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Canterbury House

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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502 29th Street Southeast,
Auburn WA 98002

(253) 939-0090

75.5% estimated occupancy 1

Located in Auburn, Washington, Canterbury House is one of four nursing homes in this city. We awarded this facility an overall grade of C. A grade in this range requires some respectable scores. Based on our assessment, there are certainly much worse facilities out there. This facility didn't fare well in all of our categories, but it didn't receive any terrible grades either. More information about these categories is available below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Optometry
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

This nursing home earned a short-term care grade which is better than its overall score. We gave this nursing home a B+ in this category. This really helped its overall profile. In the area of short-term care, we endeavor to qualify measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last item we looked at in this area is the number of patients who eventually returned home from the nursing home. We found that 5.5 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

In addition, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B in our nursing category. This is one of our better grades. We looked at the levels of nurses employed by the facility, as well as the quantity of hours those nurses were with patients, in determining our score in this category. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well when it comes to minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: C

This facility's next best area came in the area of long-term care. In that category, we awarded this nursing home a C. Our long-term care grades are more critical for individuals requiring more traditional assistance associated with activities of daily living. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 88.26291 percent of its residents. This is many points lower than average. Fortunately, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Facility Inspections

Grade: D

Turning the last category of inspections, this ended up being this nursing home's weakest link. Inspection scores are based on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. We gave this facility a D in this category, which is a very weak grade. Inspection grades factor in many items found on the facility's inspection reports. If you find too many deficiencies on the inspection reports, this is typically the worst sign. Severe deficiencies indicate a risk to patient safety. This facility was assessed a category G through L deficiency, which are among the more severe deficiencies. This generally indicates that the deficiencies identified by CMS had potential to create actual harm to residents. Finally, we need to point out that this place was assessed significant government fines of more than $100,000. This often suggests that a poor performance spanned multiple years.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Canterbury House Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Canterbury House, 8.42% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by remaining in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Canterbury House, 2.35% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients that suffered a fall which resulted in serious injury. We use this statistic in calculating nursing scores.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In Canterbury House, 0.98% of Patients had UTIs

This metric measures the percent of long-term residents that had a UTI. Although a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it can be difficult to compare between facilities due to facilities having inconsistent reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B

In Canterbury House, 13.16% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of long-term care residents which were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may mean a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior in situations where such medications aren't medically indicated. Nevertheless, some facilities may need to rely more on these drugs due to having more residents suffering from cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Canterbury House, 7.58% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of residents who were given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In Canterbury House, 26.77% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients exhibiting signs of depression. Some believe that this is a reliable measure of quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Canterbury House, 91.26% of Patients

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

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In Canterbury House, 16.84% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence. Many in the industry believe that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: C

In Canterbury House, 9.6% of Residents

This is the percent of patients who retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Canterbury House, 9.6% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

In Canterbury House, 11.16% of Patients

This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: D

In Canterbury House, 64% of Resident

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some experts believe this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.

Scores for Auburn, WA

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

Looking for more options? Auburn, Washington has 3 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Multicare Auburn Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 1.89 miles away202 North Division Street Plaza One Auburn Washington 98001Voluntary non-profit - Private(253) 833-7711
  • St Francis Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.76 miles away34515 9th Avenue South Federal Way Washington 98003Voluntary non-profit - Church(253) 944-8100
  • Multicare Covington Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.56 miles away17700 Se 272nd St Kent Washington 98042Voluntary non-profit - Private(253) 372-7400
  • Multicare Good Samaritan HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8 miles away401 15th Avenue Se Puyallup Washington 98372Voluntary non-profit - Private(253) 697-2102
  • St Joseph Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.87 miles away1717 South J Street Tacoma Washington 98405Voluntary non-profit - Church(253) 627-4101
  • Valley Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.04 miles away400 S 43rd St Renton Washington 98055Government - Hospital District or Authority(425) 228-3450
  • St Elizabeth HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 12.02 miles away1450 Battersby Avenue Enumclaw Washington 98022Voluntary non-profit - Church(360) 825-2505
  • Highline Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 13.34 miles away16251 Sylvester Road Sw Seattle Washington 98166Voluntary non-profit - Private(206) 244-9970

Nearby Dialysis

  • Nkc Auburn Kidney Center3.1 miles away1501 West Valley Highway N Auburn Washington 98001CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (253) 804-8323
  • Nkc Federal Way East Kidney Center3.32 miles away33820 Weyerhaeuser Way S Ste 100 Auburn Washington 98001Dialysis Stations: 14 (253) 943-6262
  • Federal Way Community Dialysis Center4.65 miles away1015 S 348th St Federal Way Washington 98003CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 13 (253) 661-9055
  • Nkc Federal Way West Campus5.06 miles away501 South 336th St., Suite 110 Federal Way Washington 98003Dialysis Stations: 7 (253) 943-6312
  • Nkc Fife Kidney Center6.39 miles away6021 12th Street E, Suite 110 Tacoma Washington 98424Dialysis Stations: 10 (253) 943-6335
  • Nkc Kent Kidney Center6.45 miles away25316 74th Ave S Ste 101 Kent Washington 98032CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (253) 850-6810
  • Total Renal Care, Inc6.56 miles away27320 Pacific Hwy S Federal Way Washington 98003Dialysis Stations: 12 (253) 529-7825
  • Chi Franciscan8.24 miles away19520 State Hwy 410 E., Suite 19663 Bonney Lake Washington 98391Dialysis Stations: 4 (253) 447-3940