With an address in Sequim, Washington, Avamere Olympic Rehabilitation of Sequim is one of just a couple nursing homes there. We gave this facility an overall grade of B. A score of this caliber requires quality marks in most areas. You could certainly do much worse than this facility. The best part of this facility's report card is is its short-term care score. short-term care grades are discussed in the next section.
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Avamere Olympic Rehabilitation of Sequim
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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Meal Delivery
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Short-term Care Quality
On top of receiving a strong overall score, this nursing home fared well in short-term care. We awarded it an impressive grade of A for that category. In the area of short-term care, we strive to qualify measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We look at the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the percentage of patients that were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 6.7 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
Facility Inspections
In addition, this facility also excelled in the area of inspections, where it received an B+. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This nursing home was hit with 10 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This means that CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies to pose an imminent threat to resident health or safety. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe made us feel better about this inspection report.
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Nurse Quality
Adding to its profile, this facility also earned a grade of B for its nursing rating. This is a well above average score in this category. Our nursing score consists of quite a few factors, most of which are associated with nursing hours. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by having a protocol of turning residents more frequently.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we rated was long-term care. We gave it an F for this area, which is a bottom of the barrel score. You should not simply disregard a facility as a result of one poor score though. For prospective patients looking for a permanent residence rather than rehabilitation, long-term care grades are very important. After assessing the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 98.907104 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is better than the majority of nursing homes. To our surprise, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home had less hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes. Unfortunately, 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.
Avamere Olympic Rehabilitation of Sequim Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Avamere Olympic Rehabilitation of Sequim, 13.01% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often caused by patients staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Avamere Olympic Rehabilitation of Sequim, 5.46% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents who sustained a fall leading to serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be an indicator of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Avamere Olympic Rehabilitation of Sequim, 3.09% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often associated with a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this metric could also be skewed for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Avamere Olympic Rehabilitation of Sequim, 5.26% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term care residents that are given antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such medications are not medically required. Nevertheless, some facilities need to rely more on these drugs due to having more residents with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Avamere Olympic Rehabilitation of Sequim, 14.71% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are generally prescribed to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Avamere Olympic Rehabilitation of Sequim, 1.18% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. Some would argue that this is a measure of resident quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Avamere Olympic Rehabilitation of Sequim, 96.88% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Avamere Olympic Rehabilitation of Sequim, 16.47% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and eating. Some experts would argue this is a measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Avamere Olympic Rehabilitation of Sequim, 23.11% of Residents
This metric measures the percentage of long-term residents who maintained mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Avamere Olympic Rehabilitation of Sequim, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Avamere Olympic Rehabilitation of Sequim, 23.11% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Avamere Olympic Rehabilitation of Sequim, 18.57% of Patients
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Avamere Olympic Rehabilitation of Sequim, 81.53% of Resident
This is the percent of short-term patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with ADL's generally correlates with better rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Olympic Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 14.1 miles away939 Caroline St Port Angeles Washington 98362Government - Local(360) 417-7000
- Jefferson HealthcareCritical Access Hospitals 14.94 miles away834 Sheridan Street Port Townsend Washington 98368Government - Hospital District or Authority(360) 385-2200
Nearby Dialysis
- Olympic Peninsula Kidney Center Northwest14.22 miles away2500 Sims Way Ste 102 Port Townsend Washington 98368Dialysis Stations: 6 (360) 379-9605
- Nkc Port Angeles Kidney Center14.32 miles away809 Georgiana St Port Angeles Washington 98362Dialysis Stations: 10 (360) 565-1435