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Avalon Care Center - Othello

Nursing Home

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

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495 North Thirteenth Street,
Othello WA 99344

(509) 488-9609

63.33% estimated occupancy ¹

Please note our records indicate that Avalon Care Center - Othello 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.

Located in Othello, Washington, Avalon Care Center - Othello is the lone nursing home we were able to find in this city. Sporting an overall rating of B+, this looks like a very good facility. As far as we can see, this nursing home looks like a solid choice for quite a few people. Finally, this facility did have an ownership change in the last 12 months, so we'll have to keep an eye on it to make sure it maintains its excellent quality standards.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Corporation
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Medication Management
Home Making
Speech Therapy
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Diabetes Management
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Recreational Therapy
Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Facility Inspections

To go along with its favorable overall score, we gave this facility an A for our inspections rating. Arguably the most important factor we look at in computing our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Places with higher grades in this category most likely avoided the more severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. While this place had some minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G through L. This means the government inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. We should note that deficiency-free inspections are rare in the industry.

Nurse Quality

Adding to this nursing home's list of strengths, it also received an excellent nursing grade. We awarded them an impressive grade of A- in this category. There are several datapoints included in this area. Many of these factors reflect the quantity of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

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Short-term Care Quality

This nursing home fared well in the area of short-term care as well. Consequently, we awarded it a score of A- for that area, which happens to be one of our higher scores. In computing our short-term care grades, we look at the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. Our objective is to devise a tool for comparing the rehabilitation services of various facilities. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. However, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 4.9 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

The final area we graded was long-term care. Unfortunately, we gave it an F in this area, which is a very poor score. You should not simply disregard a facility due to a single terrible grade though. If you are looking for services other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each nursing home's long-term care scores. In addition to assessing the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. Thankfully, this nursing home administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is an above average total. To our surprise, this nursing home also keeps its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Sadly, some of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Avalon Care Center - Othello Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Avalon Care Center - Othello, 14.29% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric tells you the percentage of long-term residents which developed new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Avalon Care Center - Othello, 0% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Falls leading to injury are routinely the result of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Avalon Care Center - Othello, 6.41% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections could be associated with inadequate hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Avalon Care Center - Othello, 6.17% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is an indication of the percent of long-term residents taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Avalon Care Center - Othello, 3.75% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents which were prescribed antianxiety medication. These medications are generally prescribed to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Avalon Care Center - Othello, 13.92% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients exhibiting symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Avalon Care Center - Othello, 98.96% of Patients

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

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Avalon Care Center - Othello, 10.81% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and taking a bath.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Avalon Care Center - Othello, 10.67% of Residents

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who remained mobile levels.

Hospitalizations

In Avalon Care Center - Othello, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to preserving the physical health of patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Avalon Care Center - Othello, 10.67% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Avalon Care Center - Othello, 18.18% of Patients

Measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure patient care during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Avalon Care Center - Othello, 79.4% of Resident

This is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry argue this is a measure of rehabilitation performance.

Nearby Hospitals

Othello Community HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0.1 miles away315 North 14th Avenue Othello Washington 99344Government - Hospital District or Authority(509) 488-2636