Coos County Nursing Hospital is an average-sized government-owned facility in West Stewartstown, New Hampshire. This is an A+ rated facility, which is the most impressive score. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top five percentile of all facilities nationally. One of the best aspects of this facility's exemplary profile is its inspection score. We discuss inspections in the next paragraph.
Coos County Nursing Hospital
- Nursing Home
- Contracted Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Grade: A-plus
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- No Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Government - County
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
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Facility Inspections
Grade: A-plus
We also wanted to point out that this facility earned near flawless inspections in recent years. We gave them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. These inspection scores take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This place was assessed 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This means that CMS did not deem any of these deficiencies to create an imminent risk to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
Grade: A
One of the other reasons we graded this facility so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing grade. In that category, we gave this facility a grade of A. In determining our nursing ratings, we weigh both staffing levels and the skill levels of those nurses. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well when it comes to avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
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Long-term Care Quality
Grade: A
Adding to its fine resume, this nursing home also was awarded a dominant long-term care grade, with a score of A. When facilities receive a score in this range in long-term care it generally means it has plenty of staff and is a quality place to reside on a permanent basis. One of the factors we considered on top of nursing hours was vaccines. This nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccination to 99.52381 percent of its patients. This is a great way to avoid negative health outcomes for the senior population. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Short-term Care Quality
Grade: A-minus
In the final area, this nursing home also was awarded an excellent short-term care grade, with a grade of A-. This topped off an elusive straight A report card. Short-term care grades are often used to gauge a nursing home's rehabilitation services. To offer highly graded rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally need to feature better levels of skilled nursing. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, respiratory therapists and other types of therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last statistic we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients who who were able to eventually return 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.
Coos County Nursing Hospital Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: A-plus
In Coos County Nursing Hospital, 6.17% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This measures the percent of long-term patients which developed new or worsened pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are an indicator of nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: D
In Coos County Nursing Hospital, 5.16% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls are often caused by lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: A+
In Coos County Nursing Hospital, 2.81% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely associated with facilities with worst hygiene practices. Additional nurse staffing minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. We want to point out that this datapoint is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: A
In Coos County Nursing Hospital, 17.01% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are given to patients for many medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Sadly, in limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: B-minus
In Coos County Nursing Hospital, 16.61% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents given antianxiety drugs. These medications are given to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: B
In Coos County Nursing Hospital, 5.77% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients exhibiting signs of depression. Some experts believe that this is a reliable measure of resident quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: A-minus
In Coos County Nursing Hospital, 95.49% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines critical to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: B-plus
In Coos County Nursing Hospital, 18.58% Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and eating. Many would argue this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: B-plus
In Coos County Nursing Hospital, 22.17% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
Grade: A-plus
In Coos County Nursing Hospital, 1.27 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is critical to preserving the physical health of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: B-minus
In Coos County Nursing Hospital, 22.17 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Upper Connecticut Valley HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 6.46 miles away181 Corliss Lane Colebrook New Hampshire 03576Voluntary non-profit - Private(603) 237-4971
