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Devonshire Acres

Nursing Home
Independent Living
Assisted Living

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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1330 North Sidney Avenue,
Sterling CO 80751

(970) 522-4888

84.4% estimated occupancy ¹

Devonshire Acres is a senior living facility located in Sterling, Colorado, which has a total of 18,857 people. This nursing home is a very solid facility, with an overall grade of B. This facility truly has plenty going for it. This nursing home is better in some categories than others, but it did not have any bad scores in any of our major categories discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
Is CCRC
Has Resident Council
Has Family Council
For profit - Corporation
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Home Making
Transportation
Stroke Recovery
Amputee Recovery
Palliative Care
Dentistry
Wound Care
Cardiac Therapy
Podiatry
Diabetes Management
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Recreational Therapy

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Facility Inspections

One of the reasons this place is a strong nursing home is that it received an impressive inspection grade. In fact, inspections turned out to be its best category. In this area, we awarded this facility a grade of A-. These inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.

Nurse Quality

Adding to its profile, this facility also earned a grade of B+ for its nursing rating. This is a well above average score in this category. Nursing ratings are largely associated with the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well when it comes to minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

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Short-term Care Quality

This facility received a strong short-term care grade as well. We awarded it one of our better grades in that category with a score of B. In our short-term care assessment, we endeavor to forge a sound barometer for rehabilitation. In this process, we analyze the nursing home's scope of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 4.9 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

The next category we scored was long-term care. For that category, we gave this nursing home a grade of B-. In the category of long-term care, we assess the quantity of care provided by a nursing home, as opposed to more medically-intensive services. Once we looked at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination data. Candidly, we were a bit worried that this nursing home vaccinated 88.01498 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is quite a few points less than average. Nevertheless, this nursing home excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Devonshire Acres Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Devonshire Acres, 12.5% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols can minimize the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Devonshire Acres, 3.75% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls which result in injury are routinely caused by poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Devonshire Acres, 1.95% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are linked to poor hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Devonshire Acres, 11.24% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric measures the percentage of long-term residents receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Devonshire Acres, 9.6% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are given to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Devonshire Acres, 0% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents exhibiting depressive symptoms. High levels of depression could imply a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Devonshire Acres, 91.07% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Devonshire Acres, 18.52% of Patients

This is the percent of residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may indicate the deterioration of a patient's medical condition.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Devonshire Acres, 19.57% of Residents

This metric tracks the percent of long-term patients who retained mobility levels. Many in the industry argue that mobility is critical to residents' mental and physical well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Devonshire Acres, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is critical to the physical health of nursing home patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Devonshire Acres, 19.57% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Devonshire Acres, 19.39% of Patients

This metric tracks the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Devonshire Acres, 82.6% of Resident

Measures the percentage of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some argue this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.