Colville Tribal Convalescent C

One of the reasons this place received a great overall grade is that it received a very impressive nursing rating. In that area, we gave this facility an A-. Our nursing grade assesses the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We factor in both the levels of skill of those nurses and the quantity of hours spent with patients. This nursing home averages 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

This facility also received an impressive short-term care score. In fact, we gave it an above average grade of B+ in this area. In determining our short-term care ratings, we look at the nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other licensed professionals. This score is generally a solid assessment of a facility's rehabilitation services. Unfortunately, we weren't able to locate information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

This facility was given its next most favorable category grade in the category of long-term care. We awarded this facility a grade of B- in this area, which is a respectable score. For long-term care residents, the primary objective is to keep patients as healthy and safe as possible. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate patients. After we finished looking at the volume of care provided by nurses, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination records. We were pleased to learn that this facility vaccinates 98.21429 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Finally, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Turning our final category, inspections proved to be this nursing home's weakest link. It earned a C in this area. Inspection ratings are based on a nursing home's government inspection reports. Our inspection scores are based on pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are a key item to look for on these reports. Severe deficiencies indicate a risk to the well being of residents. This facility had 9 deficiencies on its government inspection report, but none were in any of the categories labeled G through L. This indicates this facility avoided the more significant categories of deficiencies. We really didn't find anything on this facility's inspection report to be overly concerning.