Canyon West of Cascadia
2814 South Indiana Avenue, Caldwell ID 83605 · (208) 459-0808 · 61.84% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Canyon West of Cascadia is one of only two available facilities in Caldwell, Idaho. It looks like this is a great facility. We awarded this it an overall grade of B+, which is very good grade. Based on all of the relevant data, you can do much worse than this place. This facility's strong profile was highlighted by its nursing grade, which you can find in the next section.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 103 Beds
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For profit - Limited Liability company
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
In addition to a phenomenal overall grade, this facility also received A+ nursing grade. The nursing score includes numerous subcategories. The most important variable is the quantity of hours nurses spend with patients. This place provided 4.2 hours of nursing care per resident daily, which is among the higher figures in the country. A significant percentage of those hours were provided by registered nurses, which are one of the most highly skilled levels of nurses. We are really impressed by both of these figures. On top of providing impressive levels of nursing care, this nursing home also excelled in the quality measures we looked at. It performed as well as any facility in the state in the area of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.
Short-term Care Quality
We also awarded this facility a score of A- for our short-term care score. In the area of short-term care, we attempt to assess measures of a facility's rehabilitation. We analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. This nursing home elevated its grade in this category by offering more care from registered nurses to its residents than the average facility. Lastly, we looked at the number of residents who returned home from this facility. This place fared better than most facilities in the country with 52.6 percent of its patients returning home.
Facility Inspections
Another strong feature for this facility is that it excelled in the area of inspections, with a B in that category. Inspection ratings weigh a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better grades in this category tend to have few of these severe deficiencies. Although this facility had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were serious based on CMS' scale. We should note that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in this industry.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we rated was long-term care. We gave this nursing home a decent grade in that area, with a grade of C. While this was not as high as some of its other grades, it is nevertheless not a poor grade. If you are seeking anything other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each facility's long-term care grades. On top of offering very respectable levels of nursing care, this facility provided the pneumonia vaccine to 97.4359 percent of its patients. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents healthy. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 1.13 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility had fewer hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Canyon West of Cascadia Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This figure indicates the percent of long-term stay patients who have had a fall which resulted in major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely associated with poor nursing care. More frequent bathing can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Note that this metric is affected by by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to residents for a variety of medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Tragically, in some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of residents given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are used to treat residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents who are showing signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percentage of patients who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is the percentage of patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of decline of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that were able to retain mobility. Some experts argue that the ability to move around is critical to patients health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percentage of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better