Located in Eugene, Oregon, Avamere Rehabilitation of Eugene is one of eight nursing homes in the city. With an overall rating of A, this is without a doubt a top-shelf facility. In fact, this facility has the prestigious distinction of being one of the 25 best facilities in Oregon. Headlining this facility's stellar report card is its nursing grade, which you can find in the next section.
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Avamere Rehabilitation of Eugene
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Nurse Quality
In addition to being a first rate facility overall, this nursing home also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received an A+. Few nursing homes performed better in this category. Our nursing score weighs many subcategories. The most heavily weighted variable is the amount of time nurses spend with residents. This nursing home provides 0.5 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 frequently be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Short-term Care Quality
We also wanted to alert you to the fact that this nursing home excelled in our short-term care rating. We awarded them an elite grade of A+ in this category. Short-term care scores are based in part on a facility's quantity of highly-skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This means a broad scope of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, not to mention other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 6.2 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
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Facility Inspections
Tallying another strong category grade, this facility also excelled in inspections, where it earned an impressive grade of A. Few facilities performed better in this category. Inspection scores account for a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with better grades in this category generally have very few of these severe deficiencies. While this place had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in this industry.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we rated was long-term care. This nursing home was awarded a very good long-term care rating this year, with a grade of B-. While this was not quite as elite as some of its other category grades, this is still an acceptable score in this category. In calculating our long-term care ratings, we scrutinize the assistance with daily living received by the facility's residents. After we finished looking at the quantity of nursing care, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination record. We were pleased to find that this facility vaccinates 98.55769 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Lastly, this nursing home was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Avamere Rehabilitation of Eugene Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Avamere Rehabilitation of Eugene, 6.62% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care residents which suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We factor in this statistic in computing our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Avamere Rehabilitation of Eugene, 0% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are often the result of lower quality nursing care. Closer supervision limits the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Avamere Rehabilitation of Eugene, 2.88% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely the result of poor nursing care. However, this metric can be skewed for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Avamere Rehabilitation of Eugene, 8.29% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior in situations where such drugs aren't medically required. However, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these drugs due to an increased number of patients suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Avamere Rehabilitation of Eugene, 4.81% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric gauges the percentage of long-term patients who were administered antianxiety medication. These medications are commonly given to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Avamere Rehabilitation of Eugene, 21.39% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term residents exhibiting signs of depression. Some believe this is a reliable measure of patient quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Avamere Rehabilitation of Eugene, 99.28% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Avamere Rehabilitation of Eugene, 12.78% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and eating. Some experts argue this is a measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Avamere Rehabilitation of Eugene, 13.09% of Residents
Measures the percent of long-term residents that remained mobile levels.
Hospitalizations
In Avamere Rehabilitation of Eugene, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is critical to preserving the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Avamere Rehabilitation of Eugene, 13.09% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Avamere Rehabilitation of Eugene, 20.75% of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Avamere Rehabilitation of Eugene, 86.4% of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of independence with activities of daily living typically correlates with better rehabilitation.
Scores for Eugene, OR
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- 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-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B
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- Mckenzie-Willamette Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.81 miles away1460 G Street Springfield Oregon 97477Voluntary non-profit - Private(541) 726-4400
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Nearby Dialysis
- Fresenius Medical Care West Eugene1.87 miles away3747 W 11th Ave Eugene Oregon 97402Dialysis Stations: 25 (541) 653-9468
- Fmc Eugene4.4 miles away201 River Ave Eugene Oregon 97404CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (541) 743-4335
- Qualicenters - Eugene-Springfield Ltd5.11 miles away304 Q St Springfield Oregon 97477CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (541) 741-8005