Fir Lane Health and Rehab Center is a large facility located in Shelton, Washington. With an overall rating of F, we consider this to be a lower end nursing home. If you are not happy with this facility's poor overall grade, you may find your options to be limited in Shelton. The city has just one other nursing home. More information on this facility's category grades may be found below. Its best category was nursing, which is addressed in the next section.
Fir Lane Health and Rehab Center
- Nursing Home
- Home Health Agency
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Oncology Care
Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
We just could not find anything positive to say about this nursing home. It received a just D in the area of nursing. Unfortunately, this ended up being its best score. When determining our nursing ratings, we factor in both staffing levels and the levels of licensure of the nurses. This nursing home provided 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient each day, which is below average. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing ratings. This facility performed well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.
Facility Inspections
We also wanted to draw your attention to this nursing home's inspection grades where it received an F. This generally means we found some red flags on the inspection reports. For facilities with bad inspection scores, you should really scrutinize any severe deficiencies found on their recent inspection reports. This particular facility was hit with one category G through L deficiency, which rank among the more serious categories of deficiencies. This generally indicates that the deficiencies identified by the government inspectors had the potential to cause actual harm to residents. Lastly, we also would like to draw your attention to the fact that this place received significant government fines in recent years totaling over $100,000. This usually suggests that a poor performance has been an issue for several years.
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Short-term Care Quality
The next category we looked at was short-term care. This facility's was given a poor short-term care grade where it was given a lowly F. With our short-term care score, we endeavor to create a meaningful barometer for rehabilitation. In doing so, we analyze a facility's levels of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Based on its poor grade in this category, we weren't surprised to learn this nursing home provided far fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than most nursing homes. The last item we considered in this category is the number of residents that returned home from the facility. This nursing home struggled quite a bit in this area as well, with just 4.3 percent of its patients returning home. This was well below the national average.
Long-term Care Quality
The final category we graded was long-term care. This nursing home was given an abysmal grade of F in this category. If you are looking for anything other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each nursing home's long-term care grades. On top of looking at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 99.25926 percent of its residents. To our surprise, this nursing home also keeps its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Sadly, a few of its other scores in the category weren't as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Fir Lane Health and Rehab Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Fir Lane Health and Rehab Center, 7.09% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure gauges the percent of long-term patients who are suffering from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Fir Lane Health and Rehab Center, 2.86% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients that sustained a fall which caused major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Fir Lane Health and Rehab Center, 2.28% of Patients had UTIs
This figure is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients who had UTI's. Although a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare different nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Fir Lane Health and Rehab Center, 13.8% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure gauges the percentage of long-term residents receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Fir Lane Health and Rehab Center, 12.29% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay residents taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Fir Lane Health and Rehab Center, 13.74% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who are showing signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Fir Lane Health and Rehab Center, 93.71% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Fir Lane Health and Rehab Center, 13.94% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and continence. Many would argue that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Fir Lane Health and Rehab Center, 21.78% Percentage of Residents
Measures the percent of long-term stay residents that retained mobility levels. Some experts believe that the ability to move around is important for patients mental and physical well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Fir Lane Health and Rehab Center, 1 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Fir Lane Health and Rehab Center, 21.78 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Fir Lane Health and Rehab Center, 10.98 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Fir Lane Health and Rehab Center, 74.42% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Mason General Hospital & Family of ClinicsCritical Access Hospitals 0.14 miles away901 Mt View Drive Shelton Washington 98584Government - Hospital District or Authority(360) 426-1611
- Capital Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 14.99 miles away3900 Capital Mall Dr Sw Olympia Washington 98502Voluntary non-profit - Private(360) 754-5858
- Providence St Peter HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.46 miles away413 Lilly Road Ne Olympia Washington 98506Voluntary non-profit - Private(360) 491-9480
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc Shelton0.08 miles away1872 N 13th Loop Rd Shelton Washington 98584Dialysis Stations: 6 (360) 432-2601
- Olympia Dialysis Center14.81 miles away335 Cooper Point Rd Nw Olympia Washington 98502Dialysis Stations: 6 (360) 357-6198
- Fmc Lacey17.18 miles away3406 12th Ave Ne Olympia Washington 98506CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (360) 455-5010
- Tumwater Dialysis Center18.29 miles away855 Trosper Rd Sw Ste 110 Olympia Washington 98512Dialysis Stations: 10 (360) 352-7522
- Fmc Thurston County Dialysis Center19.07 miles away8770 Tallon Ln Ne Olympia Washington 98516Dialysis Stations: 6 (360) 491-5076
- Belfair Dialysis19.44 miles away23961 Ne State Route 3 Belfair Washington 98528Dialysis Stations: 5 (360) 275-0141