With an address in Fort Collins, Colorado, Columbine West Health and Rehab Facility is one of nine available facilities in this area. This nursing home was awarded an A- overall, which is among the best ratings that we offer. A grade in this range requires superb scores across the board. We really can't say enough favorable things about this nursing home. This nursing home's impressive report card was highlighted by its short-term care score, which we will address in the next section.
Columbine West Health and Rehab Facility
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Short-term Care Quality
In addition to earning a great overall score, this facility also received an excellent short-term care score, with an impressive grade of A. Our short-term care scores are believed to be most meaningful for folks requiring rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation typically utilizes more highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means not only nursing services, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. However, according to the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 6.3 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Nurse Quality
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility received an impressive grade of A in our nursing category. Nursing ratings are tied to nurse staffing levels. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well in terms of minimizing its residents' 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
Another impressive feature of this facility is its inspection grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A. These inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this place had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. We should note that deficiency-free inspections are rare in the industry.
Long-term Care Quality
The last category we scored is nursing, turned out to be this nursing home's least impressive area. We awarded this facility a grade of D in that area. This really is one of the few weak links of a very solid profile. For long-term care residents, the primary objective is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 92.439865 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is somewhat below what we were hoping for but still a decent percentage. To our surprise, this nursing home was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility has fewer hospitalizations than most nursing homes. This is its best score in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Columbine West Health and Rehab Facility Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Columbine West Health and Rehab Facility, 5.86% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can limit the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Columbine West Health and Rehab Facility, 3.47% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are routinely the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Columbine West Health and Rehab Facility, 2.14% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often associated with worse hygiene protocols. Better hygiene protocols can minimize the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. We want to point out that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Columbine West Health and Rehab Facility, 17.6% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of long-term care patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Columbine West Health and Rehab Facility, 12.24% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term care patients who were administered antianxiety drugs. These medications are generally given to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Columbine West Health and Rehab Facility, 3.81% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients exhibiting signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Columbine West Health and Rehab Facility, 84.99% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Columbine West Health and Rehab Facility, 15.45% Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and taking a bath. Some experts believe that this is a measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Columbine West Health and Rehab Facility, 19.26% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percent of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Columbine West Health and Rehab Facility, 1.08 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is important to maintaining the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Columbine West Health and Rehab Facility, 19.26 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Columbine West Health and Rehab Facility, 12.03 Percentage of Patients
This metric tracks the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Columbine West Health and Rehab Facility, 75.71% Percentage of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many would argue that this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation services.
Scores for Fort Collins, CO
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
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