Gateway Transitional Care Center
527 Memorial Drive, Pocatello ID 83201 · (208) 478-3333 · 84.2% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Gateway Transitional Care Center is an average-sized nursing home located in Pocatello, Idaho. Sporting an overall rating of B, this facility is a fine option. In our view, this facility looks like a solid choice for most people. This place's impressive profile was highlighted by its nursing grade, which we will address in the next section.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 88 Beds
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For profit - Limited Liability company
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
One of the reasons this turned out to be a great nursing home is that it received a very impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility an A. When determining a facility's nursing grade, we look at the amount of time nurses are caring for patients as well as the skill levels of those nurses. With 4 hours of nursing care per resident per day, this nursing home surpassed the national average. Lastly, this facility was also above average in each of the major quality measures we looked at in this category. For example, it performed well when it comes to minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. These areas are generally reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home was awarded high grades in the area of short-term care as well. In fact, it received one of our most superb grades in that category with a area of A-. Short-term care grades are based on a nursing home's quantity of skilled nursing services. This means a wide range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. This facility excelled in the two key staffing areas we looked at. The facility supplied more care from physical therapists and registered nurses than a typical facility. This is a great sign. The last item we looked at in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found that it was respectable in this area with 49.1 percent of its patients returning home.
Facility Inspections
This nursing home earned a B for its inspections rating. This is an above average score in this category. Inspection ratings are based on many pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that receive favorable grades in this category tend to have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. While this facility had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means that CMS didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. We should point out that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in this industry.
Long-term Care Quality
The final area we graded is long-term care, turned out to be this facility's weakest area. We awarded this facility a D in that area. This really was one of the couple of dings of a quality profile. For residents seeking a permanent residence as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care is an important category. Based on its grade in this category, we were surprised to learn that this nursing home performed relatively well in both nursing hours and its vaccination records. In fact, this nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. This percentage is better than the majority of nursing homes. To our surprise, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 1.63 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home has fewer hospitalizations than most nursing homes. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Gateway Transitional Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This figure measures the percentage of long-term care residents who developed pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents that suffered from a fall leading to severe injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with poor hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of long-term care patients who were administered antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior in situations where such medications aren't medically required. However, some facilities may need to rely more on these drugs due to an increased number of residents with dementia.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients given antianxiety medications. These medications are given to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients demonstrating signs of depression. Some would argue this is a reliable measure of quality of life.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of decline of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percentage of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is a measure of the percentage of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some would argue that this is a measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better