Gateway Care and Retirement is a small nursing home in Portland, Oregon. We gave this nursing home a B- overall, which is a decent score. This is comparable with the city grade in Portland, which is a B. This facility has some things working in its favor. More information on this nursing home's category grades is available below. Its best category was short-term care, which is discussed in the next paragraph.
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Gateway Care and Retirement
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
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Registered Staff Hours
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's short-term care score is more impressive than its overall score. It received one of our better grades in that area with a grade of B+. Our short-term care scores are based in part on a facility's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a wide scope of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Unfortunately, we weren't able to find registered nurse or physical therapy staffing data for this facility. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 4.9 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Facility Inspections
This facility's second best category is inspections. In that category, we gave this nursing home a B. Our inspection scores account for several factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better grades in this area tend to have very few severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.
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Nurse Quality
The next highest grade we gave this nursing home in any area came in the category of nursing, where we gave it a grade of C. Our nursing grade is mostly based on the facility's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0 hours of nursing care per patient each day, which is not an impressive total. Lastly, despite not having the highest total nursing hours per resident, this place performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is typically an indicator that a facility has quality controls in place.
Long-term Care Quality
The final category we graded was long-term care. In that category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of C. Our long-term care grades are essential for prospective residents seeking non-healthcare services such as personal care. Once we assessed the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination record. We were pleased to learn that this facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia. This place also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Gateway Care and Retirement Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Gateway Care and Retirement, 20.2% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols limits the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Gateway Care and Retirement, 6.34% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are routinely linked to lower quality nursing care. Additional nurse staffing can limit the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Gateway Care and Retirement, 0% of Patients had UTIs
This figure measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who have sustained urinary tract infections. Although a higher rate infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it is problematic to compare between nursing homes due to facilities having varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Gateway Care and Retirement, 22.22% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These medications are used to treat several medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Gateway Care and Retirement, 11.03% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term stay patients receiving antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Gateway Care and Retirement, 0% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term care residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Some would argue that this is a measure of quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Gateway Care and Retirement, 98.78% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Gateway Care and Retirement, 19.26% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate decline of a resident's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Gateway Care and Retirement, 24.79% of Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients who maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Gateway Care and Retirement, 24.79% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Gateway Care and Retirement, 13.18% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Gateway Care and Retirement, 77.76% of Resident
This datapoint measures the percentage of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some experts argue that this is a reasonable measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.
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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