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Fernhill Estates

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-minus
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5737 Ne 37th Avenue,
Portland OR 97211

(503) 288-5967

58.09% estimated occupancy 1

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. The best part of this place's report card is is its inspection rating. We discuss inspections in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation

Awards

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Top Nursing Home in Oregon Awards 2019

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Facility Inspections

Grade: B-plus

On top of having a decent overall score, we also would like to point out that this facility received favorable inspections in recent years. We awarded them one of our better grades in this category, with a grade of B+. This is a much better score than the nursing home's overall score. Inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Unfortunately, this place was hit with a category L deficiency, which is not what we expected given its inspection rating. This category of deficiency means CMS uncovered a widespread deficiency putting patient safety or health in imminent jeopardy. Any serious deficiency is a major concern. In spite of this major red flag, other aspects of this facility's inspection report gave us some hope.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

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.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

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

Grade: D

The final category we rated is long-term care. We awarded this facility a D for our long-term care category, making this the facility's worst grade. When nursing homes receive a grade in this range in this category it typically means the nursing home didn't perform well in our measures relating to patient care. After looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination data. We were a bit alarmed this facility vaccinated 58.878506 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which happens to be several points less than the national average. Surprisingly, this nursing home was actually decent at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had just 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. This is its best score in this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Fernhill Estates Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: F

In Fernhill Estates, 18.82% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic tells you the percent of long-term stay patients who have new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A+

In Fernhill Estates, 0% 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

Grade: C

In Fernhill Estates, 2.97% 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

Grade: D

In Fernhill Estates, 25.3% 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

Grade: A

In Fernhill Estates, 10.58% 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

Grade: A+

In Fernhill Estates, 0% 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

Grade: F

In Fernhill Estates, 76.85% 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

Grade: F

In Fernhill Estates, 34% 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.

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 B-plus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B

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Nearby Dialysis

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  • 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