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Brookdale Bear Creek

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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1685 South 21st Street,
Colorado Springs CO 80904

(719) 329-1774

79.77% estimated occupancy 1

Brookdale Bear Creek is in the large metropolitan area of Colorado Springs, Colorado with a population of 525,713 people. Featuring an overall rating of A-, this is clearly a very impressive facility. Based on the data we reviewed, you can not go wrong with this place. The best aspect of this facility's impressive profile was its short-term care grade. short-term care grades are discussed in the next paragraph

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy

Awards

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Best Nursing Home in Colorado Awards 2019

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Top Nursing Home in Colorado Awards 2020

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Top Nursing Home in Colorado Awards 2021

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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our short-term care rating. Our short-term care grades are vital for residents seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes a wide scope of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final measure we considered in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found that 5.6 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

Adding to this facility's impressive resume, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A- for our inspections rating. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining our inspection ratings. One critical factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies can be relatively minor. Although this nursing home had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were severe based on CMS' scale. We should note that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in this industry.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A-minus

To complement its strong performance in other areas, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A- for our inspections rating. In determining a facility's nursing grade, we weigh the amount of time nurses are with residents and the levels of training of those nurses. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the nation 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 employing a protocol of turning a patient even once per day.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The last area we analyzed was long-term care. We gave this nursing home an acceptable score in that category, with a B-. Although this isn't as favorable as a few of its other scores, it is still not a bad grade. In our long-term care category, we analyze the sheer quantity of services provided by a nursing home, as well as some quality data points. After considering the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination records. We were pleased to find that this nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Lastly, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Brookdale Bear Creek Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A

In Brookdale Bear Creek, 4.35% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic gauges the percentage of long-term stay residents which have new or worsened pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: F

In Brookdale Bear Creek, 7.35% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision. Better nursing care can minimize the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In Brookdale Bear Creek, 1.49% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely linked to a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this statistic may be skewed for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Brookdale Bear Creek, 16.07% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric tells you the percent of long-term residents receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. 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

Grade: D

In Brookdale Bear Creek, 28.81% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure tells you the percent of long-term care patients which were administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are commonly given to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Brookdale Bear Creek, 3.28% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients who are showing signs of depression. High levels of depression could imply a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Brookdale Bear Creek, 91.89% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In Brookdale Bear Creek, 17.24% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate the decline of a patient's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In Brookdale Bear Creek, 23.39% of Residents

This tells you the percentage of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In Brookdale Bear Creek, 23.39% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-plus

In Brookdale Bear Creek, 9.92% of Patients

This is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: D

In Brookdale Bear Creek, 64.37% of Resident

This is the percentage of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with ADL's usually correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.

Scores for Colorado Springs, CO

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

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