Avamere Rehabilitation of Eugene
2360 Chambers Street, Eugene OR 97405 · (541) 687-1310 · 81.63% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Avamere Rehabilitation of Eugene is an average-sized nursing home located in Eugene, Oregon. With an overall rating of A, this is without a doubt a top-shelf facility. You flat out can not do any better than this place. If you scroll down, you can see this nursing home's category grades, which are also quite good.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 92 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Short-term Care Quality
In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this nursing home received an A+ in the area of short-term care. In the category of short-term care, we strive to evaluate measures of a facility's rehabilitation services. We assess a nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. One of this nursing home's strengths is registered nurse hours. We found that it offers more care from registered nurses to its residents than most facilities. Finally, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. It outperformed the vast majority of nursing homes with 65.9 percent of its residents returning home. This is a much higher rate than most facilities.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we rated this facility so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing grade. Nursing turned out to be its second best category grade. In that category, we gave this facility an A+. When computing a nursing home's nursing grade, we look at the quantity of hours nurses are caring for residents as well as the level of skill of the nurses. This place boasts a really impressive 4.7 hours of nursing care per patient daily, of which a significant percentage was provided by registered nurses. This is one of the more highly trained levels of nurses. On top of providing high levels of care, this place was also above average in several of the major quality-based metrics we assessed in this category. It performed well when it comes to minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.
Facility Inspections
This facility also earned excellent inspections in recent years. We gave it one of our best grades in that category, with an impressive grade of A. Our inspection grades are based on items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that receive favorable grades in this category typically have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. While this facility had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were severe based on CMS' scale. A couple minor dings are not something to panic about.
Long-term Care Quality
Switching gears to the final area, this nursing home was awarded a high-end long-term care rating. Although this was not as elite as some of its other scores, this is nevertheless one of the more impressive scores we offer. Facilities that receive this type of grade in long-term care tend to provide consistent around the clock care to ensure patients are well cared for. After assessing the significant amount of nursing hours provided by this facility, we then looked at the facility's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is far higher than most nursing homes. Lastly, we looked at its number of hospitalizations. Although it had 3.55 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, its risk adjusted score was close to the middle of the pack since it had more complicated patients.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Avamere Rehabilitation of Eugene Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This statistic indicates the percent of long-term care patients who are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing both nursing and long-term care grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term care patients who have had falls resulting in severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be an indication of poor nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with poorer hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of residents given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs may be used to treat a variety of medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of patients who were given antianxiety medications. These medications are prescribed to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents demonstrating signs of depression. Increased levels of depression may reveal lower quality care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percentage of residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and eating. Many believe that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the quality of care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many in the industry argue this is a reasonable measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better