Garfield County Nursing Home
200 North 450 East, Panguitch UT 84759 · (435) 676-1265 · 98.57% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Garfield County Nursing Home is a very-small government-owned facility located in Panguitch, Utah. After receiving an A overall grade, this nursing home has the prestigious distinction of being one of the 50 best nursing homes in Utah. Based on our assessment, this place is really as good as it gets. As you can see below, this facility performed equally well in our category grades. We give this place two thumbs up!
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 21 Beds
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Government - County
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
One of the many reasons this turned out to be a great nursing home is that it earned a very impressive inspection grade. Inspections turned out to be its best category. In this area, we gave this nursing home an A. These inspection scores take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This place was hit with 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered severe. This tells you that the government inspectors did not deem any of these deficiencies to be an immediate risk to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Adding to its first-rate accomplishments in other areas, we gave this nursing home a grade of A- for its long-term care grade. Nursing homes that receive this kind of score in this category typically provide consistent 24/7 care to ensure patients are kept in good health. After assessing the impressive nursing hours and other staffing provided by this facility, we turned to the facility's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 98.666664 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is significantly higher than the average nursing home. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 1.08 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home had less hospitalizations than many nursing homes.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was awarded a very impressive short-term care grade. This actually ended up being this nursing home's third best category score. In that area, we awarded this facility a score of A-. In calculating our short-term care ratings, we scrutinize a facility's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other highly trained professionals. This area is considered to be a useful measure of the nursing home's ability to rehabilitate patients. One reason for this facility's strong score in this category is that it provides more care with registered nurses to its residents than the average nursing home. Finally, we looked at the number of patients that returned home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
Nurse Quality
In the final category we graded, this facility was awarded a very strong grade of A- in our nursing category. With this grade, the facility rounded out a straight A report card. Our nursing grade assesses a handful of components, many of which are tied to nursing hours. This facility provided 4.3 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis, which is among the better figures in the country. A significant percentage of those hours were provided by registered nurses, which are one of the most highly skilled levels of nurses. We are really impressed by these figures. In addition to looking at levels of nursing care, we also looked at a few quality measures in determining our nursing grades. These include minimizing residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We view these data points as reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care being provided, since better care tends to reduce these problems.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Garfield County Nursing Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are often linked to lower quality nursing care. More supervision can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are administered to residents for a variety of conditions, including cognitive disorders. Tragically, in some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly used to treat patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who are showing depressive symptoms. Many argue this is a measure of quality of life.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percentage 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 residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of residents who maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better