Josephine Caring Community is located in Stanwood, Washington, a city with a population of 20,987 people. We awarded this facility an overall grade of B+. A score of this caliber requires above average marks in most areas. This nursing home definitely has plenty working in its favor. This facility's strong profile was highlighted by its short-term care rating, which is addressed in the next section.
Josephine Caring Community
Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
9901 272nd Place Northwest,
Stanwood WA 98292
77.37% estimated occupancy 1
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Short-term Care Quality
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A- for our short-term care grade. With our short-term care rating, we endeavor to forge a sound gauge for rehabilitation. In this process, we analyze a facility's level of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. This nursing home elevated its grade in this category by offering more care from registered nurses to its residents than the average facility. The final measure we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. This place performed as well as just about any facility in Washington in this area with 59.6 percent of its residents returning home.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we rated this facility so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing rating. In that category, we awarded this nursing home an A-. Nursing grades are based in large part on quality and quantity of nursing care. This nursing home provided 4.2 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This was one of the better totals we found. Furthermore, a significant portion of this care was provided by registered nurses, which are highly skilled nurses. These are both really impressive figures. In addition to offering impressive levels of care, this facility was also above average in several of the major quality measures we looked at in this category. For example, it performed well when it comes to avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. These are generally good measures of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
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Facility Inspections
Adding to its impressive category grades, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B+ for our inspections rating. Perhaps the most significant factor we look at in computing our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places with better scores in this category most likely avoided the most severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. While this facility had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that the government inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we looked at is long-term care, where this facility received a B-. This proved to be this nursing home's least impressive category. This is still a middle of the pack score. With our long-term care category, we weigh the sheer quantity of services offered by a nursing home, along with some quality statistics. In addition to providing above average levels of nursing care, this facility gave the pneumonia vaccine to 99.49875 percent of its residents. This statistic is higher than most nursing homes. This combination proved to be effective as this facility was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 1.33 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Josephine Caring Community Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Josephine Caring Community, 6.84% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Josephine Caring Community, 3.14% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that suffered falls leading to major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be an indicator of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Josephine Caring Community, 2.25% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are linked to poorer hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Josephine Caring Community, 13.73% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. These drugs are used for treating several medical conditions, including dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Josephine Caring Community, 12.45% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who are administered antianxiety medication. These medications are typically used to treat residents suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Josephine Caring Community, 14.66% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Josephine Caring Community, 93.57% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term care residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Josephine Caring Community, 13.88% Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and using the bathroom.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Josephine Caring Community, 23.08% Percentage of Residents
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that were able to retain mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Josephine Caring Community, 0.95 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Josephine Caring Community, 23.08 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Josephine Caring Community, 11.09 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint 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 Josephine Caring Community, 73.77% Percentage of Resident
This is a measure of the percent of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry believe that this is a measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Cascade Valley HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.98 miles away330 S Stillaguamish Ave Arlington Washington 98223Government - Hospital District or Authority(360) 435-2133
- Skagit Valley HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.28 miles away1415 Kincaid Street Mount Vernon Washington 98274Government - Hospital District or Authority(360) 424-4111
- Whidbeyhealth Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 14.69 miles away101 North Main Street Coupeville Washington 98239Government - Hospital District or Authority(360) 678-5151
- Peacehealth United General Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 18.07 miles away2000 Hospital Drive Sedro Woolley Washington 98284Government - Hospital District or Authority(360) 856-6021
- Providence Regional Medical Center EverettAcute Care Hospitals 18.46 miles away1321 Colby Avenue Everett Washington 98201Voluntary non-profit - Church(425) 261-2000
Nearby Dialysis
- Puget Sound Kidney Center Smokey Point9.7 miles away18828 Smokey Point Blvd Arlington Washington 98223CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 28 (360) 454-5280
- Renal Care Group Northwest, Inc.12.45 miles away208 Hospital Pkwy Ste A Mount Vernon Washington 98273Dialysis Stations: 27 (360) 336-2978
- Puget Sound Kidney Center Whidbey Island13.06 miles away430 Se Midway Blvd Oak Harbor Washington 98277Dialysis Stations: 10 (360) 679-6706
- Whidbey Island Dialysis Center13.35 miles away32650 State Route 20 Bldg D-101 Oak Harbor Washington 98277Dialysis Stations: 5 (360) 240-1596
- Cascade Dialysis15.21 miles away145 Cascade Place Ste 100 Burlington Washington 98233Dialysis Stations: 4 (360) 707-2404
- Pilchuck Dialysis15.26 miles away1250 State Ave Marysville Washington 98270Dialysis Stations: 8 (360) 651-0780
- Puget Sound Kidney Center19.83 miles away1005 Pacific Ave Everett Washington 98201Dialysis Stations: 25 (425) 259-5195