Horizon Ridge Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is in Henderson, Nevada, which is among the largest metropolitan areas in the country. We awarded this nursing home an overall grade of B+. A score of this caliber requires solid marks in most areas. This place truly has plenty working in its favor. If you look further down this page, you will see this nursing home's category grades, which are also strong.
Horizon Ridge Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Respite Care
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
On top of being a quality nursing home overall, this nursing home really excelled in the area of nursing, where it received an A-. Few facilities performed better in this category. We weighed the skill-level of nurses employed by the facility, in addition to the number of hours the nurses worked with residents, in calculating our rating in this category. This particular nursing home provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place Nevada in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by employing a protocol of turning a patient more frequently.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home was given a favorable short-term care score as well. We awarded it one of our higher scores in that category with a grade of B+. In calculating our short-term care ratings, we analyze the facility's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other licensed professionals. This rating is generally a fair assessment of the facility's ability to rehabilitate patients. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we considered the number of residents who eventually returned home from this nursing home. We found that 5.7 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
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Facility Inspections
In addition, this facility also excelled in the area of inspections, where it received a grade of B+. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Our inspection ratings account for several factors included in a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better scores in this category generally have few severe deficiencies. While this facility had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G through L. This means the government inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Remember that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in this industry.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we looked at was long-term care, where we gave it an above average grade of B. This nursing home truly doesn't have any weak links. When facilities receive this type of grade in this category it is a good sign for patient care and suggests that the facility is well-staffed with nurses and aids. On top of assessing the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 97.10145 percent of its residents. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents out of the hospital. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Horizon Ridge Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Horizon Ridge Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 8.06% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Horizon Ridge Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 2.08% of Patients had Serious Falls
This measures the percentage of long-term stay residents which suffered falls which caused major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be an indicator of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Horizon Ridge Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 1.66% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be a barometer of nursing care . UTI's are often linked to poor nursing care. However, this statistic can also be misleading for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Horizon Ridge Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 15.56% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many patients, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Horizon Ridge Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 19.55% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are used to treat patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Horizon Ridge Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 2.25% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Horizon Ridge Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 76.14% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Horizon Ridge Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 14.91% Percentage of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Horizon Ridge Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 17.97% Percentage of Residents
This metric tracks the percent of long-term care residents that retained mobility levels.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Horizon Ridge Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 17.97 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Horizon Ridge Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 9.39 Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to gauge short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Horizon Ridge Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 65.91% Percentage of Resident
This is a measure of the percent of short-term patients who saw functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Rose De LimaAcute Care Hospitals 7.7 miles away102 E Lake Mead Dr Henderson Nevada 89015Voluntary non-profit - Church(702) 616-5000
- Desert Springs HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.05 miles away2075 East Flamingo Road Las Vegas Nevada 89119Proprietary(702) 369-7600
- Sunrise Hospital and Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 9.51 miles away3186 S Maryland Pkwy Las Vegas Nevada 89109Proprietary(702) 731-8000
- Spring Valley Hospital Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 9.69 miles away5400 South Rainbow Blvd Las Vegas Nevada 89118Proprietary(702) 853-3000
- Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - San Martin CampusAcute Care Hospitals 9.75 miles away8280 W Warm Springs Road Las Vegas Nevada 89113Voluntary non-profit - Church(702) 492-8509
- Southern Hills Hospital and Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.42 miles away9300 West Sunset Rd Las Vegas Nevada 89148Voluntary non-profit - Private(702) 880-2100
- University Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.52 miles away1800 W Charleston Blvd Las Vegas Nevada 89102Government - Local(702) 383-2000
- Spring Mountain SaharaPsychiatric 11.69 miles away5460 West Sahara Las Vegas Nevada 89146Proprietary(702) 873-2400
Nearby Dialysis
- Anthem Village Dialysis (Dva)0.61 miles away2530 Anthem Village Dr Henderson Nevada 89052CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (702) 614-0590
- Davita the District Dialysis Nv2.21 miles away2300 Corporate Circle Ste 100 Henderson Nevada 89074Dialysis Stations: 25 (702) 487-5576
- Fmc-Oasis3.24 miles away1661 W Horizon Ridge Parkway Suite 101 Henderson Nevada 89012Dialysis Stations: 24 (702) 614-4301
- Nevada Dialysis Center (Dva)5.13 miles away1510 W Warm Springs Rd Ste 100 Henderson Nevada 89014CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (702) 451-2131
- Green Valley Dialysis (Dva)5.13 miles away1489 W Warm Springs Rd Ste 122 Henderson Nevada 89014CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (702) 450-8877
- South Pecos (Fmc)5.22 miles away6330 S Pecos Ste 110 Las Vegas Nevada 89120CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 35 (702) 433-3079
- Siena Henderson Dialysis Center (Dva)5.99 miles away2865 Siena Heights Dr Ste 141 Henderson Nevada 89052CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (702) 260-0348
- Las Vegas Dialysis (Dva)7.21 miles away2333 Renaissance Dr Las Vegas Nevada 89119CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 14 (702) 740-8580