Coast Fork Nursing Center is the lone nursing home we found in Cottage Grove, Oregon. We gave this facility an overall grade of B-. A score in this range requires some decent marks. Based on our assessment, this place has some redeeming qualities. We were also pleased to find that this place received consistently decent grades in each of the major categories we assessed. Additional information about its category grades is available below.
Coast Fork Nursing Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Bariatric Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Short-term Care Quality
This facility really excelled in the category of short-term care, with an impressive grade of A in this area. This really propped up its overall score. Our short-term care grade is commonly used to measure a nursing home's performance with rehabilitation. In order to offer highly scored rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally must feature better levels of highly skilled nursing. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other types of therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 6.3 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Nurse Quality
This facility also excelled in the category of nursing, where it earned an B+. Few places fared better in this category. Nursing ratings are mostly based on a facility's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place Oregon in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a protocol of turning a resident at least once a day.
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Facility Inspections
This facility received somewhat favorable health inspections in recent years. We awarded them a decent score in that area, with a grade of C. Inspection scores are based on many datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are an important item to look for on these inspections. Severe deficiencies indicate a threat to the well being of residents. This facility was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to find that none were in categories G through L. This means the government inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies to create an imminent danger to resident safety or health. Unfortunately, we also need to draw your attention to the fact that this facility received significant government fines in recent years.
Long-term Care Quality
The last category we graded was long-term care. We gave this facility a C in this category. Our long-term care ratings are more important for residents in need of more conventional services related to personal care. After looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 97.69231 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is more than the majority of nursing homes. This place keeps its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Coast Fork Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Coast Fork Nursing Center, 8.57% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Coast Fork Nursing Center, 2.43% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of long-term care patients who suffered a fall which caused severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining nursing grades.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Coast Fork Nursing Center, 2.24% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely caused by nursing homes with worse hygiene protocols. Better nursing care reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Keep in mind that this statistic is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Coast Fork Nursing Center, 15.6% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Coast Fork Nursing Center, 12.47% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Coast Fork Nursing Center, 5.65% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents demonstrating signs of depression. Some experts argue this is a reasonable measure of quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Coast Fork Nursing Center, 92.57% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Coast Fork Nursing Center, 13.82% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and using the bathroom.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Coast Fork Nursing Center, 22.07% Percentage of Residents
This is the percentage of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Coast Fork Nursing Center, 22.07 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Coast Fork Nursing Center, 75.47% Percentage of Resident
Measures the percentage of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Peacehealth Cottage Grove Community Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 1.91 miles away1515 Village Drive Cottage Grove Oregon 97424Voluntary non-profit - Private(541) 767-5202
- Sacred Heart University DistrictAcute Care Hospitals 18.41 miles away1255 Hilyard Street Eugene Oregon 97401Voluntary non-profit - Private(541) 686-7300
- Mckenzie-Willamette Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.04 miles away1460 G Street Springfield Oregon 97477Voluntary non-profit - Private(541) 726-4400
Nearby Dialysis
- Fresenius Medical Care West Eugene19.04 miles away3747 W 11th Ave Eugene Oregon 97402Dialysis Stations: 25 (541) 653-9468
- Qualicenters - Eugene-Springfield Ltd19.62 miles away304 Q St Springfield Oregon 97477CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (541) 741-8005