Fernhill Estates
5737 Ne 37th Avenue, Portland OR 97211 · (503) 288-5967 · 44.92% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Fernhill Estates is in Portland, Oregon, which has an abundance of nursing homes. Sporting an overall grade of A-, this is undoubtedly an impressive nursing home. We really couldn't find many bad things to say about this facility. Its scores are as good as they get. As you can find below, this nursing home also performed just fine in our category grades. It's hard to poke holes in this nursing home's profile.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 63 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
In addition to a phenomenal overall grade, this facility also received A+ nursing grade. Our nursing grade consists of quite a few factors, however, the most important consideration is the level of nurse hours spent with patients. This nursing home provides an incredible 4.9 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. Out of this total, many of those hours were provided by registered nurses, which is one of the more highly trained levels of nurses. In addition to providing impressive levels of care, this place was also above average in several of the major quality-based metrics we looked at in this category. It performed well when it comes to avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.
Short-term Care Quality
To complement its elite accomplishments in other areas, we awarded this facility a grade of A- for its short-term care grade. In the area of short-term care, we endeavor to qualify measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We assess the facility's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. One of this place's strengths is registered nurse hours. This facility provides more care from registered nurses than most facilities. Finally, we looked at the percentage of residents who were able to return home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
Facility Inspections
This nursing home also performed well in the area of inspections. It earned a nearly flawless government inspection report this year. It received one of our best grades in that category with a grade of B+. Perhaps the most important factor we consider in determining our inspection grades is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher grades in this category typically avoided the more severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. Sadly, this nursing home was hit with a category L deficiency, which is not what we expected given its inspection grade. This category means CMS discovered a widespread deficiency placing patient health or safety in immediate jeopardy. In spite of this major red flag, other aspects of this facility's inspection report gave us some hope.
Long-term Care Quality
The last category we rated is this facility's worst category. Nevertheless, even its lowest point would be a strength for many facilities. We gave it an above average grade of B in long-term care. When nursing homes receive this kind of grade in this category it is a good sign for patient care and suggests that the place is well-staffed with nurses and aids. Once we assessed the quantity of nursing care, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 94.33962 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia is often a deadly health condition for nursing home residents so we prefer when a nursing home doesn't leave this to chance. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Fernhill Estates Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term residents that are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This statistic indicates the percent of long-term patients which have sustained a fall which resulted in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be an indication of lower levels of patient supervision.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who have sustained a UTI. UTI's could be a sign of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this metric could also be skewed for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients given antipsychotic medications. These drugs may be used for treating a variety of conditions, including cognitive disorders.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of patients given antianxiety drugs. These medications are generally given to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Many in the industry argue that this is a measure of patient quality of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percent of residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is the percent of patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of the deterioration of a resident's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents who maintained mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Measures the percent of short-term patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many believe that this is a measure of rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better