Cascadia of Boise
6000 W Denton St, Boise ID 83704 · (208) 629-4383 · 75.25% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Cascadia of Boise is an average-sized nursing home located in Boise, Idaho. We gave this nursing home an overall grade of D. A grade of this caliber typically indicates a few concerning datapoints. At the end of the day, we would struggle to recommend this place. Despite all this, one of the few highlights of this nursing home's profile is its impressive short-term care score. You can continue reading to find out about short-term care and other category scores
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 99 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Limited Liability company
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Short-term Care Quality
Even though we did not give this facility a good overall grade, we gave it a very strong grade in our short-term care category, where it earned a B. This is better than most nursing homes in this area. To some degree, this propped up an otherwise abysmal profile. Short-term care grades are critical for individuals seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually requires more skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means a broad spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. This nursing home provided more physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most facilities. This is what we like to find when assessing a nursing home in this category. The last statistic we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we graded this facility so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing score. Nursing turned out to be its second best category grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B. When calculating a nursing home's nursing grade, we consider the quantity of hours nurses spend with residents as well as the level of licensure of those nurses. This particular nursing home provided 4.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day, which was above the national average. Finally, this nursing home also performed well in many of the quality-based metrics we assessed. For example, in terms of the percentage of its patients sustaining falls which lead to serious injury, this place outpaced the national average. This is often a reliable indicator that a nursing home has quality controls in place. Major falls can generally be avoided if more nurses and better safety protocols are in place.
Facility Inspections
Sadly, this facility received a grade of just D in our inspection category. This is well below average grade. Our inspection grades weigh a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. This particular nursing home had 3 deficiencies by CMS. The only positive thing we found is that none of the deficiencies were in the categories that indicate that they caused a threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility also received 18 substantiated complaints in recent years. This is yet another bad sign.
Long-term Care Quality
The final area we analyzed was long-term care. This facility received a poor grade of F in this area. Long-term care ratings in this range generally are a bad sign for the quantity and quality of care provided by nurses and aids, as well as the levels of routine medical care available. One of the data points we considered in addition to nurse's aid hours is vaccinations. This nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccine to 91.666664 percent of its patients. To our surprise, this place was actually decent at limiting hospitalizations. While it had 2.37 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, its risk adjusted metric wasn't as bad due to it having some more complex patients. This was its best feature in this category
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Cascadia of Boise Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients which developed pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls which result in injury are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections could be linked to poorer hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of residents given antianxiety medications. These medications are typically used to treat patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percent of patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is the percentage of residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient 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 thousand days of short-term patient care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Measures the percent of short-term patients that saw functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better