Fernhill Estates is located in the densely populated metropolitan area of Portland, Oregon which has a population of 841,711 people. Featuring an overall grade of B-, this appears to be a decent facility. Based on our analysis, this place ought to meet the needs of many people. We were also pleased to find that this nursing home was consistent in all of the major categories we assessed. Additional information about its category grades can be found below.
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Fernhill Estates
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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Facility Inspections
We would like to point out that this facility's inspection score exceeded its overall grade. This facility earned a grade of B+ in this category, which is one of our better grades. Our inspection scores account for several factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher grades in this category usually have very few severe deficiencies. Sadly, this nursing home received a category L deficiency, which is unexpected based on its inspection score. This category of deficiency means inspectors discovered a widespread deficiency placing resident safety or health in immediate danger. In spite of this major red flag, other aspects of this facility's inspection report gave us some hope.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we rated this nursing home so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing grade. In that area, we gave this nursing home an B. The nursing score consists of many datapoints, many of which are associated with nursing hours. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics 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 typically be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a policy of turning a patient more frequently.
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Short-term Care Quality
We also gave this facility an impressive score in short-term care. This nursing home received a B in this category, which is one of our better scores. Short-term care scores are critical for prospective residents seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually utilizes more skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means a broad spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we considered the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
Turning to our last category, this facility was given a B- in long-term care, which we consider to be a respectable rating. For prospective patients seeking a permanent place to live rather than skilled nursing, long-term care is an important category. Once we looked at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination records. Candidly, we were a bit worried that this facility vaccinated 71.17117 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which happens to be quite a bit lower than what we expected. Nevertheless, this place was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Fernhill Estates Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Fernhill Estates, 9.8% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Fernhill Estates, 2.43% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents that suffered from a fall which resulted in severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Fernhill Estates, 2.67% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents which sustained urinary tract infections. UTI's could be an indicator of lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint may be skewed for some facilities due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Fernhill Estates, 15.04% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric gauges the percent of long-term residents who are given antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such medications are not medically required. However, some facilities need to rely more on these drugs due to having more patients with dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Fernhill Estates, 12.62% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients receiving antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Fernhill Estates, 6.44% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents exhibiting depressive symptoms. Many argue this is a reliable measure of patient quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Fernhill Estates, 92.26% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Fernhill Estates, 12.97% Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Fernhill Estates, 18.46% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percent of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Fernhill Estates, 18.46 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Scores for Portland, OR
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
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Nearby Hospitals
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- Providence Portland Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 2.7 miles away4805 Ne Glisan Street Portland Oregon 97213Voluntary non-profit - Private(503) 215-1111
- Legacy Good Samaritan Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 4.13 miles away1015 Nw 22nd Avenue, w121 Portland Oregon 97210Voluntary non-profit - Private(503) 413-7711
- Peacehealth Southwest Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 4.64 miles away400 Ne Mother Joseph Place Vancouver Washington 98668Voluntary non-profit - Private(360) 256-2000
- Adventist Health PortlandAcute Care Hospitals 4.88 miles away10123 Se Market Street Portland Oregon 97216Voluntary non-profit - Church(503) 257-2500
- Ohsu Hospital and ClinicsAcute Care Hospitals 5.43 miles away3181 Sw Sam Jackson Park Road Portland Oregon 97239Voluntary non-profit - Other(503) 494-6245
- Providence St Vincent Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.95 miles away9205 Sw Barnes Road Portland Oregon 97225Voluntary non-profit - Private(503) 216-2213
- Kaiser Sunnyside Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 9.69 miles away10180 Se Sunnyside Road Clackamas Oregon 97015Voluntary non-profit - Other(503) 652-2880
Nearby Dialysis
- Rose City Dialysis, LLC1.78 miles away4905 Ne Martin Luther King Blvd Portland Oregon 97211CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (503) 288-7020
- Rose City Dialysis LLC1.91 miles away7474 Ne Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Portland Oregon 97211Dialysis Stations: 17 (503) 737-1020
- Oregon Kidney Center2.19 miles away3524 Ne Sandy Blvd Portland Oregon 97232CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (503) 236-7097
- Pnrs Hollywood Dialysis2.31 miles away2824 Ne Wasco St Suite #100 Portland Oregon 97232CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (503) 493-8227
- Portland Mlk Dialysis2.39 miles away2737 Ne Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Portland Oregon 97212Dialysis Stations: 20 (503) 282-1253
- Northeast Portland Renal Center2.47 miles away703 Ne Hancock St Portland Oregon 97212CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 15 (503) 493-3322
- Fmc Maywood Park4.22 miles away11909 Ne Glenn Widing Dr Portland Oregon 97220Dialysis Stations: 21 (503) 255-3464
- Pnrs Home Dialysis4.37 miles away2701 Nw Vaughn St., Ste. 150 Portland Oregon 97201Dialysis Stations: 12 (503) 205-0320