Immanuel Skilled Care Center is a large non-profit facility located in Kalispell, Montana. We gave this nursing home an overall grade of B+. A grade of this caliber requires solid scores in most areas. In fact, this nursing home ended up being one of the 50 best facilities in Montana. We also gave this nursing home strong grades in all four of the major categories we assessed. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Immanuel Skilled Care Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
To pair with its favorable overall score, we gave this place an A- for the area of inspections. Our inspection grades are based on several items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this area have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This particular nursing home received 9 deficiencies on its inspection report. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home is also strong in the category of long-term care, where it was awarded a score of B+. It outperformed most nursing homes in this area. Long-term care scores in this range generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. One of the datapoints we considered in addition to nursing hours is vaccines. This nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to 92.013885 percent of its residents. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
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Short-term Care Quality
Turning to another strength for this nursing home, we gave them one of our higher scores in our short-term care category as well, with a grade of B+. Short-term care scores are based on a facility's quantity of skilled nursing services. This means a wide scope of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, not to mention other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we considered the percentage of patients that were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 4.3 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
Nurse Quality
The final area we scored is nursing, in which this facility was given a B. This facility proved to be very solid in all areas we analyzed. Our nursing score features several data points. The most heavily weighted variable is the number of hours nurses spend with patients. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also factored a few quality measures into our nursing grades. This place was relatively weak in two of the major areas we focus on, with below average scores for minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. These areas are generally reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care provided.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Immanuel Skilled Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Immanuel Skilled Care Center, 13.56% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Immanuel Skilled Care Center, 5.9% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a fall which resulted in severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Immanuel Skilled Care Center, 5.86% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term patients who have sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's could be an indication of poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this statistic may also be misleading for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Immanuel Skilled Care Center, 13.19% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Immanuel Skilled Care Center, 10.07% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are given to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Immanuel Skilled Care Center, 0.71% of Patients
This is the percent of patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. High rates of depression could be an indicator a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Immanuel Skilled Care Center, 95% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Immanuel Skilled Care Center, 16.08% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Immanuel Skilled Care Center, 17.92% of Residents
Measures the percentage of long-term care patients who retained mobility levels. Many believe that mobility is critical to patients well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Immanuel Skilled Care Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Immanuel Skilled Care Center, 17.92% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Immanuel Skilled Care Center, 23.86% of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Immanuel Skilled Care Center, 81.31% of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of performance with activities of daily living typically correlates with superior rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Kalispell Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.37 miles away310 Sunnyview Lane Kalispell Montana 59901Voluntary non-profit - Private(406) 752-5111
- North Valley HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 11.82 miles away1600 Hospital Way Whitefish Montana 59937Voluntary non-profit - Private(406) 863-3550
Nearby Dialysis
- Dci Kalispell0.83 miles away135 Commons Way Kalispell Montana 59901Dialysis Stations: 16 (406) 756-5565