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Avalon Care Center - Pullman

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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Avalon Care Center - Pullman's website

Northwest 1310 Deane,
Pullman WA 99163

(509) 332-1566

60.62% estimated occupancy 1

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

Avalon Care Center - Pullman is in Pullman, Washington. The city has 31,404 people. Sporting an overall score of C, this appears to be a solid nursing home. As far as we can see, this place is a solid choice for quite a few people. One of the better aspects of this nursing home's report card is its impressive nursing rating, which is addressed in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pain Management
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Nurse Quality

Grade: A-minus

We awarded this facility one of our better scores in nursing, with an A-. This is a notably better grade than the facility's overall score, which was decent but not in the elite range. The nursing score features several subcategories. The most important variable is the quantity of hours nurses spent with residents. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

Another one of this facility's better category grades was in the area of short-term care. In that category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B. Our short-term care grade is often used to measure a facility's rehabilitation services. To have quality rehabilitation services, facilities generally need to provide better levels of highly skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other types of therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. However, according to the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final metric we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients that were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that 4.6 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Facility Inspections

Grade: D

Turning to our inspection category, we gave this nursing home a grade of just D, which wasn't one of this nursing home's better scores. Our inspection grade is based on the facility's government inspection reports. Our inspection grades account for a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Generally, you should be more cautious when considering a facility with severe deficiencies on a recent inspection report. This particular nursing home was hit with 7 deficiencies on its inspection report. The only favorable thing we found is that none of its deficiencies were in the categories that suggest that they caused a threat to resident safety or health. Lastly, we need to draw your attention to the fact that this place was assessed significant government fines recently totaling more than $100,000. This usually suggests that a poor performance spanned more than one year.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

The final area we graded is long-term care, proved to be this facility's least impressive category. We gave this nursing home a grade of D in that area. For long-term care residents, the facility's primary goal is to maintain residents' quality of life and keep them safe. After assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is higher than most nursing homes. Surprisingly, this nursing home also fared well at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had just 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Unfortunately, a few of its other scores in this category were not as favorable as these.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Avalon Care Center - Pullman Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In Avalon Care Center - Pullman, 5.56% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients which are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B

In Avalon Care Center - Pullman, 3.28% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a fall which resulted in severe injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Avalon Care Center - Pullman, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients which have experienced urinary tract infections. UTI's may be an indicator of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this metric may be skewed for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Avalon Care Center - Pullman, 8.77% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents which are administered antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior in situations where such medications aren't medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these medications due to having more patients with Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Avalon Care Center - Pullman, 12.28% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of patients given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In Avalon Care Center - Pullman, 17.24% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term care residents who are showing symptoms of depression. Some experts would argue that this is a reliable measure of resident quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Avalon Care Center - Pullman, 100% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines critical to patient health.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In Avalon Care Center - Pullman, 7.14% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and continence. Many in the industry argue that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B

In Avalon Care Center - Pullman, 16.29% of Residents

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that maintained mobility. Some experts argue that mobility is important for residents' mental and physical well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In Avalon Care Center - Pullman, 16.29% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: D

In Avalon Care Center - Pullman, 17.54% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of 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

Grade: B-minus

In Avalon Care Center - Pullman, 74.16% of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.