707 - 228th Southwest, Bothell WA 98021 · (425) 481-8500 · 88.38% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Note: Bothell Health Care has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.
Bothell Health Care is located in Bothell, Washington. This city has a total of 107,070 people. It looks like this facility is a lower end nursing home. A score in this range suggests we found some red flags. As far as we can see, we'd struggle to recommend this nursing home. The best thing we can say about this place is that it didn't receive any F's in any of the categories we assessed. Additional information about these categories can be found below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 99 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Individual
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Facility Inspections
B-
Historical
Although we did not have many favorable things to say about this place's overall score, it earned a respectable inspection report this year. As a result, it received a decent grade in this area with a B-. These inspection ratings take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this place had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means CMS didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Lastly, this nursing home was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. This is generally a really bad sign. We would never recommend this facility.
Nurse Quality
B-
Historical
This nursing home actually received a decent grade in the area of nursing as well. We awarded it a grade of B- for that category, which is not a bad score. Our nursing grade is primarily based on a facility's level of nurse staffing. According to its CMS reports, this nursing home provided an average of 4.1 hours of nursing care per resident daily. Roughly one fourth of this care came from registered nurses, which are highly skilled nurses. Both of these figures are higher than average. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures and this place excelled in some of these subcategories. With fewer than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it fared well in this subcategory. This is often a reliable indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a policy of moving patients even once per day.
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Short-term Care Quality
B-
Historical
This facility was awarded its next best category grade in the category of short-term care. We gave this facility a B- in this category, which is a respectable grade. Our short-term care ratings are probably most meaningful for patients in need of rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation usually requires additional skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means not just nursing services, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other types of therapy. This facility provides more services with physical therapists and registered nurses than most nursing homes we looked at. The last measure we looked at in this category is the number of patients who were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that it fared better than most nursing homes in this area with 52.7 percent of its patients returning home.
Long-term Care Quality
D
Historical
The next area we graded was long-term care, which is a low point for this facility. We gave this facility a D in the area of long-term care. For patients looking for a permanent residence rather than rehabilitation, long-term care grades are very important. Once we finished looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination data. We were optimistic to find that this nursing home vaccinated 99.58848 percent of its residents for pneumonia. To our surprise, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.94 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility had fewer hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Aug 20
Provider:
D
State:
B-
National:
B
Overall Rating
Nurse Rating
Long-Term Rating
Short-Term Rating
Inspection Rating
Bothell Health Care Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long.
Provider
A-
4.78%
State
B+
6.51%
National
B
7.32%
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients that have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are often linked to lower quality nursing care. Better nursing care can limit the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Provider
A
1.23%
State
B+
3.03%
National
B
3.36%
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often associated with facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Closer supervision can minimize the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. We want to point out that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for UTI's.
Provider
B+
1.66%
State
B
2.47%
National
B
2.65%
Percent of Patients with UTIs Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Provider
B
12.71%
State
B
14.62%
National
B
14.18%
Percent of Patients Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of patients given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Provider
A
11.67%
State
A-
12.27%
National
B
19.68%
Percent of Patients Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Provider
F
44.26%
State
B-
10.42%
National
B+
5.07%
Percent of Patients Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Provider
B
97.68%
State
B
92.43%
National
B
92.05%
Percent of Patients Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percentage of patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Provider
B+
12.34%
State
B+
13.68%
National
B
14.45%
Percentage of Patients Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This indicates the percent of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Provider
B-
13.76%
State
B
18.05%
National
B
17.08%
Percentage of Residents Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of care.
Provider
A+
0.94
State
A-
1.28
National
B
1.70
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of patients.
Provider
B+
13.76
State
B
18.05
National
B
17.08
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.