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Idaho State Veterans Home - Pocatello

Nursing Home
For people with disabilities

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

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Idaho State Veterans Home - Pocatello's website

1957 Alvin Ricken Drive,
Pocatello ID 83201

(208) 235-7800

71.81% estimated occupancy ¹

Idaho State Veterans Home - Pocatello is a small government-owned nursing home in Pocatello, Idaho. This nursing home turns out to be an A rated facility, which is one of the best scores we offer. Based on all of the relevant data, you can not go wrong with this facility. If you look below, you will see this place's category ratings, which look to be just as impressive as its overall rating.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
Has Family Council
Government - State
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Transportation
Speech Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Recreational Therapy

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Awards

Top Nursing Home in Idaho Awards 2019

Top Nursing Home in Idaho Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in Pocatello, Idaho Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in Idaho Awards 2021

Best Nursing Home in Pocatello, Idaho Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

We also wanted to emphasize that this nursing home has earned excellent government inspections recently. We gave them an impressive grade of A in this area. Inspection scores account for a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher scores in this area usually have few severe deficiencies. It doesn't look like we have information about this nursing home's deficiencies. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Adding to its high-end profile, this facility also excelled in our long-term care category. In fact, we awarded it a score of A for the category. For prospective residents in need of a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care grades are a key measure. One of the datapoints we considered on top of nursing hours was vaccinations. This facility provided the pneumonia vaccination to 92.89617 percent of its patients. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

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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. Nursing grades are based in large part on quantity of nursing care available. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Short-term Care Quality

The last category we graded is short-term care, where this nursing home was given a grade of A-. This finished off a first-rate report card. Few facilities received an A- or better in in each area we assessed. In computing these short-term care ratings, we quantify the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. Our purpose is to devise a scale for comparing the rehabilitation services of various nursing homes. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last datapoint we assessed in this category is the number of residents that ultimately returned home from the facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients 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.

Idaho State Veterans Home - Pocatello Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Idaho State Veterans Home - Pocatello, 7.07% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols limits the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Idaho State Veterans Home - Pocatello, 5.46% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of residents that have had a fall which resulted in severe injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Idaho State Veterans Home - Pocatello, 4.4% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely linked to nursing homes with worse hygiene protocols. Better nursing care minimizes the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Note that this datapoint is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Idaho State Veterans Home - Pocatello, 18.64% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of patients given antipsychotic medications. These drugs are sometimes used to treat several medical conditions, such as dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Idaho State Veterans Home - Pocatello, 18.23% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally given to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Idaho State Veterans Home - Pocatello, 27.16% of Patients

This is the percent of patients showing symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Idaho State Veterans Home - Pocatello, 95.32% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines critical to patient safety.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Idaho State Veterans Home - Pocatello, 18.23% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and continence. Some experts argue that this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Idaho State Veterans Home - Pocatello, 17.05% of Residents

This metric tracks the percentage of long-term stay residents who were able to retain mobility. Many would argue that mobility is vital to patients physical and mental well-being.