Highline Rehabilitation and Care Community is a large nursing home in Denver, Colorado. This nursing home was given an overall score of A-. Indeed, this is actually ranked among the top fifteen facilities in the city. Based on our assessment, this place ought to be a no brainer for most people. Finally, this facility did have an ownership change in the last 12 months, so we'll have to keep an eye on it to make sure it maintains its excellent quality standards.
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Highline Rehabilitation and Care Community
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
Please note our records indicate that Highline Rehabilitation and Care Community has changed ownership recently and while our data on this page is up-to-date there is a chance that the quality of this facility may change under new management.
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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 Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pain Management
- Bariatric Care
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
In addition to faring well in its overall grade, this facility earned a nearly flawless inspection report. Consequently, it received one of our highest scores in this area with an A. Inspection ratings account for several factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better scores in this area tend to have few of these 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. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
We also want to note the fact that this facility was awarded a top-shelf score of A in our long-term care category. Nursing homes that do well in this category tend to be well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to patients. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia is often a life threatening ailment for nursing home patients so we like it when a nursing home doesn't take any chances. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Nurse Quality
Another strong feature for this facility is that it received an impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B+. In calculating a nursing home's nursing score, we weigh the quantity of hours nurses commit to residents as well as the level of licensure of the nurses. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well when it comes to avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Short-term Care Quality
The last category we assessed was short-term care. This facility was awarded a strong short-term care grade this year, with a grade of B-. Although this isn't quite as strong as some of its other category grades, this is nevertheless an acceptable grade for this category. Our short-term care scores are considered to be most important for folks in need of rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation generally utilizes additional skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means not just nursing services, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final datapoint we looked at in this category is the percentage of patients who who were able to eventually return home from the facility. We found that just 4.1 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Highline Rehabilitation and Care Community Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Highline Rehabilitation and Care Community, 5.57% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents which are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We consider this statistic when determining our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Highline Rehabilitation and Care Community, 3.54% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls are often the result of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Highline Rehabilitation and Care Community, 1.82% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay residents who have sustained a UTI. While more infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it can be difficult to compare between facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Highline Rehabilitation and Care Community, 10.76% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Highline Rehabilitation and Care Community, 3.92% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are prescribed to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Highline Rehabilitation and Care Community, 0% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients exhibiting depressive symptoms. Some believe that this is a reasonable measure of patient quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Highline Rehabilitation and Care Community, 97.17% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Highline Rehabilitation and Care Community, 14.08% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Highline Rehabilitation and Care Community, 16.21% of Residents
This is the percentage of residents who maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Highline Rehabilitation and Care Community, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Highline Rehabilitation and Care Community, 16.21% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Highline Rehabilitation and Care Community, 13.14% of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 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 Highline Rehabilitation and Care Community, 56.81% of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Scores for Denver, CO
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
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