Corwin Center at Emerald Heights is a small non-profit facility located in Redmond, Washington. We gave this nursing home an overall grade of B+. A grade of this caliber requires strong marks in most areas. This facility truly has plenty of good features. We were also pleased to find that this place did not have any poor grades in any of the major categories. Additional information about these categories can be found below.
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Corwin Center at Emerald Heights
- Nursing Home
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Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Short-term Care Quality
In addition to being a quality nursing home overall, this nursing home excelled in the area of short-term care, where it received an A. Short-term care grades are crucial for individuals requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes additional skilled nursing. This means a vast spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last measure we considered in this category is the number of residents who who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we rated this nursing home so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing rating. In that area, we gave this nursing home an A-. The nursing score weighs a handful of datapoints, however, the main one is the number of nurse hours spent with patients. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as employing a system of turning a resident even once per day.
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Facility Inspections
Turning to another of this nursing home's strengths, it also received a very impressive inspection rating. Inspections proved to be one of its best grades. In that category, we awarded this facility a grade of A-. Our inspection scores are tied to datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this area have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This particular nursing home received 6 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a good inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we analyzed is long-term care. This nursing home received a very good long-term care rating this year, with a grade of B-. Even though this isn't as strong as some of its other category grades, this is nevertheless a respectable score for that category. For residents seeking a permanent place to live rather than rehabilitation, long-term care grades are very important. On top of assessing the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. We were a bit bothered by the fact that this nursing home provided the vaccine to a relatively low 87.974686 percent of its patients. Nevertheless, this place keeps 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 number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Corwin Center at Emerald Heights Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Corwin Center at Emerald Heights, 7.46% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric tells you the percent of long-term patients who developed pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a solid indicator of a facility's nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Corwin Center at Emerald Heights, 2.9% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents that sustained a fall resulting in major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Corwin Center at Emerald Heights, 2.29% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term stay residents who had a UTI. Although a higher rate infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare different facilities due to facilities having inconsistent reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Corwin Center at Emerald Heights, 13.89% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. These medications are sometimes used to treat a variety of conditions, including cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Corwin Center at Emerald Heights, 12.61% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of patients given antianxiety medications. These drugs are commonly used to treat patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Corwin Center at Emerald Heights, 13.28% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who are exhibiting signs of depression. Many in the industry would argue this is a reasonable measure of resident quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Corwin Center at Emerald Heights, 92.89% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Corwin Center at Emerald Heights, 14.67% Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and continence.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Corwin Center at Emerald Heights, 18.81% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percent of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Corwin Center at Emerald Heights, 0.99 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Corwin Center at Emerald Heights, 18.81 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Corwin Center at Emerald Heights, 12.21 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Corwin Center at Emerald Heights, 75.22% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint measures the percent of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many argue this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Evergreenhealth Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.5 miles away12040 Ne 128th Street Kirkland Washington 98034Government - Hospital District or Authority(425) 899-1000
- Seattle Children's HospitalChildrens 8.46 miles away4800 Sand Point Way Ne, PO Box C-5371 Seattle Washington 98105Voluntary non-profit - Private(206) 987-2000
- University of Washington Medical CtrAcute Care Hospitals 9.83 miles away1959 Ne Pacific St Box 356151 Seattle Washington 98195Government - State(206) 598-3300
- Uw Medicine/Northwest HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.6 miles away1550 North 115th Street Seattle Washington 98133Voluntary non-profit - Other(206) 368-1700
- Kaiser Permanente Central HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.9 miles away201 - 16th Avenue East Seattle Washington 98112Voluntary non-profit - Other(206) 326-3000
- Swedish Medical Center / Cherry HillAcute Care Hospitals 11.36 miles away500 17th Avenue Seattle Washington 98122Voluntary non-profit - Church(206) 320-2000
- Swedish Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.65 miles away747 Broadway Seattle Washington 98122Voluntary non-profit - Private(206) 386-6000
- Virginia Mason Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.89 miles away925 Seneca St Seattle Washington 98101Voluntary non-profit - Private(206) 223-6600
Nearby Dialysis
- Nkc Kirkland Kidney Center3.88 miles away11327 Ne 120th St Kirkland Washington 98034CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (425) 821-8785
- Nkc Lake Washington Kidney Center6.45 miles away1474 112th Ave Ne, Suite 100 Bellevue Washington 98004Dialysis Stations: 18 (425) 454-0067
- Seattle Childrens Hospital Dialysis7.87 miles away4800 Sand Point Way Ne Oc.9.820 Seattle Washington 98105Dialysis Stations: 7 (206) 987-3985
- Mill Creek Dialysis Center8.16 miles away18001 Bothell Everett Hwy Ste 112 Bothell Washington 98012Dialysis Stations: 9 (425) 481-5258
- Nkc Lake City Kidney Center8.51 miles away14524 Bothell Way Ne Seattle Washington 98155CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (206) 365-0775
- Bellevue Dialysis Center8.98 miles away3535 Factoria Blvd Se #150 Bellevue Washington 98006CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 10 (425) 641-6514
- Olympic View Dialysis Center9.56 miles away125 16th Ave E, Csb-5 Seattle Washington 98112CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (206) 323-8900
- Nkc Scribner Kidney Center10.39 miles away2150 N 107th, Suite 160 Seattle Washington 98133CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (206) 363-5090