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Hood River Care Center

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Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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729 Henderson Road,
Hood River OR 97031

(541) 386-2688

47.8% estimated occupancy ¹

Hood River Care Center is an average-sized nursing home in Hood River, Oregon. It looks like this nursing home is one of the higher-rated nursing homes we looked at. A score in this range requires high-end marks across the board. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top fifth of all facilities nationally. This facility also received very consistent ratings in all of the major categories we assessed. More information about its category grades can be found below.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Corporation
Offers Hospice
Offers Post-Acute Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Transportation
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Palliative Care
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Tracheotomy Care
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Laboratory
X-Ray
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Oncology Care
Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Awards

Best Nursing Home in Oregon Awards 2019

Top Nursing Home in Oregon Awards 2020

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Nurse Quality

We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility excelled in our nursing score. We gave them an impressive grade of A+ in this area. There are numerous factors within this category. Many of these datapoints reflect the quantity of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Facility Inspections

Adding to its impressive category grades, this nursing home excelled in the area of inspections, where it received an A. Not many nursing homes performed better in this area. Our inspection scores account for several factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better scores in this area typically have few severe deficiencies. Fortunately, although this nursing home had some minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Remember that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in the industry.

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Long-term Care Quality

Turning to another strength for this nursing home, we awarded them one of our more favorable scores in our long-term care category as well, with a grade of B+. When facilities receive this kind of score in this category it is usually a good sign for resident care and indicates that the facility is well-staffed with nurses and aids. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 99.45055 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is much higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Moving on to the next area, this facility received a strong short-term care score. Although this isn't as dominant as many of its other category grades, this remains one of our more impressive grades we offer. Our short-term care grades are based on a nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a broad spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, not to mention other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last metric we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents who ultimately were able to return home from the facility. We found that 5.1 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Hood River Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Hood River Care Center, 9.8% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Hood River Care Center, 2.43% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of residents who suffered from a fall leading to major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Hood River Care Center, 2.67% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that had UTI's. UTI's may be an indicator of worse hygiene protocols. However, this statistic could be skewed for certain facilities due to different reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Hood River Care Center, 15.04% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This gauges the percent of long-term patients who were given antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs aren't medically required. Nevertheless, some facilities may need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of residents suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Hood River Care Center, 12.62% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of patients given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Hood River Care Center, 6.44% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients who are showing signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Hood River Care Center, 92.26% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these types of vaccines critical to patient well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Hood River Care Center, 12.97% Percentage of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and continence. Some experts argue that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Hood River Care Center, 18.46% Percentage of Residents

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who maintained mobility.

Hospitalizations

In Hood River Care Center, 1.54 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is critical to preserving the physical health of residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Hood River Care Center, 18.46 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Hood River Care Center, 14.28 Percentage of Patients

This is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Hood River Care Center, 77% Percentage of Resident

This datapoint measures the percentage of short-term residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some experts argue this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.

Nearby Hospitals

Providence Hood River Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0.72 miles away810 12th Street Hood River Oregon 97031Voluntary non-profit - Church(541) 386-3911
Skyline HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 3.55 miles away211 Skyline Drive White Salmon Washington 98672Government - Hospital District or Authority(509) 491-1101
Mid-Columbia Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.38 miles away1700 E 19th Street The Dalles Oregon 97058Voluntary non-profit - Other(541) 296-1111