With an address in Wenatchee, Washington, Colonial Vista Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Center is one of just two available facilities in the city. With an B+ overall grade, we ranked this facility in the top third of all nursing homes in the United States. Based on all of the relevant data, you can do much worse than this nursing home. This place was stronger in some categories than others, but it did not have any weak links in any of the major areas discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.
Colonial Vista Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Grade: B-plus
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has 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
- Oncology Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Short-term Care Quality
Grade: A
In addition to being a quality nursing home overall, this nursing home excelled at short-term care, where it earned an A. In computing our short-term care grades, we look at a nursing home's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other licensed professionals. This area is generally a solid measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the number of residents who ultimately were able to return home from this facility. We found that 5.9 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Nurse Quality
Grade: A
This facility received high grades in the area of nursing as well. In fact, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A. Nursing ratings are primarily based on a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
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Facility Inspections
Grade: B-plus
In addition, this nursing home also performed well in our inspection category, which is based on the nursing home's recent government inspection reports. In fact, we awarded it an impressive grade of B+ for that category, which is one of our best grades. Inspection ratings weigh a host of factors found on a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher grades in this area usually have very few severe deficiencies. While this place had some deficiencies on its report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. Remember that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in the industry.
Long-term Care Quality
Grade: C
The last area we looked at is long-term care. This nursing home was given an impressive long-term care score in our assessment, with a grade of C. Although this wasn't nearly as impressive as some of its other grades, this is nevertheless an acceptable rating for that category. For prospective residents in need of a permanent place to live rather than rehabilitation, long-term care is a very important category. On top of looking at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 96.85535 percent of its patients, which is higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Finally, this nursing home was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Colonial Vista Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: A-minus
In Colonial Vista Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Center, 7.09% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric indicates the percentage of long-term residents who developed new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We consider this statistic when determining our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: A
In Colonial Vista Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Center, 2.86% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are routinely linked to lower levels of patient supervision. Closer supervision can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: B-minus
In Colonial Vista Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Center, 2.28% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term residents which have sustained a UTI. UTI's could be an indication of lower quality nursing care. However, this statistic could be skewed for some facilities due to different reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: A-minus
In Colonial Vista Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Center, 13.8% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These medications are used to treat several medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: A-plus
In Colonial Vista Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Center, 12.29% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are given to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: D
In Colonial Vista Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Center, 13.74% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: B
In Colonial Vista Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Center, 93.71% of Patients
This is the percent of residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: B
In Colonial Vista Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Center, 13.94% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and continence. Many in the industry argue that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: B
In Colonial Vista Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Center, 21.78% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who retained mobility levels.
Hospitalizations
Grade: A-minus
In Colonial Vista Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Center, 1 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: B
In Colonial Vista Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Center, 21.78 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Grade: B
In Colonial Vista Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Center, 10.98 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the overall quality of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Grade: D
In Colonial Vista Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Center, 74.42% Percentage of Resident
This metric measures the percentage of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry would argue this is a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Central Washington HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.61 miles away1201 South Miller Street Wenatchee Washington 98807Voluntary non-profit - Private(509) 662-1511
Nearby Dialysis
- East Wenatchee Dialysis1.37 miles away300 N Colorado Ave East Wenatchee Washington 98802Dialysis Stations: 8 (509) 886-4950
- Wenatchee Valley Dialysis3.58 miles away116 Olds Station Rd Wenatchee Washington 98801CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (509) 662-0385
