Careage of Whidbey is a facility located in Coupeville, Washington. This city has a total of 6,646 people. Our grading system was not favorable to this facility, as we gave it an overall grade of F. This place is really as bad as it gets. We wouldn't blame you if you're ready to stop reading and find another facility. However, if you want to learn more about this nursing home's category grades, nursing grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
Careage of Whidbey
Updated May 1, 2022 by Sara Levinsohn
311 Northeast 3rd Street,
Coupeville WA 98239
47.5% estimated occupancy 1
Note: Careage of Whidbey has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.
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Nurse Quality
While we gave this facility a terrible overall grade, we awarded it a B- for our nursing rating. Our nursing rating is based on a handful of components, however, the most important consideration is the quantity of nurse hours per patient per week. According to CMS records, this facility averaged 3.9 hours of nursing care per patient daily. Keep in mind that when we calculate our nursing ratings, we apply more weight to hours performed by nurses with a higher level of training. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures and this nursing home excelled in some of these statistics. With fewer than five percent of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, it fared very well in this datapoint.
Short-term Care Quality
We were also stunned to discover that this nursing home received a solid short-term care score this year. We awarded it a B- in that category. Short-term care ratings are based on the nursing home's quantity of skilled nursing services. This means a broad scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. This nursing home elevated its grade in this category by offering more care from registered nurses to its residents than the average facility. The final statistic we assessed in this area is the number of residents that who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. This place performed well in this area with 65.5 percent of its patients returning home. For most facilities, fewer than half of their short-stay residents are able to return home.
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Long-term Care Quality
Unfortunately, this facility's third best category was long-term care. However, with a grade of D in this category, it still performed somewhat poorly. For long-term care residents, the primary objective is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 94.375 percent of its residents, which is better than the vast majority of nursing homes. To our surprise, this facility also fared well at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had just 0.73 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in the category were not as favorable as these.
Facility Inspections
Turning our final area of inspections, this facility received an F here. We would advise paying special attention to any deficiencies on a facility's inspection reports when it receives this bad of an inspection grade. We suggest you pay close attention to the level of severity of those deficiencies. This facility had 7 deficiencies by government inspectors. The only favorable thing we can say is that none of the deficiencies were in the categories that suggest that they caused a risk to resident health or safety. Lastly, this facility was flagged by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We prefer to avoid facilities with this designation. Please do your best to find an alternative nursing home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Careage of Whidbey Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Careage of Whidbey, 6.84% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure tells you the percent of long-term care residents who suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Careage of Whidbey, 3.14% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term care residents that experienced a fall leading to severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indication of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Careage of Whidbey, 2.25% of Patients had UTIs
This figure tells you the percent of long-term patients who have had urinary tract infections. While a higher rate infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it is difficult to compare different nursing homes due to nursing homes having reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Careage of Whidbey, 13.73% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs may be used for several conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Careage of Whidbey, 12.45% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic indicates the percent of long-term patients receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Careage of Whidbey, 14.66% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who are showing signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Careage of Whidbey, 93.57% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Careage of Whidbey, 13.88% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and bathing. Many believe this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Careage of Whidbey, 23.08% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Careage of Whidbey, 0.95 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Careage of Whidbey, 23.08 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Careage of Whidbey, 11.09 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Careage of Whidbey, 73.77% Percentage of Resident
Measures the percentage of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Whidbeyhealth Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 0.24 miles away101 North Main Street Coupeville Washington 98239Government - Hospital District or Authority(360) 678-5151
- Jefferson HealthcareCritical Access Hospitals 9.16 miles away834 Sheridan Street Port Townsend Washington 98368Government - Hospital District or Authority(360) 385-2200
Nearby Dialysis
- Puget Sound Kidney Center Whidbey Island5.79 miles away430 Se Midway Blvd Oak Harbor Washington 98277Dialysis Stations: 10 (360) 679-6706
- Whidbey Island Dialysis Center6.3 miles away32650 State Route 20 Bldg D-101 Oak Harbor Washington 98277Dialysis Stations: 5 (360) 240-1596
- Olympic Peninsula Kidney Center Northwest9.71 miles away2500 Sims Way Ste 102 Port Townsend Washington 98368Dialysis Stations: 6 (360) 379-9605
- Puget Sound Kidney Centers Anacortes19.91 miles away809 31st St Anacortes Washington 98221Dialysis Stations: 5 (360) 755-3586