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Columbia Lutheran Home

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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4700 Phinney Avenue North,
Seattle WA 98103

(206) 632-7400

61.2% estimated occupancy 1

Columbia Lutheran Home is an average-sized non-profit nursing home located in Seattle, Washington. This nursing home was given a superb overall score of A-, resulting in it being one of the ten highest graded facilities in the city. You flat out can't do much better than this place. As you can find below, this place also performed well in our category ratings. It's hard to poke holes in this facility's profile.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Palliative Care
  • Dentistry
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Optometry
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Lymphedema Care

Awards

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Top Nursing Home in Washington Awards 2019

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Top Nursing Home in Washington Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

On top of earning a great overall grade, this nursing home also received an excellent short-term care grade, with an impressive grade of A. With our short-term care score, we endeavor to forge a valuable barometer for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we look at a facility's scope of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last measure we looked at in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that 6.4 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

This nursing home also received a fine long-term care score. Indeed, this is this nursing home's second strongest category score. In that category, this facility received a score of A. When facilities receive a score in this range in long-term care it typically means it's well-staffed and is an overall good place to live on a permanent basis. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is much higher than most nursing homes. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A

We awarded this facility an A for our inspections rating. Inspection ratings are based on several datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that receive favorable grades in this category tend to have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. While this facility had a few deficiencies on its report, none of them were serious based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

The next category we analyzed proved to be this facility's worst category. However, even its weakest link would be a strength for many nursing homes. We awarded it an above average grade of B in our nursing category. Our nursing grade looks at the nursing home's nurse staffing levels. We weigh both the levels of licensure of the nurses as well as the quantity of hours spent with patients. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some quality-based measures in this category. This facility fared well in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed. By way of illustration, in terms of the number of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, this facility performed better than the national average. This is generally an indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Pressure ulcers can frequently be avoided with better nursing care.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Columbia Lutheran Home Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In Columbia Lutheran Home, 6.41% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Columbia Lutheran Home, 4.6% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of patients who have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls are often the result of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In Columbia Lutheran Home, 2.37% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely associated with poor nursing care. However, this datapoint can be misleading for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In Columbia Lutheran Home, 18.82% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are administered to patients for many conditions, including cognitive disorders. Sadly, in limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Columbia Lutheran Home, 3.64% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who were administered antianxiety medication. These medications are typically prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: F

In Columbia Lutheran Home, 59.76% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Columbia Lutheran Home, 100% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In Columbia Lutheran Home, 16.56% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate the deterioration of a patient's medical condition.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B

In Columbia Lutheran Home, 15.98% of Residents

This is the percentage of patients who maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In Columbia Lutheran Home, 15.98% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A

In Columbia Lutheran Home, 6.52% of Patients

This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess patient care during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: D

In Columbia Lutheran Home, 64.18% of Resident

This is the percentage of short-term patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Scores for Seattle, WA

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of A-minus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B

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