E Dene Moore Care Center

E Dene Moore Care Center is the only facility we found in Rifle, Colorado. It looks like this nursing home is ranked among the highest-rated nursing homes we found. Receiving an A+ in our rating system requires superb performance across the board. In fact, this nursing home has the prestigious distinction of being one of the top 25 nursing homes in Colorado. If you look below, you will see this facility's category grades, which look to be just as impressive as its overall grade.

On top of being a strong facility overall, it also received A+ government inspections in recent years. Its inspections were virtually perfect. Inspection ratings are based on items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that score well in this category typically have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Unfortunately, it does not appear that we have deficiency data for this facility. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

One of the other reasons we rated this facility so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing rating. In that area, we gave this facility an A+. Our nursing rating is based on the facility's nurse staffing levels. We weigh both the levels of training of those nurses and the quantity of hours spent with patients. With 4 hours of nursing care per resident daily, this place surpassed the national average. Finally, this place also excelled in the quality measures we looked at. For example, it performed as well as any facility Colorado when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We look at these statistics as reliable indicators of the caliber of nursing care being provided.

The third category we looked at was long-term care. Adding to its high-end resume, this facility also excelled in that category. In fact, we gave it a grade of of A in that area. Facilities that receive this type of grade in this category typically provide consistent around the clock care to make sure residents are kept in good health. Once we looked at the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Vaccines are critical to keeping patients out of the hospital. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.71 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Switching gears to our last category, this facility also performed admirably in the short-term care category. We gave it a grade of A for that category. This topped off truly elite report card. With our short-term care score, we seek to forge a valuable barometer for rehabilitation. In this process, we assess the facility's levels of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. This place is above average both in terms of its quantity of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its residents. Lastly, we assessed the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that it performed decently , with 46.9 percent of its patients able to return home.