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Avamere Heritage Rehabilitation of Tacoma

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: D
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7411 Pacific Avenue,
Tacoma WA 98408

(253) 474-8456

64.81% estimated occupancy 1

Avamere Heritage Rehabilitation of Tacoma is located in the large metropolitan area of Tacoma, Washington which has a total of 322,873 people. This is a relatively poor facility, with an overall grade of D. Based on our assessment, this facility likely isn't a great fit for most people. The only positive thing we can really say about this facility is that it didn't receive any F's in any of the categories we assessed. More information about its category grades is available below.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Registered Staff Hours

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Nurse Quality

Grade: B

Although we did not rate this nursing home favorably overall, we want to point out its much more favorable nursing grade this year. We gave it a B in this area, which was much better than its overall grade. We looked at the qualifications of nurses employed by the nursing home, in addition to the quantity of hours the nurses spent with residents, in calculating our score in this area. This nursing home provides 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 facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

This facility's second highest area turned out to be its short-term care grade, where it received a B-. Our short-term care ratings are likely more important for folks requiring rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation generally mandates more highly-skilled nursing. This means not just nursing services, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. We were surprised to find that this place was below average in the two key staffing areas we assessed. The facility provided fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other nursing homes. The final measure we considered in this area is the number of residents that ultimately returned home from the facility. We found that just 4.7 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

Facility Inspections

Grade: C

This facility earned slightly below average inspections in recent years. We awarded them a grade of C in this category. Inspection scores are tied to items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are an important item to look for on these inspections. Severe deficiencies indicate a risk to the well being of residents. This facility was assessed 9 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were in any of the categories labeled G through L. This tells you that inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies to be an imminent danger to resident safety or health. Lastly, we want to point out that this facility received some government fines recently. Fortunately these were on the lower end of the spectrum. However, this still isn't what we hoped to find.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

This facility's worst category was long-term care, which is the final area we analyzed. In this area, we gave this facility a grade of D. Nursing homes that don't score well in long-term care often do not provide as much nursing care and also may be struggling in a few of the areas of routine medical care we assessed. On top of looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 78.832115 percent of its residents. This is pretty significantly less than the national average. Surprisingly, this nursing home was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home has fewer hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes. This was its best score in this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Avamere Heritage Rehabilitation of Tacoma Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Avamere Heritage Rehabilitation of Tacoma, 9.26% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term patients which suffer from pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are a reliable barometer of nursing care quality.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B

In Avamere Heritage Rehabilitation of Tacoma, 2.92% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Avamere Heritage Rehabilitation of Tacoma, 5.15% of Patients had UTIs

This metric indicates the percent of long-term care patients who suffered from urinary tract infections. While more of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it can be problematic to compare different facilities due to facilities having inconsistent reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Avamere Heritage Rehabilitation of Tacoma, 11.94% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Avamere Heritage Rehabilitation of Tacoma, 8.33% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure tells you the percentage of long-term stay residents that are prescribed antianxiety medication. These medications are commonly used to treat residents experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Avamere Heritage Rehabilitation of Tacoma, 1.71% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients exhibiting symptoms of depression. Increased rates of depression could reveal lower quality care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: D

In Avamere Heritage Rehabilitation of Tacoma, 82.38% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines indispensable.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: D

In Avamere Heritage Rehabilitation of Tacoma, 22.73% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Avamere Heritage Rehabilitation of Tacoma, 20.63% of Residents

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients that were able to retain mobility.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Avamere Heritage Rehabilitation of Tacoma, 20.63% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: C

In Avamere Heritage Rehabilitation of Tacoma, 14.5% of Patients

This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: C

In Avamere Heritage Rehabilitation of Tacoma, 69.14% of Resident

This indicates the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with activities of daily living usually correlates with higher quality rehabilitation.

Scores for Tacoma, WA

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

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Nearby Hospitals

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Nearby Dialysis

  • Renal Care Group Northwest, Inc.1.15 miles away1415 E 72nd St Tacoma Washington 98404CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 14 (253) 474-2310
  • Renal Care Group Northwest, Inc.1.64 miles away5825 Tacoma Mall Blvd Ste 103 Tacoma Washington 98409CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (253) 671-9937
  • Parkland Dialysis Center2.62 miles away311 140th St S Tacoma Washington 98444CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (253) 536-5961
  • Lakewood Community Dialysis Center4.04 miles away5919 Lakewood Towne Center Blvd Sw #A Lakewood Washington 98499CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (253) 512-2400
  • Renal Care Group Northwest, Inc.4.05 miles away1717 South J Street Tacoma Washington 98405Dialysis Stations: 20 (253) 627-1995
  • Tacoma Dialysis Center4.33 miles away3401 S 19th St Tacoma Washington 98405CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 13 (253) 573-1600
  • Rainier View Dialysis Center4.49 miles away1822 112th St East Suite A Tacoma Washington 98445CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 10 (253) 539-5659
  • Nkc Fife Kidney Center5.65 miles away6021 12th Street E, Suite 110 Tacoma Washington 98424Dialysis Stations: 10 (253) 943-6335