Colorado Veterans Community Lvg Center at Homelake is a facility in Monte Vista, Colorado, which has a total of 7,344 people. This nursing home turns out to be an A rated facility, which is one of the top scores that we offer. We were impressed enough to rank this facility as one of the 50 best facilities in Colorado. Headlining this place's exemplary profile is its inspection grade, which you can find in the next paragraph.
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Colorado Veterans Community Lvg Center at Homelake
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
Grade: A
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Government - State
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Recreational Therapy
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Facility Inspections
Grade: A-plus
On top of receiving an elite overall score, this nursing home received an A+ inspection grade. This grade is based on the facility's recent inspection reports. An A+ in this category is one of the highest complements we can pay to a facility. Inspection scores weigh a host of factors included in a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better scores in this category generally have very few of these severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
Grade: A
We also would like to note the fact that this facility received a strong score of A in our short-term care category. In computing our short-term care scores, we look at the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The objective is to formulate a scale for comparing the rehabilitation services of different facilities. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of patients that who were able to eventually return home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
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Nurse Quality
Grade: A-minus
Adding to its strong resume, this facility also received an excellent nursing score, with a grade of A-. Our nursing score consists of quite a few datapoints, but the primary one is the number of nurse hours per patient per week. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures 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 Colorado in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as having a policy of turning patients more frequently.
Long-term Care Quality
Grade: A-minus
In our last area, we gave this facility a grade of A+ for its long-term care rating. This topped off a very impressive report card. In a long-term care environment, the nursing home's primary goal is to keep patients healthy and safe. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate patients. After assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 52.317883 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is slightly lower than we were hoping for but still a respectable figure. Although its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we like to see, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Colorado Veterans Community Lvg Center at Homelake Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: B
In Colorado Veterans Community Lvg Center at Homelake, 5.67% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can minimize the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: D
In Colorado Veterans Community Lvg Center at Homelake, 3.72% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are routinely associated with lower levels of patient supervision. More supervision reduces the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: B-minus
In Colorado Veterans Community Lvg Center at Homelake, 2.04% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic gauges the percent of long-term stay residents which have suffered from UTI's. UTI's could be an indication of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this statistic could also be misleading for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: A-plus
In Colorado Veterans Community Lvg Center at Homelake, 17.61% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term stay patients taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: B-plus
In Colorado Veterans Community Lvg Center at Homelake, 12.49% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are commonly given to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: A+
In Colorado Veterans Community Lvg Center at Homelake, 3.91% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who are showing signs of depression. Higher levels of depression may be an indicator worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: F
In Colorado Veterans Community Lvg Center at Homelake, 84.62% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: B-plus
In Colorado Veterans Community Lvg Center at Homelake, 15.34% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and eating. Many argue that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: C
In Colorado Veterans Community Lvg Center at Homelake, 16.01% Percentage of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who retained mobility levels.
Hospitalizations
Grade: A-minus
In Colorado Veterans Community Lvg Center at Homelake, 1.17 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is important to preserving the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: A-minus
In Colorado Veterans Community Lvg Center at Homelake, 16.01 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Nearby Hospitals
- San Luis Valley HealthAcute Care Hospitals 13.7 miles away106 Blanca Ave Alamosa Colorado 81101Voluntary non-profit - Private(719) 589-2511
- Rio Grande HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 16.24 miles away310 County Rd 14 Del Norte Colorado 81132Voluntary non-profit - Private(719) 657-2510
Nearby Dialysis
- Alamosa Dialysis (Dva)12.33 miles away612 Del Sol Dr Alamosa Colorado 81101CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (719) 589-2022
