Bella Terra of Billings

Nursing Home

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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Bella Terra of Billings's website

1807 24th St W,
Billings MT 59102

(406) 656-5010

40.86% estimated occupancy ¹

Note: Bella Terra of Billings has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.

Bella Terra of Billings is a large facility in Billings, Montana. This nursing home received an overall score of F. Based on our assessment, you'd be better off to avoid of this facility. We would not blame you if you are ready to stop reading and find another facility. However, if you want to learn more about this nursing home's category grades, we will discuss nursing in the next paragraph.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Corporation
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Medical Transportation
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Pain Management
Oncology Care
Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Nurse Quality

While we gave this facility a terrible overall score, we awarded it a B- for our nursing rating. Our nursing rating features a number of factors. The most heavily weighted one is the amount of time nurses spend with residents. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Lastly, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics. Although this facility got docked a bit for its nursing hours per resident, it actually excelled in some of these quality-based metrics. With fewer than five percent of its patients experiencing pressure ulcers, it performed well in this area. This is typically an indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as employing a protocol of moving a resident even once per day.

Short-term Care Quality

We were also pleasantly surprised to find that this facility received a decent short-term care rating in our assessment. We gave it a B- in that area. In calculating our short-term care scores, we assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. The objective is to create a scale for comparing the rehabilitation services of different nursing homes. In this place's case, we were surprised to learn that it actually provides less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than the typical facility. The final statistic we assessed in this area is the number of residents that eventually returned home from the facility. We found that just 5.3 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

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Facility Inspections

Sadly, this facility received a grade of just D in our inspection category. This is well below average grade. Inspection grades account for several factors included in a facility's inspection reports. Generally, you should be more cautious when considering a facility with severe deficiencies on its inspection reports. This particular facility was assessed 8 deficiencies on its inspection report. The only favorable thing we can say is that none of the deficiencies were in the categories that suggest they caused a threat to resident safety or health. Finally, CMS cited this nursing home for possible abuse or neglect. Hopefully, its performance improves in the future, but until then we simply can't recommend this facility.

Long-term Care Quality

The next category we looked at is long-term care. Unfortunately, we gave it a lowly F in this category, which is a rock bottom grade. In a long-term care environment, the nursing home's primary goal is to maintain residents' quality of life and keep them safe. In addition to looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. Fortunately, this nursing home provided the vaccine to 98.50746 percent of its residents, which is a very solid percentage. Surprisingly, this facility also fared well at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Sadly, a few of its other scores in the category were not as favorable as these.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Bella Terra of Billings Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Bella Terra of Billings, 8.33% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from remaining in the same position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Bella Terra of Billings, 5.25% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of patients that have had a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are often caused by lower levels of patient supervision. Better nursing care reduces the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Bella Terra of Billings, 3.32% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often linked to facilities with worst hygiene practices. More frequent bathing reduces the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Keep in mind that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Bella Terra of Billings, 16.25% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Bella Terra of Billings, 14.87% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients who are administered antianxiety drugs. These drugs are prescribed to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Bella Terra of Billings, 5.28% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents showing signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Bella Terra of Billings, 93.06% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines vital to patient safety.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Bella Terra of Billings, 15.55% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Bella Terra of Billings, 18.63% Percentage of Residents

This is the percentage of residents who maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Bella Terra of Billings, 1.15 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Bella Terra of Billings, 18.63 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Bella Terra of Billings, 12.8 Percentage of Patients

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess patient well-being during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Bella Terra of Billings, 74.36% Percentage of Resident

This indicates the percentage of short-term patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Scores for Billings, MT

Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
Inspection Rating has a grade of B

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Nearby Hospitals

St Vincent HealthcareAcute Care Hospitals 2.73 miles away1233 N 30th St Billings Montana 59101Voluntary non-profit - Church(406) 657-7000
Billings Clinic HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.01 miles away2800 10th Ave N Billings Montana 59101Voluntary non-profit - Private(406) 657-4000

Nearby Dialysis

Dci Big Sky1.13 miles away2411 Village Lane Billings Montana 59102CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (406) 252-9270
Billings Clinic Dialysis, LLC3.02 miles away616 N 25th St Billings Montana 59101CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 34 (406) 545-4380