the nation. We also gave this nursing home strong scores in all of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Government - State

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling

Awards

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Nurse Quality

Grade: A-plus

One of the many reasons this turned out to be a great nursing home is that it received an A+ nursing grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this category. When calculating our nursing grades, we look at both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the levels of licensure of those nurses. This nursing home averages 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A

Adding to its impressive category scores, this facility also excelled in the category of inspections, where it earned an A. Not many nursing homes performed as well in this area. Our inspection grades account for a host of factors found on a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher grades in this category generally have very few of these severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

The third category we analyzed was long-term care. Contributing to its strong resume, this facility also performed well in this area. In fact, we gave it a grade of of A- in that area. Long-term care grades of this caliber generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. One of the criteria we considered in addition to nursing hours was vaccinations. This nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccine to 98.74608 percent of its patients. Vaccination is a reliable method to minimize negative health outcomes for the senior population. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

In the last category we graded, this nursing home was awarded a very favorable grade of A- in our short-term care category. With this grade, the facility topped off a straight A profile. In our short-term care rating, we attempt to create a meaningful gauge for rehabilitation. In this process, we assess a facility's offerings of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final measure we considered in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to return home from the facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Arizona State Veteran Home-Tucson Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In Arizona State Veteran Home-Tucson, 5.46% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: D

In Arizona State Veteran Home-Tucson, 6.58% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of nursing care . Major falls are often caused by poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In Arizona State Veteran Home-Tucson, 1.57% of Patients had UTIs

This is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay patients which suffered from UTI's. UTI's could be an indication of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this metric could be skewed for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B

In Arizona State Veteran Home-Tucson, 13.95% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of residents given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A

In Arizona State Veteran Home-Tucson, 8.5% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are administered to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Arizona State Veteran Home-Tucson, 0% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who are demonstrating depressive symptoms. Some argue this is a reasonable measure of patient quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-plus

In Arizona State Veteran Home-Tucson, 97.98% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In Arizona State Veteran Home-Tucson, 7.59% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and eating. Some experts argue this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: C

In Arizona State Veteran Home-Tucson, 11.34% of Residents

This indicates the percent of patients that maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Arizona State Veteran Home-Tucson, 0.43 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Arizona State Veteran Home-Tucson, 11.34% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

Scores for Tucson, AZ

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus

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