Douglas Care Center

Nursing Home
Assisted Living
Memory Care

Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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Douglas Care Center's website

1108 Birch Street,
Douglas WY 82633

(307) 358-3397

83.16% estimated occupancy ¹

With an address in Douglas, Wyoming, Douglas Care Center is the sole option we identified in the area. Featuring an overall rating of B-, this looks like a solid nursing home. Based on our ratings, this facility ought to meet the needs of many people. The best part of this facility's report card is its remarkable inspection grade. We discuss inspections in the next paragraph.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Limited Liability company
Secure Memory Care
Offers Hospice
Offers Respite Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab
Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Transportation
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Dentistry
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Podiatry
Mental Health
Diabetes Management
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Laboratory
X-Ray
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Bariatric Care
Optometry
Audiology
Colostomy Care
Catheter Care
Total Parenteral Nutrition

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

The primary reason this ended up being a decent nursing home is that it earned an elite inspection score. Its inspection score was far better than its overall score. In our inspections category, we gave this facility an A. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating these inspection scores. One of those factors is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some can be quite insignificant. This particular nursing home received 5 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.

Nurse Quality

This nursing home also received a strong grade in our nursing category. We awarded this nursing home an above average grade of B in this area. Nursing ratings are largely tied to a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.2 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures and this facility 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 frequently be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as employing a system of moving patients more frequently.

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Long-term Care Quality

Additionally, we also wanted to point out that this nursing home was awarded positive long-term care marks this year. We awarded them one of our higher scores in this area, with a grade of B. When facilities receive a score in this range in this category it generally means it has plenty of staff and is an overall good place to reside on a permanent basis. In addition to considering the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 95.37572 percent of its patients, which is higher than most nursing homes. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Short-term Care Quality

This facility's least impressive category was short-term care, which is the last category we scored. For this category, we awarded this facility a grade of just D. In computing our short-term care scores, we analyze the nursing home's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This rating is generally a useful assessment of the nursing home's rehabilitation. Unfortunately, this facility was subpar in terms of its quantity of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its patients based on the metrics we assessed. Finally, we considered the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. This definitely was not a strength for this nursing home. We found that just 3.1 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home. At most nursing homes, around half of their patients are able to return home so this is well below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Douglas Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Douglas Care Center, 6.07% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Douglas Care Center, 4.84% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure indicates the percentage of long-term residents which sustained falls resulting in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be a sign of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Douglas Care Center, 3.68% of Patients had UTIs

This is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay residents who had a UTI. UTI's could be an indicator of poor nursing care. However, this statistic can also be misleading for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Douglas Care Center, 18.95% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Douglas Care Center, 14.81% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are generally used to treat residents suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Douglas Care Center, 5.34% of Patients

This is the percent of residents showing signs of depression. High levels of depression could be a sign a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Douglas Care Center, 95.12% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these types of vaccines vital to patient care.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Douglas Care Center, 15.53% Percentage of Patients

This is the percent of residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Douglas Care Center, 18.85% Percentage of Residents

This is the percentage of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

In Douglas Care Center, 1.07 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Douglas Care Center, 18.85 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Douglas Care Center, 10.57 Percentage of Patients

This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Douglas Care Center, 76.64% Percentage of Resident

This indicates the percent of short-term patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with activities of daily living generally correlates with better rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

Memorial Hospital of Converse CountyCritical Access Hospitals 0.59 miles away111 South 5th Street Douglas Wyoming 82633Government - Local(307) 358-2122