Elms Haven Center
12080 Bellaire Way, Thornton CO 80241 · (303) 450-2700 · 79.5% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Elms Haven Center is a facility located in Thornton, Colorado, a city with 31,746 people. We gave this facility an overall grade of C. A score of this caliber requires some respectable marks. Based on our analysis, this nursing home likely wouldn't be a bad choice. The best part of this facility's report card was is its inspection grade. Inspection reports are discussed in the next paragraph.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 242 Beds
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
This facility's best category grade came in the category of health inspections. In that category, we awarded this facility a grade of B+. It outperformed most nursing homes in this area. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing these inspection scores. One critical factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is arguably more important than the number of deficiencies, as some are relatively minor. While this facility had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means the government inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A couple of minor deficiencies shouldn't lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.
Nurse Quality
This facility also excelled in nursing, where it earned an B. Nursing ratings are mostly tied to a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided 2.9 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Short-term Care Quality
This facilities third best area was short-term care. We awarded it a B- in this area. This is basically a middle of the road score in this area. With our short-term care assessment, we try to craft a fair gauge for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we look at a nursing home's offerings of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. We were pleased to find that this nursing home employs both registered nurses and physical therapists. The same can't be said for all nursing homes. Finally, we considered the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. This place performed decently in this area, with 45.7 percent of its residents returning home.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's worst category was long-term care, which is the last area we looked at. Unfortunately, we gave it an abysmal F for this area. Even with some respectable grades in other areas, this grade is still alarming so we wanted to make a note of it. For residents seeking a permanent residence rather than skilled nursing, long-term care grades are an important measure. In addition to looking at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. Fortunately, this facility gave the vaccine to 95.90396 percent of its residents, which is an above average percentage. Finally, we looked at the facility's number of hospitalizations. With 1.94 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home didn't fare quite as well.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Elms Haven Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This statistic tells you the percent of long-term stay residents which have sustained a fall which caused serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in calculating our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely associated with a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this metric can be skewed for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for these infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. These medications are used for several conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of residents prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are typically given to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percent of patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Measures the percent of long-term care residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and using the bathroom.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percentage of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to the physical well-being of residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percentage of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better