Aspen Park of Cascadia is a nursing home in Moscow, Idaho, which has 27,219 people. This nursing home was given an overall grade of B+, which is a strong rating. You can certainly do much worse than this facility. Fortunately, this nursing home did not have any weak links in any of the major categories. Additional information about its category grades can be found below.
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Aspen Park of Cascadia
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
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Facility Inspections
On top of being a strong nursing home overall, this nursing home really excelled in our inspections category, where it received an A. Few facilities fared better in this category. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining our inspection ratings. One key factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some of these can be relatively minor. Fortunately, although this place had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that the inspectors did not 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
Among the reasons we rated this facility so well is that it was awarded a dominant long-term care grade. In fact, long-term care ended up being its second best category grade. In that area, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A-. Nursing homes that receive this kind of score in this category typically provide consistent around the clock care to make sure patients are kept in good health. In addition to assessing the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is very impressive. Pneumonia can be a life or death illness for nursing home patients so we like it when a nursing home doesn't take any chances. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Nurse Quality
Another one of this facility's impressive category grades came in the area of nursing care. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B. When calculating a nursing home's nursing rating, we consider the number of hours nurses are caring for patients and the skill levels of those nurses. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place Idaho in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by having a system of turning patients at least once a day.
Short-term Care Quality
The last category we assessed was this facility's poorest category. Nevertheless, even in its weakest link we still awarded it a respectable grade of C for our short-term care category. Short-term care grades are crucial for residents looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically utilizes higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. This includes a wide spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last item we considered in this area is the percentage of residents who ultimately returned home from the nursing home. We found that just 3.9 percent of this facility's patients returned home. Unfortunately, this was below the national average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Aspen Park of Cascadia Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Aspen Park of Cascadia, 6.47% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This measures the percent of long-term residents who suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a reliable indicator of nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Aspen Park of Cascadia, 3.9% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care . Falls are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Aspen Park of Cascadia, 2.4% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections could be associated with insufficient hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Aspen Park of Cascadia, 18.94% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are administered to patients for a variety of conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Sadly, in limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Aspen Park of Cascadia, 14.54% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure measures the percent of long-term care residents receiving antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Aspen Park of Cascadia, 8% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term residents who are showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Aspen Park of Cascadia, 88.64% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Aspen Park of Cascadia, 12.92% Percentage of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term care patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and taking a bath.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Aspen Park of Cascadia, 14.54% Percentage of Residents
This is the percentage of patients that maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Aspen Park of Cascadia, 0.93 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Aspen Park of Cascadia, 14.54 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Aspen Park of Cascadia, 13.4 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Aspen Park of Cascadia, 77.14% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of independence with ADL's typically correlates with better rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Gritman Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 0.6 miles away700 South Main Street Moscow Idaho 83843Voluntary non-profit - Private(208) 882-4511
- Pullman Regional HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 8.29 miles away835 S Bishop Blvd Pullman Washington 99163Government - Hospital District or Authority(509) 332-2541
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc Palouse0.6 miles away723 S Main St Moscow Idaho 83843Dialysis Stations: 10 (208) 882-1817
- Moscow Dialysis Center1.62 miles away212 Rodeo Dr Ste 110 Moscow Idaho 83843Dialysis Stations: 8 (208) 882-5925