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Lake View Care Center

Nursing Home
Memory Care

Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating

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Lake View Care Center's website

1050 Grand Ave,
Bigfork MT 59911

(406) 837-5041

Note: Lake View Care Center has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.

Lake View Care Center is an average-sized nursing home in Bigfork, Montana. This nursing home is a lower end nursing home. A grade of this caliber suggests we found some red flags. Based on our assessment, this nursing home likely isn't the best fit for most people. We would not blame you if you are ready to stop reading and find another facility. However, if you want to learn more about this facility's category grades, inspection grades are discussed in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Transportation
Medical Transportation
Speech Therapy
Dentistry
Occupational Therapy
Podiatry
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Recreational Therapy
Audiology

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Awards

Top Nursing Home in Montana Awards 2020

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)

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Facility Inspections

Although we did not rate this facility well overall, we wanted to note its decent inspections in recent years. We awarded it a relatively respectable grade of B- in this area. We would argue that one of the most critical factors in assessing an inspection report is deficiencies. We especially look at the severity of the deficiencies. This facility was assessed 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered severe. This indicates that the inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies an imminent risk to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We would not recommend this facility under any circumstance.

Nurse Quality

We also ended up giving this facility a fairly respectable grade in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of B-. Nursing grades are largely based on the facility's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis, which is not an impressive total. Finally, despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours, this place actually performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is usually a reliable indicator that a facility has quality controls in place.

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Short-term Care Quality

The third category we looked at was short-term care, where this nursing home was awarded a B- in this area. Our short-term care grades are vital for patients in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates more highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means a wide spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, we found that this place provided fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other nursing homes. The last metric we considered in this area is the number of patients that ultimately returned home from the nursing home. We found that just 5.7 percent of this facility's residents returned home. This figure was below the national average.

Long-term Care Quality

Turning to the fourth category, this nursing home was awarded a B- for long-term care, which is an acceptable grade. For residents seeking a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care is a very important category. In addition to looking at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. Frankly, we were a bit bothered by the fact that this facility gave the vaccine to just 88.888885 percent of its patients. Fortunately, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Lake View Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Lake View Care Center, 13.11% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care can minimize the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Lake View Care Center, 2.02% of Patients had Serious Falls

This statistic indicates the percent of long-term residents that sustained a fall leading to severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in computing our nursing ratings.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Lake View Care Center, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This metric tells you the percentage of long-term residents that had a UTI. UTI's could be an indication of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this datapoint may also be skewed for certain facilities due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Lake View Care Center, 17.98% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Lake View Care Center, 11.36% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term care residents who are prescribed antianxiety medication. These medications are typically given to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Lake View Care Center, 2.99% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents exhibiting depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Lake View Care Center, 85.47% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines critical to patient care.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Lake View Care Center, 13.64% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and bathing.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Lake View Care Center, 31.03% of Residents

This indicates the percent of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Lake View Care Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Lake View Care Center, 31.03% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Lake View Care Center, 79.54% of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

Kalispell Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.29 miles away310 Sunnyview Lane Kalispell Montana 59901Voluntary non-profit - Private(406) 752-5111