The Residence at Thomas Circle is a small nursing home located in Washington, District of Columbia. This nursing home is an A rated facility, which is one of the highest scores that we offer. Indeed, we were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it ahead of the majority of the nursing homes in Washington, which boasts a strong selection of nursing homes. Headlining this nursing home's stellar profile is its nursing grade, which we will address in the next paragraph.
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The Residence at Thomas Circle
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Jan 1, 2021 by Nick Lata
Note: Data for The Residence at Thomas Circle has not been updated recently. This page shows historical performance which may not be representitive of current service levels.
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Optometry
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Awards
Nurse Quality
One of the many reasons this turned out to be a great nursing home is that it received an A+ nursing grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this category. The nursing rating is based on quite a few subcategories, but the main one is the number of nurse hours spent with patients. This facility provided 0.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place District of Columbia in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by having a policy of turning residents at least once a day.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home received quality marks in the category of short-term care. As a result, it was given one of our most impressive scores in that category with a score of A+. In calculating our short-term care grades, we assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The objective is to devise a barometer for comparing the rehabilitation services of different facilities. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 7.2 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
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Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was awarded a very impressive long-term care score. This actually is this facility's third strongest category score. In that category, we awarded this facility a score of A. When facilities receive this kind of grade in long-term care it is usually a good sign for patient care and indicates that the place is well-staffed with nurses and aids. In addition to assessing the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 96.969696 percent of its patients, which is more than the majority of nursing homes. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Facility Inspections
Lastly, we looked at the area of inspections. This facility earned a very impressive grade in this category. In that category, we gave this facility a B+. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing our inspection grades. One key factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some can be relatively minor. This facility was assessed 8 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be major deficiencies. This indicates that the government inspectors didn't deem any of these deficiencies to cause an immediate risk to resident health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Residence at Thomas Circle Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In The Residence at Thomas Circle, 10.51% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric is is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who have pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a reliable measure of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In The Residence at Thomas Circle, 1.38% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients who sustained a fall which resulted in major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In The Residence at Thomas Circle, 1.7% of Patients had UTIs
This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients who sustained urinary tract infections. UTI's could be a sign of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this metric may also be skewed for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In The Residence at Thomas Circle, 9.77% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric indicates the percentage of long-term stay residents taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In The Residence at Thomas Circle, 12.15% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of long-term care residents who are given antianxiety medication. These drugs are given to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In The Residence at Thomas Circle, 0.27% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who are showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In The Residence at Thomas Circle, 95.76% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In The Residence at Thomas Circle, 16.44% Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and bathing.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In The Residence at Thomas Circle, 6.27 Percentage of Patients
This metric tracks the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In The Residence at Thomas Circle, 59.5% Percentage of Resident
This is a measure of the percentage of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements.
Scores for Washington, DC
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
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Nearby Hospitals
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Nearby Dialysis
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- Capitol Dialysis1.46 miles away140 Q Street Ne Washington District of Columbia 20002CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (202) 636-9411
- Bma - Columbia Heights1.95 miles away106 Irving St Nw Ste 1400 Washington District of Columbia 20010CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 35 (202) 829-0060
- Childrens National Medical Center2 miles awayChildrens Hosp Dialysis Unit Rm 3130 111 Michigan Ave Nw Washington District of Columbia 20010Dialysis Stations: 6 (202) 476-5148
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- Davita - Brentwood2.47 miles away1231 Brentwood Rd Ne Washington District of Columbia 20018CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (202) 636-3711