Boundary County Nursing Home is a small hospital-based nursing home located in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. With an overall score of A+, this nursing home is ranked among the top facilities we looked at. We could not find many negative things to say about this facility. Its ratings are just impeccable. One of the major highlights of this nursing home's stellar profile is its nursing rating. We discuss nursing in the next section.
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Boundary County Nursing Home
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Government - County
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Lymphedema Care
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Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for its nursing grade. When determining a facility's nursing grade, we consider the quantity of hours nurses are with patients as well as the skill levels of those nurses. This particular nursing home provided 0.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Facility Inspections
Adding to an already impressive profile, this facility also received virtually flawless health inspections in recent years. As a result, we awarded it an A+ inspection grade. Our inspection grades weigh a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher scores in this category usually have few severe deficiencies. Unfortunately, it does not look like we have information on deficiency's for this nursing home. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
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Long-term Care Quality
Turning the page to our next category, this nursing home was given a top-shelf long-term care score. In fact, we awarded it a score of A in this category. Long-term care ratings of this caliber generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. After assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is far higher than most nursing homes. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Short-term Care Quality
In the last category we graded, this nursing home was awarded an impressive grade grade of A- in our short-term care category. With this grade, the facility finished off a straight A profile. With our short-term care category, we endeavor to craft a fair barometer for rehabilitation services. In this process, we look at a nursing home's offerings of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. However, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the percentage of residents who returned home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Boundary County Nursing Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Boundary County Nursing Home, 6.47% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents who are suffering from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Boundary County Nursing Home, 3.9% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term patients who sustained falls which resulted in serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indicator of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Boundary County Nursing Home, 2.4% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections may be associated with inadequate hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Boundary County Nursing Home, 18.94% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to residents for many conditions, including dementia. Tragically, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Boundary County Nursing Home, 14.54% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term patients receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Boundary County Nursing Home, 8% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients exhibiting depressive symptoms. High levels of depression could indicate a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Boundary County Nursing Home, 88.64% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Boundary County Nursing Home, 12.92% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Boundary County Nursing Home, 14.54% Percentage of Residents
This metric measures the percentage of long-term residents who maintained mobility. Some experts would argue that the ability to move around is vital to patients well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Boundary County Nursing Home, 0.93 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Boundary County Nursing Home, 14.54 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Nearby Hospitals
- Boundary Community HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0 miles away6640 Kaniksu Street Bonners Ferry Idaho 83805Voluntary non-profit - Other(208) 267-4850