Avamere Rehabilitation of Hillsboro is a nursing home located in Hillsboro, Oregon. This city has 92,886 people. With an overall rating of A-, this facility is ranked among the higher-rated nursing homes we looked at. In fact, we ranked this facility in the top quarter of all facilities in the nation. This nursing home was also given phenomenal scores in all four of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Avamere Rehabilitation of Hillsboro
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 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 Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Occupational Therapy
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Short-term Care Quality
One of the reasons this turned out to be a great nursing home is that it received a very impressive short-term care grade. In fact, this proved to be its best category. In that category, we awarded this facility an A. Short-term care scores are based in part on a facility's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a broad spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. We weren't able to locate information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. Finally, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 6.7 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Facility Inspections
Adding to its impressive category scores, this nursing home also excelled in the category of inspections, where it earned an A. Our inspection scores account for a host of factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher grades in this category tend to have few of these severe deficiencies. This nursing home was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This means that the inspectors didn't deem any of these deficiencies to be an immediate risk to resident safety or health. A couple relatively minor dings aren't something to panic about.
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Long-term Care Quality
This facility is also strong in the area of long-term care, where it was given a grade of B+. It outperformed most facilities in this area. When nursing homes receive this type of grade in this category it is a good sign for patient care and indicates that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses and aids. In addition to looking at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is far higher than the majority of nursing homes. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Nurse Quality
In our last category, this nursing home also received a very strong nursing rating, with a grade of B+. This topped off a very impressive report card. Our nursing grade is mostly based on the nursing home's nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this nursing home 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 frequently be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by having a system of turning a patient more frequently.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Avamere Rehabilitation of Hillsboro Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Avamere Rehabilitation of Hillsboro, 9.8% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage resulting from staying in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Avamere Rehabilitation of Hillsboro, 2.43% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are often linked to lower levels of patient supervision. More supervision can limit the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Avamere Rehabilitation of Hillsboro, 2.67% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term residents who have sustained urinary tract infections. UTI's may be an indication of worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric can be skewed for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Avamere Rehabilitation of Hillsboro, 15.04% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs are used to treat a variety of conditions, including dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Avamere Rehabilitation of Hillsboro, 12.62% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were given antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly prescribed to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Avamere Rehabilitation of Hillsboro, 6.44% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who are showing signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Avamere Rehabilitation of Hillsboro, 92.26% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient health.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Avamere Rehabilitation of Hillsboro, 12.97% Percentage of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and taking a bath. Many in the industry believe this is a measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Avamere Rehabilitation of Hillsboro, 18.46% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents that were able to retain mobility. Many in the industry would argue that the ability to move around is important for residents' physical and mental health.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Avamere Rehabilitation of Hillsboro, 18.46 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Avamere Rehabilitation of Hillsboro, 14.28 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Avamere Rehabilitation of Hillsboro, 77% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with ADL's generally correlates with better rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Tuality Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.12 miles away335 Se 8th Avenue Hillsboro Oregon 97123Voluntary non-profit - Private(503) 681-1111
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - WestsideAcute Care Hospitals 5.18 miles away2875 Nw Stucki Ave Hillsboro Oregon 97124Voluntary non-profit - Private(971) 310-1000
- Providence St Vincent Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.04 miles away9205 Sw Barnes Road Portland Oregon 97225Voluntary non-profit - Private(503) 216-2213
- Legacy Good Samaritan Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 13.59 miles away1015 Nw 22nd Avenue, w121 Portland Oregon 97210Voluntary non-profit - Private(503) 413-7711
- Ohsu Hospital and ClinicsAcute Care Hospitals 14.06 miles away3181 Sw Sam Jackson Park Road Portland Oregon 97239Voluntary non-profit - Other(503) 494-6245
- Providence Newberg Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 14.84 miles away1001 Providence Drive Newberg Oregon 97132Voluntary non-profit - Church(503) 537-1555
- Legacy Emanuel Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 14.96 miles away2801 N Gantenbein Avenue Portland Oregon 97227Voluntary non-profit - Private(503) 413-2200
- Legacy Meridian Park Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.04 miles away19300 Sw 65th Avenue Tualatin Oregon 97062Voluntary non-profit - Private(503) 692-2182
Nearby Dialysis
- Fresenius Medical Care Noble Woods, LLC3.63 miles away5333 W Baseline Rd Hillsboro Oregon 97123Dialysis Stations: 16 (503) 615-2161
- Hillsboro Dialysis Center3.87 miles away2500 Nw 229th Ave Suite 300 Bldg E Hillsboro Oregon 97124Dialysis Stations: 13 (503) 681-9460
- Pnrs Raines Dialysis5.35 miles away3201 19th Avenue Forest Grove Oregon 97116CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 13 (503) 359-0593
- Cornell Road Dialysis6.36 miles away1700 Nw 167th Pl Ste 230 Beaverton Oregon 97006CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (503) 439-8829
- Pnrs Twin Oaks6.99 miles away15201 Nw Greenbrier Parkway #C-2 Beaverton Oregon 97006CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (503) 690-4883
- Pnrs Beaverton7 miles away2715 Sw 153rd Dr Beaverton Oregon 97006CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (503) 520-1363
- Rose City Dialysis, LLC10.63 miles away10300 Sw Nimbus Ave Ste Pa Portland Oregon 97223Dialysis Stations: 13 (503) 443-4909
- Sherwood Dialysis Center12.32 miles away21035 Sw Pacific Highway Sherwood Oregon 97140Dialysis Stations: 13 (503) 925-0105