Goshen Healthcare Community

Nursing Home
Memory Care

Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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Goshen Healthcare Community's website

2009 Laramie Street,
Torrington WY 82240

(307) 532-4038

59.61% estimated occupancy ¹

Note: Goshen Healthcare Community has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.

Goshen Healthcare Community is an average-sized government-owned facility located in Torrington, Wyoming. This facility received an overall grade of D, which is a well below average rating. If you are not satisfied with this facility's pedestrian overall grade, you may have to look in other cities as this is the only nursing home in Torrington. The best thing we can say about this nursing home is that it didn't receive any F's in in any of the major categories. More information about these categories is available below.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
Government - County
Secure Memory Care
Offers Hospice
Offers Post-Acute Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Transportation
Medical Transportation
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Physical Therapy
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Colostomy Care
Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

While this nursing home's overall score was not a highlight, it received a somewhat respectable grade in the area of inspections. We awarded it a B- for that area, which is not bad. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating these inspection scores. One key factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some are relatively minor. This place received 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This tells you that the government inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies to pose an imminent risk to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We would not recommend this facility under any circumstance.

Nurse Quality

This nursing home actually received a decent grade in the area of nursing as well. We awarded it a grade of B- for that category, which is not a bad score. Our nursing rating is largely based on a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Finally, while this facility got docked a bit for its nursing hours per resident, it actually excelled in some of our quality measures. With less than five percent of its residents experiencing pressure ulcers, it did remarkably well in this subcategory.

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Long-term Care Quality

This nursing home received its next best category grade in the category of long-term care. We gave this facility a grade of B- in this category, which is a decent grade. In determining our long-term care scores, we look at the personal care received by a facility's residents. Once we assessed the quantity of nursing care, we turned to the facility's vaccination data. We were pleased to learn that this facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia. This place keeps its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

The next category we assessed is short-term care. We awarded it a C in this category. This is a fair grade in this area. Short-term care grades are crucial for individuals requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires higher levels of highly-skilled nursing services. This means a vast spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Unfortunately, this place was below average in terms of its number of registered nurse and physical therapy hours provided to its residents based on the metrics we assessed. The important question is whether this adversely impacted quality of care. The last measure we considered in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that just 4.4 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is actually below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Goshen Healthcare Community Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Goshen Healthcare Community, 6.07% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Goshen Healthcare Community, 4.84% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls which result in injury are routinely caused by poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Goshen Healthcare Community, 3.68% of Patients had UTIs

This metric indicates the percentage of long-term care patients who sustained a UTI. UTI's could be an indication of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric can also be skewed for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Goshen Healthcare Community, 18.95% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of patients given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are given to residents for a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Tragically, in limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Goshen Healthcare Community, 14.81% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are used to treat patients suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Goshen Healthcare Community, 5.34% of Patients

This is the percent of residents who are exhibiting signs of depression. Higher rates of depression may be a sign a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Goshen Healthcare Community, 95.12% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Goshen Healthcare Community, 15.53% Percentage of Patients

This is the percent of residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could indicate erosion of a resident's medical condition.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Goshen Healthcare Community, 18.85% Percentage of Residents

This indicates the percentage of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

In Goshen Healthcare Community, 1.07 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Goshen Healthcare Community, 18.85 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Goshen Healthcare Community, 10.57 Percentage of Patients

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to gauge patient care during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Goshen Healthcare Community, 76.64% Percentage of Resident

This indicates the percentage of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with ADL's usually correlates with superior rehabilitation services.