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Autumn Heights Health Care Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: D
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Autumn Heights Health Care Center's website

3131 South Federal Boulevard,
Denver CO 80236

(303) 761-0260

74.63% estimated occupancy 1

Please note our records indicate that Autumn Heights Health Care Center has changed ownership recently and while our data on this page is up-to-date there is a chance that the quality of this facility may change under new management.

Note: Autumn Heights Health Care Center has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.

Autumn Heights Health Care Center is located in the large metropolitan area of Denver, Colorado which has a total of 958,706 people. Featuring an overall rating of D, this is a subpar nursing home. This facility seems to have very little going for it. Finally, this facility had an ownership change in the last year, so hopefully its performance improves in the coming year.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Meal Delivery
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Mental Health
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Facility Inspections

Grade: B-minus

While we did not rate this facility well overall, we would like to note its decent health inspection reports in recent years. We awarded it a relatively respectable grade of B- in that category. Our inspection scores weigh several factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. It doesn't look like we were able to find deficiency data for this facility. Finally, CMS cited this nursing home for possible abuse or neglect. Hopefully, its performance improves in the future, but until then we simply can't recommend this facility.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

One of the other reasons we rated this nursing home so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing score. Nursing proved to be its second best category grade. In that area, we awarded this facility an B-. Our nursing grade is mostly associated with a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place actually excelled in some of the quality measures we assessed. In fact, it scored well in the area of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

This nursing home's next best category turned out to be its long-term care score, where it received a grade of B-. For residents looking for a permanent residence rather than rehabilitation, long-term care is a very important category. Once we concluded our assessment of the amount of nursing care, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination statistics. Candidly, we were a bit worried that this facility vaccinated a relatively low 87.118645 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Fortunately, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: F

The next area we analyzed was short-term care. This nursing home received a rock bottom grade of F in this area. Short-term care grades are critical for patients needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically mandates additional skilled nursing services. This includes a vast spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. With its score in this area, we weren't stunned to discover that this facility is well below average in terms of the quantity of registered nurse and physical therapy hours offered to its residents based on the metrics we assessed. The last item we considered in this category is the number of patients that eventually returned home from the nursing home. This nursing home struggled quite a bit in this metric as well, with just 3.5 percent of its residents returning home. This was well below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Autumn Heights Health Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-plus

In Autumn Heights Health Care Center, 0.72% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In Autumn Heights Health Care Center, 2.03% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are routinely linked to lower levels of patient supervision. Closer supervision can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In Autumn Heights Health Care Center, 0.69% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of nursing care . UTI's are routinely associated with a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this datapoint can be misleading for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Autumn Heights Health Care Center, 16.59% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These medications may be used for treating several conditions, such as cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Autumn Heights Health Care Center, 8.3% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This measures the percentage of long-term patients which are administered antianxiety drugs. These medications are generally prescribed to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Autumn Heights Health Care Center, 2.61% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who are showing depressive symptoms. Many believe this is a reliable measure of resident quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: D

In Autumn Heights Health Care Center, 88.3% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: F

In Autumn Heights Health Care Center, 27.45% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term stay patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and taking a bath. Some experts argue this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In Autumn Heights Health Care Center, 25.74% of Residents

This indicates the percentage of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In Autumn Heights Health Care Center, 25.74% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-minus

In Autumn Heights Health Care Center, 84.09% of Resident

This is a measure of the percent of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some experts argue this is a reasonable measure of rehabilitation services.

Scores for Denver, CO

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

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=065191