Foothills Rehabilitation Center is one of 20 nursing homes in Tucson, Arizona. This is a great facility. We gave this it an overall grade of B+, which is a well above average grade. We found this nursing home to be better than the majority of the nursing homes in Tucson, which has a city grade of B. This place also received consistently good grades in all of our categories. More information about these categories is available below.
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Foothills Rehabilitation Center
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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Bariatric Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
To go along with its favorable overall score, we awarded this facility an A for the area of inspections. These inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this facility had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe made us feel better about this inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
Additionally, this nursing home also was given favorable short-term care grades in our assessment. In fact, we gave them one of our stronger scores in that category, with a score of B+. Our short-term care ratings are important for residents looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually requires additional skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means a broad scope of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final statistic we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that 5.7 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
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Long-term Care Quality
The next area we graded is long-term care. This nursing home was awarded a very positive long-term care grade, with a B in the area. Nursing homes that do well in long-term care tend to be well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to residents. After looking at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 99.75247 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is much higher than the average nursing home. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Nurse Quality
The last category we analyzed was nursing, in which this nursing home was given a grade of B. This nursing home turned out to be relatively strong in each category we looked at. Our nursing rating assesses the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We factor in both the levels of training of the nurses and the quantity of hours spent with residents. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at a few quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This place excelled in these areas, with excellent scores for minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. These areas are generally reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Foothills Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Foothills Rehabilitation Center, 6.65% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Foothills Rehabilitation Center, 0.5% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Foothills Rehabilitation Center, 2.24% of Patients had UTIs
This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents that have suffered from a urinary tract infection. While more infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare between nursing homes due to reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Foothills Rehabilitation Center, 12.41% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Foothills Rehabilitation Center, 13.99% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are generally prescribed to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Foothills Rehabilitation Center, 0.31% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents who are exhibiting signs of depression. Some experts argue this is a measure of patient quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Foothills Rehabilitation Center, 98.97% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Foothills Rehabilitation Center, 10.71% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Foothills Rehabilitation Center, 11.1% of Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Foothills Rehabilitation Center, 11.1% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Foothills Rehabilitation Center, 7.59% 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 Foothills Rehabilitation Center, 65.24% of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements.
Scores for Tucson, AZ
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
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