Grays Harbor Health & Rehabilitation Center is a facility in Aberdeen, Washington, which has a total of 23,814 people. This nursing home received a concerning overall grade of D based on the data we looked at. 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 Aberdeen. If you aren't deterred by this nursing home's report card, you can continue reading to find out about its category scores. Nursing grades are discussed in the next section.
Grays Harbor Health & Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
While we were down on this facility overall, we awarded it a B for our nursing rating. This grade is far more impressive than the nursing home's overall score. There are several criteria included in this grade. Many of these factors relate to the quantity and quality of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Facility Inspections
We also awarded this nursing home a grade of B- for our inspections rating. This score is a more impressive than the facility's overall grade. Inspection ratings weigh several factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. While this facility had a few minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as categories G through L. This means that the government inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A couple minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.
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Short-term Care Quality
The third category we analyzed is short-term care. In that area, we gave this nursing home a solid grade of B-. In our short-term care grade, we seek to craft a valuable barometer for rehabilitation. In this process, we look at a facility's scope of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. We found that this place was below average in the two key staffing areas we focus on. The facility supplied fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other nursing homes. Finally, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 5.3 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most facilities, closer to half of their residents are able to return home so this figure is below average.
Long-term Care Quality
Moving on to our next area, we gave this nursing home a grade of D in long-term care. This is the nursing home's least impressive category grade. If you are seeking services other than short-term rehabilitation, you should take a close look at long-term care ratings. Once we concluded our assessment of the quantity of care provided by nurses, we turned to the facility's vaccination records. We were optimistic to discover that this nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Surprisingly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home has less hospitalizations than most nursing homes. Unfortunately, a few of its other scores in this category were not as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Grays Harbor Health & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Grays Harbor Health & Rehabilitation Center, 7.09% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term stay residents who developed new or worsened pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a solid indicator of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Grays Harbor Health & Rehabilitation Center, 2.86% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients that have had a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are routinely the result of lower levels of patient supervision. Additional nurse staffing can reduce the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Grays Harbor Health & Rehabilitation Center, 2.28% of Patients had UTIs
This figure tells you the percentage of long-term patients who had a urinary tract infection. UTI's could be a sign of lower quality nursing care. However, this metric may be misleading for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Grays Harbor Health & Rehabilitation Center, 13.8% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These drugs are sometimes used for a variety of conditions, such as dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Grays Harbor Health & Rehabilitation Center, 12.29% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term patients taking antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Grays Harbor Health & Rehabilitation Center, 13.74% of Patients
This is the percent of residents who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. High levels of depression may reveal worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Grays Harbor Health & Rehabilitation Center, 93.71% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Grays Harbor Health & Rehabilitation Center, 13.94% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Grays Harbor Health & Rehabilitation Center, 21.78% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percent of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Grays Harbor Health & Rehabilitation Center, 1 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Grays Harbor Health & Rehabilitation Center, 21.78 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Grays Harbor Health & Rehabilitation Center, 10.98 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Grays Harbor Health & Rehabilitation Center, 74.42% Percentage of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with ADL's typically correlates with better rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Grays Harbor Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.03 miles away915 Anderson Drive Aberdeen Washington 98520Voluntary non-profit - Private(360) 532-8330
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc Aberdeen0.8 miles away2012 Industrial Pkwy Aberdeen Washington 98520CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (360) 533-6800