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Douglas Care Center

Nursing Home
Assisted Living
Memory Care

Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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1108 Birch Street,
Douglas WY 82633

(307) 358-3397

85.5% 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 very good nursing home. In fact, this facility is one of the 25 best nursing homes in Wyoming. We were also pleased to find that this facility didn't have any weak links in any of the major categories discussed below. More information about its category grades is available below.

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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

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Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

One of the reasons this place is a quality facility is that it earned an impressive inspection rating. Inspections is its best category. In that category, we gave it an A. Our inspection ratings account for a host of factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher scores in this area usually have very few of these severe deficiencies. 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.

Short-term Care Quality

In addition, this nursing home also was given favorable short-term care grades this year. In fact, we awarded it one of our more favorable scores in that category, with a score of B+. Our short-term care grades are based in part on a nursing home's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a wide scope of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, in addition to other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last statistic we looked at in this area is the number of residents who were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

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Nurse Quality

This facility received a very good nursing grade this year as well. It received one of our better scores in that category with a grade of B+. Our nursing rating assesses a handful of datapoints, however, the primary consideration is the quantity of nurse hours per patient per week. This facility provided 0.2 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well in the area of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Long-term Care Quality

The next category we graded proved to be this nursing home's weakest area. Nevertheless, even in its worst category we still gave it a respectable grade of B- in our long-term care category. In determining our long-term care scores, we assess the personal care offered to a nursing home's patients. One of the statistics we considered in addition to nursing hours is vaccinations. Fortunately, this facility provided the pneumonia vaccine to 95.62842 percent of its patients. Finally, this nursing home was also able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Douglas Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Douglas Care Center, 7.07% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to staying in one position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Douglas Care Center, 3.75% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of long-term care patients that suffered falls which caused severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in computing our nursing ratings.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Douglas Care Center, 4.38% of Patients had UTIs

This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. While more of these infections may reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it is difficult to compare between nursing homes due to facilities having differing reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Douglas Care Center, 21.02% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term patients taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Douglas Care Center, 15.49% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure gauges the percent of long-term care residents who are administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are commonly used to treat residents suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Douglas Care Center, 9.68% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term care patients who are showing signs of depression. Many in the industry argue that this is a reliable measure of resident quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Douglas Care Center, 89.82% 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, 14.62% 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, 13.4% 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, 1.11 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, 13.4 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, 12.36 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, 77.28% 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