Avamere Court at Keizer is in Salem, Oregon. This nursing home received a concerning overall grade of D in our grading scheme. Although this grade isn't too far off the city grade in Salem which is a C, you still ought to be able to find a better option. More information on this facility's category grades may be found below. Its best category was inspections, which is addressed in the next section.
Avamere Court at Keizer
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Note: Avamere Court at Keizer has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
Although we did not rate this nursing home well overall, we wanted to note its decent health inspection reports in recent years. We awarded it a somewhat respectable grade of B- in this area. We believe that one of the most important factors in evaluating an inspection report is deficiencies. In this regard, we especially focus on the severity of those deficiencies. This particular nursing home received 6 deficiencies on its inspection report. Another area of concern is that CMS flagged this nursing home for possible abuse or neglect. This is not what you want to see. We advise you to direct your search elsewhere.
Nurse Quality
We awarded this facility a respectable grade in the area of nursing as well, with a grade of B-. Our nursing rating is primarily based on the nursing home's nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this facility surprisingly excelled in some of the quality measures we assessed. In fact, it performed well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. Many consider these areas to be indicators of the quality of nursing care. In some cases, the quality of nursing care is every bit as important as the number of hours of care provided.
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Short-term Care Quality
The third category we graded was short-term care. In that category, we gave this facility a grade of B-. In forming our short-term care grades, we analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. The purpose is to formulate a measure for sizing up the rehabilitation services of nursing homes. We were surprised to find that this nursing home was below average in the two key staffing areas we focus on. In fact, it supplied fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other facilities. It is important to determine whether this is adversely impacting the quality of care. The final measure we looked at in this area is the number of patients that ultimately returned home from the nursing home. We found that just 6.2 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility's least impressive category is long-term care, which is the final category we assessed. For this category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of just D. In a long-term care setting, the primary objective is to maintain residents' quality of life and keep them safe. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 99.03846 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is better than the vast majority of nursing homes. Surprisingly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home has less hospitalizations than the average nursing home. 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.
Avamere Court at Keizer Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Avamere Court at Keizer, 8.57% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Avamere Court at Keizer, 2.43% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls which result in injury are routinely the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Avamere Court at Keizer, 2.24% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care . UTI's are often caused by a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this datapoint could also be misleading for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Avamere Court at Keizer, 15.6% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic measures the percentage of long-term residents which are given antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may suggest a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior in situations where such drugs are not medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes need to rely on these medications due to an increased number of patients with cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Avamere Court at Keizer, 12.47% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric gauges the percent of long-term stay patients receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Avamere Court at Keizer, 5.65% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients who are showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Avamere Court at Keizer, 92.57% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Avamere Court at Keizer, 13.82% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of the erosion of a resident's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Avamere Court at Keizer, 22.07% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that maintained mobility. Some would argue that the ability to move around is important for patients mental and physical well-being.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Avamere Court at Keizer, 22.07 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Avamere Court at Keizer, 13.94 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Avamere Court at Keizer, 75.47% Percentage of Resident
This is the percent of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Scores for Salem, OR
- Overall Rating has a grade of C
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of C
Looking for more options? Salem, Oregon has 5 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Salem HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.75 miles away890 Oak Street, Se Salem Oregon 97301Voluntary non-profit - Other(503) 561-5200
- Legacy Silverton Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.42 miles away342 Fairview Street Silverton Oregon 97381Voluntary non-profit - Private(503) 873-1500
- Salem Health West ValleyCritical Access Hospitals 14.84 miles away525 Se Washington Street Dallas Oregon 97338Voluntary non-profit - Private(503) 623-8301
- Willamette Valley Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.47 miles away2700 Se Stratus Ave. Mcminnville Oregon 97128Voluntary non-profit - Private(503) 472-6131
- Santiam HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.07 miles away1401 N 10th Avenue Stayton Oregon 97383Voluntary non-profit - Private(503) 769-2175
Nearby Dialysis
- Salem North Dialysis3.43 miles away1220 Liberty St Ne Salem Oregon 97301CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (503) 315-2212
- Ne Salem Dialysis3.43 miles away4792 Portland Rd Ne Salem Oregon 97305CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 13 (503) 393-2142
- Fmc West Salem4.3 miles away1060 2nd St Nw Salem Oregon 97304Dialysis Stations: 13 (503) 763-3257
- Qualicenters - Salem Ltd5.09 miles away440 Lancaster Dr Ne Salem Oregon 97301CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 35 (503) 364-1130
- Total Renal Care Inc5.09 miles away421 Lancaster Dr Ne Salem Oregon 97301Dialysis Stations: 25 (503) 581-6236
- Salem Dialysis6.86 miles away3550 Liberty Rd S Suite 100 Salem Oregon 97302CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (503) 371-8047
- Woodburn Dialysis12.83 miles away1840 Newberg Hwy Ste 140 Woodburn Oregon 97071CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (503) 982-2005
- Mcminnville Dialysis15.54 miles away200 Ne Norton Lane Mcminnville Oregon 97128Dialysis Stations: 12 (503) 435-0597