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. One of the best aspects of this facility's remarkable report card is its nursing score. Nursing grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
Avamere Rehabilitation of Eugene
- Nursing Home
Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
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
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
On top of being a first rate nursing home overall, this facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received an A+. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. The nursing rating is based on numerous subcategories. The most heavily weighted variable is the number of hours nurses spent with patients. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well in terms of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Short-term Care Quality
Adding to its first-rate profile, this nursing home also was awarded a dominant short-term care grade, with a score of A. Short-term care scores are vital for patients requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically requires more skilled nursing. This includes a broad range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5.9 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
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Facility Inspections
This facility has received near flawless health inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A in this category. Our inspection grades weigh a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher scores in this area tend to have very few severe deficiencies. While this nursing home had some deficiencies on its report, none of them were severe based on CMS' scale. A few relatively minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.
Long-term Care Quality
Moving on to the last area, this nursing home also excelled in our long-term care category. We awarded it a grade of B+ for this category. This rounded out a first-rate report card. Facilities that excel in long-term care typically provide patients with more supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. Once we finished looking at the volume of care provided by nurses, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 99.5671 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia sadly is often a deadly condition for nursing home residents so we strongly prefer when a facility doesn't leave this to chance. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
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, 8.23% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic measures the percent of long-term patients which 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.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Avamere Rehabilitation of Eugene, 2.36% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Falls are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Avamere Rehabilitation of Eugene, 2.4% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with inadequate hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Avamere Rehabilitation of Eugene, 15.56% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents given antipsychotic medications. These drugs may be used for treating several conditions, including cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Avamere Rehabilitation of Eugene, 12.65% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are typically prescribed to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Avamere Rehabilitation of Eugene, 5.35% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Avamere Rehabilitation of Eugene, 92.77% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home patients, making these vaccines indispensable.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Avamere Rehabilitation of Eugene, 13.93% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Avamere Rehabilitation of Eugene, 23.47% Percentage of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that were able to retain mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Avamere Rehabilitation of Eugene, 1.11 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is important to the physical health of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Avamere Rehabilitation of Eugene, 23.47 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Avamere Rehabilitation of Eugene, 14.47 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Avamere Rehabilitation of Eugene, 75.28% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of performance with activities of daily living usually correlates with higher quality 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 B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B
Looking for more options? Eugene, Oregon has 7 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Sacred Heart University DistrictAcute Care Hospitals 1.95 miles away1255 Hilyard Street Eugene Oregon 97401Voluntary non-profit - Private(541) 686-7300
- Sacred Heart Medical Center - RiverbendAcute Care Hospitals 5.48 miles away3333 Riverbend Drive Springfield Oregon 97477Voluntary non-profit - Private(541) 222-7300
- Mckenzie-Willamette Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.81 miles away1460 G Street Springfield Oregon 97477Voluntary non-profit - Private(541) 726-4400
- Peacehealth Cottage Grove Community Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 16.53 miles away1515 Village Drive Cottage Grove Oregon 97424Voluntary non-profit - Private(541) 767-5202
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