Eastern Montana Veterans Home is an average-sized non-profit facility in Glendive, Montana. This facility appears to be among the higher-rated nursing homes we looked at. A grade in this range requires high-end scores across the board. In fact, this facility is one of the top 25 facilities in Montana. This nursing home also received very consistent ratings in each of the major categories we assessed. More information about these categories can be found below.
Eastern Montana Veterans Home
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
One of the many reasons this ended up being a great nursing home is that it received a very impressive inspection grade. Inspections turned out to be its best category. In that category, we gave this nursing home an A-. Inspection ratings are based on items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that receive favorable grades in this category tend to have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. 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. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
Adding to its first-rate profile, this facility also performed well in our short-term care area. In fact, we gave it a score of A- for that area. With our short-term care rating, we try to create a meaningful barometer for rehabilitation. In doing so, we analyze a facility's level of highly-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 every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final datapoint we considered in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
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Long-term Care Quality
This facility is also above average in the category of long-term care, where it was given a grade of B+. It outperformed most facilities in this area. Facilities that do well in long-term care tend to provide residents with closer supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. After considering the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 99.484535 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents out of the hospital. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Nurse Quality
In the last area, this facility also was awarded an excellent nursing grade, with a grade of B+. This finished off a very strong profile. The nursing score includes many factors. The most important variable is the quantity of hours nurses spend with patients. This nursing home averages 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures 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 facility the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by employing a protocol of moving a patient more frequently.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Eastern Montana Veterans Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Eastern Montana Veterans Home, 8.33% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure measures the percentage of long-term patients who developed pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a reliable measure of a facility's nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Eastern Montana Veterans Home, 5.25% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of long-term care residents which suffered a fall leading to severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in calculating our nursing grades.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Eastern Montana Veterans Home, 3.32% of Patients had UTIs
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that had UTI's. UTI's could be an indicator of poor nursing care. However, this datapoint could be skewed for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Eastern Montana Veterans Home, 16.25% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric gauges the percentage of long-term patients who were administered antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may suggest a facility is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such drugs are not medically required. However, some nursing homes need to rely more on these medications due to having more residents with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Eastern Montana Veterans Home, 14.87% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of patients given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are given to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Eastern Montana Veterans Home, 5.28% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents showing signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Eastern Montana Veterans Home, 93.06% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Eastern Montana Veterans Home, 15.55% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate the erosion of a resident's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Eastern Montana Veterans Home, 18.63% Percentage of Residents
This metric tracks the percent of long-term care residents who maintained mobility. Some experts would argue that the ability to move around is critical to patients mental and physical health.
Hospitalizations
In Eastern Montana Veterans Home, 1.15 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Eastern Montana Veterans Home, 18.63 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Glendive Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 1.08 miles away202 Prospect Dr Glendive Montana 59330Voluntary non-profit - Other(406) 345-3306