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. This nursing home's strong profile was highlighted by its long-term care grade, which we will address in the next section.
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Highline Rehabilitation and Care Community
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- Memory Care
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Individual
- 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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Long-term Care Quality
We also found that this facility excelled in our long-term care rating. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. When facilities receive a grade in this range in this category it generally means it has plenty of staff and is an overall good place to reside on a permanent basis. Once we assessed the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 99.74874 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients out of the hospital. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.04 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Facility Inspections
In addition, this facility also received a nearly flawless inspection report. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with an A. Our inspection scores weigh a host of factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher scores in this category tend to have few 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.
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Nurse Quality
Adding to its impressive resume, this nursing home also excelled in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A- for that category. The nursing rating considers numerous subcategories. The most heavily weighted factor is the amount of time nurses spend with residents. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well in the area of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Short-term Care Quality
The next area we assessed was short-term care. We awarded this nursing home a solid score in that area, with a B-. While this isn't as strong as some of its other grades, it is still not a terrible score. In the category of short-term care, we seek to assess indicators of a facility's rehabilitation. We look at the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last metric we assessed in this area is the number of residents who were able to 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, 5.67% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care minimizes the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Highline Rehabilitation and Care Community, 3.72% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a fall resulting in major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Highline Rehabilitation and Care Community, 2.04% of Patients had UTIs
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents which sustained a urinary tract infection. While a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it is problematic to compare different facilities due to nursing homes having inconsistent reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Highline Rehabilitation and Care Community, 17.61% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Highline Rehabilitation and Care Community, 12.49% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who are given antianxiety medication. These drugs are given to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Highline Rehabilitation and Care Community, 3.91% of Patients
This is the percent of residents who are demonstrating signs of depression. High rates of depression could reveal lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Highline Rehabilitation and Care Community, 84.62% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Highline Rehabilitation and Care Community, 15.34% Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Highline Rehabilitation and Care Community, 16.01% Percentage of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that retained mobility levels. Many in the industry would argue that mobility is critical to patients physical and mental health.
Hospitalizations
In Highline Rehabilitation and Care Community, 1.17 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Highline Rehabilitation and Care Community, 16.01 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Highline Rehabilitation and Care Community, 12.31 Percentage of Patients
This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to gauge the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Highline Rehabilitation and Care Community, 76.2% Percentage of Resident
Measures the percent of short-term patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some experts believe this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
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-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
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