Community Nursing Home of Anaconda is the only facility we were able to find in Anaconda, Montana. We awarded this nursing home an A overall grade, ranking it in the top ten percentile of all facilities in the United States. Based on our assessment, you can't go wrong with this facility. If you scroll down, you can see this place's category ratings, which look to be just as strong as its overall grade.
Community Nursing Home of Anaconda
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
In addition to being a great overall grade, this facility also received A+ health inspections in recent years. Its inspections were virtually flawless. Our inspection ratings weigh a host of factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this area generally have very few of these severe deficiencies. While this facility had some deficiencies on its report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
We also wanted to draw your attention to the fact that this facility was awarded an impressive score of A in our long-term care area. Facilities that excel in this category typically are well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to patients. On top of looking at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 98.24561 percent of its residents. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents out of the hospital. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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Nurse Quality
Among its many impressive grades, this facility received an excellent nursing grade. In fact, we gave it a grade of A in that category. Our nursing score assesses the nursing home's nurse staffing levels. We weigh both the levels of skill of the nurses and the number of hours spent with patients. This nursing home provides 0.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can generally be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Short-term Care Quality
In the final area, this nursing home also received an excellent short-term care score, with an A. This wrapped up an elite profile. Our short-term care grades are based in part on the facility's quantity of skilled nursing services. This means a broad range of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, in addition to other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last metric we looked at in this area is the number of patients who ultimately returned home from the facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Community Nursing Home of Anaconda Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Community Nursing Home of Anaconda, 8.33% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to staying in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Community Nursing Home of Anaconda, 5.25% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care . Major falls are often the result of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Community Nursing Home of Anaconda, 3.32% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are often linked to a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this statistic may also be misleading for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Community Nursing Home of Anaconda, 16.25% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many patients, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Community Nursing Home of Anaconda, 14.87% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure gauges the percent of long-term patients taking antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Community Nursing Home of Anaconda, 5.28% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Community Nursing Home of Anaconda, 93.06% of Patients
This is the percent of residents who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Community Nursing Home of Anaconda, 15.55% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate deterioration of a patient's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Community Nursing Home of Anaconda, 18.63% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients who maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Community Nursing Home of Anaconda, 18.63 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of patients.
Nearby Hospitals
- Community Hospital of AnacondaCritical Access Hospitals 0.58 miles away401 W Pennsylvania Anaconda Montana 59711Voluntary non-profit - Private(406) 563-8500