Battle Mountain General Hospital is a senior living facility in Battle Mountain, Nevada, which has 5,358 people. This nursing home was given an A- overall, which is among the highest grades that we offer. A grade in this range requires first-rate marks across the board. This is really as good of a facility as you're going to find. This nursing home's impressive profile was highlighted by its nursing score, which is addressed in the next section.
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Battle Mountain General Hospital
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Government - Hospital district
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Wound Care
- Cardiac Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- X-Ray
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
In addition to being a first rate facility overall, this nursing home also excelled in nursing, where it earned a grade of A-. The nursing rating analyzes a handful of factors, many of which are tied to quantities of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures 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 nursing home the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by having a policy of moving a patient more often.
Long-term Care Quality
We also would like to note the fact that this nursing home received a top-shelf score of A- in our long-term care area. Long-term care scores of this caliber generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. After assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is significantly higher than the average nursing home. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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Facility Inspections
Adding another impressive category grade, we awarded this facility an impressive grade of B+ for our inspections category. These inspection ratings take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Although this place had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were serious based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
The last category we looked at is short-term care, where this facility was awarded a grade of B+. This completed an elite report card. Not many facilities received a B+ or higher in each of our categories. Our short-term care ratings are probably more important for those needing rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation usually requires more highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means not just nursing services, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. We weren't able to track down information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. Finally, we looked at the number of residents who ultimately were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Battle Mountain General Hospital Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Battle Mountain General Hospital, 0% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to staying in one position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Battle Mountain General Hospital, 3.37% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Falls are often caused by poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Battle Mountain General Hospital, 1.15% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term stay residents who suffered from urinary tract infections. While a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it can be difficult to compare between nursing homes due to nursing homes having inconsistent reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Battle Mountain General Hospital, 19.05% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to patients for a variety of conditions, including cognitive disorders. Tragically, in some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Battle Mountain General Hospital, 28.09% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term stay residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Battle Mountain General Hospital, 0% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who are showing symptoms of depression. Higher levels of depression could indicate a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Battle Mountain General Hospital, 100% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Battle Mountain General Hospital, 11.39% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Battle Mountain General Hospital, 20.03% of Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term patients who were able to retain mobility. Some experts argue that mobility is important for patients health.
Hospitalizations
In Battle Mountain General Hospital, 0 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Battle Mountain General Hospital, 20.03% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Nearby Hospitals
- Battle Mountain General HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0 miles away535 South Humboldt Street Battle Mountain Nevada 89820Government - Hospital District or Authority(775) 635-2550