Avamere Riverpark of Eugene is an average-sized nursing home in Eugene, Oregon. This nursing home is a subpar nursing home. A grade in this range suggests we found some red flags. If you are not happy with this facility's subpar overall grade, you will be pleased to know there are seven other nursing homes in Eugene. Despite all this, one of the few highlights of this facility's report card is its strong nursing score. You can scroll down to learn more about nursing and other category scores
Avamere Riverpark of Eugene
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- 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
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
Although we were not complementary of this facility's overall grade, it earned an impressive nursing rating this year. We gave it a B in this area. When determining a nursing home's nursing rating, we consider the amount of time nurses spend with patients as well as the level of licensure of those nurses. 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 facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a policy of moving a patient even once per day.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility's second best area ended up being its short-term care grade, where it was awarded a grade of B-. In forming these short-term care grades, we look at the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. Our purpose is to formulate a scale for comparing the rehabilitation services of nursing homes. In this facility's case, we were surprised to learn that it actually provides less registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than the average facility. The hope is that this does not adversely affect the quality of care. The final statistic we considered in this area is the percentage of residents that who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. We found that just 5.5 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
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Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's next best area is long-term care. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of C. In computing our long-term care grades, we analyze the assistance with daily living received by a nursing home's residents. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination record. We were somewhat surprised to discover that this facility vaccinated a relatively low 85.66308 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Fortunately, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Facility Inspections
Unfortunately, this facility did not receive a favorable inspection rating. We gave it a just D in this category. Inspection ratings relate to a facility's government inspections. We weight poor inspection ratings heavily in our assessment. Since the inspection reports are compiled by independent government inspectors, we consider this data to be very reliable. Our inspection scores weigh many items found on the facility's inspection reports. When you see too many deficiencies on the reports, this is typically the worst sign. Severe deficiencies indicate a risk to resident safety. This particular facility was hit with 7 deficiencies by government inspectors. The only favorable thing we found is that none of its deficiencies were in the categories that indicate that they created a risk to resident health or safety. Finally, this facility also received 25 substantiated complaints in recent years. This is yet another bad sign.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Avamere Riverpark of Eugene Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Avamere Riverpark of Eugene, 8.57% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Avamere Riverpark of Eugene, 2.43% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are routinely the result of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Avamere Riverpark of Eugene, 2.24% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely associated with lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint may be misleading for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Avamere Riverpark of Eugene, 15.6% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Avamere Riverpark of Eugene, 12.47% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are given to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Avamere Riverpark of Eugene, 5.65% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients showing depressive symptoms. Increased rates of depression could reveal a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Avamere Riverpark of Eugene, 92.57% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these vaccines vital to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Avamere Riverpark of Eugene, 13.82% Percentage of Patients
This is the percentage of residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the deterioration of a patient's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Avamere Riverpark of Eugene, 22.07% Percentage of Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term residents that maintained mobility. Some argue that mobility is important for patients mental and physical health.
Hospitalizations
In Avamere Riverpark of Eugene, 1.2 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Avamere Riverpark of Eugene, 22.07 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Avamere Riverpark of Eugene, 13.94 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures 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 Riverpark of Eugene, 75.47% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements.
Scores for Eugene, OR
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of A-minus
- 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-plus
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Nearby Hospitals
- Sacred Heart University DistrictAcute Care Hospitals 2.67 miles away1255 Hilyard Street Eugene Oregon 97401Voluntary non-profit - Private(541) 686-7300
- Sacred Heart Medical Center - RiverbendAcute Care Hospitals 4.01 miles away3333 Riverbend Drive Springfield Oregon 97477Voluntary non-profit - Private(541) 222-7300
- Mckenzie-Willamette Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.62 miles away1460 G Street Springfield Oregon 97477Voluntary non-profit - Private(541) 726-4400
- Peacehealth Cottage Grove Community Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 19.52 miles away1515 Village Drive Cottage Grove Oregon 97424Voluntary non-profit - Private(541) 767-5202
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc Eugene1.42 miles away201 River Ave Eugene Oregon 97404CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (541) 743-4335
- Fresenius Medical Care West Eugene2.87 miles away3747 W 11th Ave Eugene Oregon 97402Dialysis Stations: 25 (541) 653-9468
- Qualicenters - Eugene-Springfield Ltd4.48 miles away304 Q St Springfield Oregon 97477CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (541) 741-8005