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Life Care Center of Skagit Valley

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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1462 West State Route 20,
Sedro Woolley WA 98284

(360) 856-6867

42.33% estimated occupancy 1

Life Care Center of Skagit Valley is the only option we identified in Sedro Woolley, Washington. This is a respectable facility, with an overall grade of C. Based on our assessment, there are definitely far worse nursing homes out there. This place didn't meet our expectations in all of our categories, but it didn't receive any terrible grades either. More information about these categories can be found below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

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Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

In addition to having a decent overall score, we also wanted to note that this facility received favorable nursing marks this year. We gave them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B+. This proved to be the facility's top score. Our nursing rating includes quite a few components, most of which are based on quantities of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in terms of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

Additionally, we also wanted to point out that this facility was awarded strong short-term care marks this year. We gave them one of our more favorable grades in that category, with a B+. This turned out to be the facility's second best score. Our short-term care ratings are crucial for individuals requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes more highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes a vast range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the percentage of residents who ultimately returned home from this facility. We found that 4.8 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

Facility Inspections

Grade: D

Looking to inspections, we gave this nursing home a grade of just D. One of the more critical factors in assessing an inspection report is deficiencies. We recommend you scrutinize the severity of those deficiencies. This facility was assessed 7 deficiencies on its inspection report. The only positive thing we can say is that none of these deficiencies were in the categories that indicate that they created a threat to resident health or safety. Finally, this facility also received 11 substantiated complaints in recent years. This is yet another bad sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

Switching gears to our next area, we gave this nursing home a D in our long-term care category. This is the facility's weakest category rating. For prospective residents in need of a permanent place to live as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care grades are very important. After assessing the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 96.039604 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is more than the vast majority of nursing homes. Surprisingly, this facility was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had just 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Sadly, some of its other scores in the category weren't as favorable as these.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Life Care Center of Skagit Valley Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Life Care Center of Skagit Valley, 8.28% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term care residents who suffered from pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A

In Life Care Center of Skagit Valley, 0.99% of Patients had Serious Falls

This measures the percentage of long-term patients who have sustained a fall which caused serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In Life Care Center of Skagit Valley, 1% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely linked to poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this metric may also be misleading for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Life Care Center of Skagit Valley, 11.88% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients which are prescribed antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may suggest a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such drugs aren't medically indicated. However, some nursing homes may need to rely on these medications due to an increased number of residents with dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Life Care Center of Skagit Valley, 14.95% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term patients taking antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In Life Care Center of Skagit Valley, 25.82% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients showing signs of depression. High levels of depression could be an indicator a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Life Care Center of Skagit Valley, 97.59% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In Life Care Center of Skagit Valley, 18.28% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and bathing.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B

In Life Care Center of Skagit Valley, 14.73% of Residents

This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients who retained mobility levels. Many in the industry believe that mobility is important for patients physical and mental well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In Life Care Center of Skagit Valley, 14.73% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: D

In Life Care Center of Skagit Valley, 17.12% of Patients

This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the quality of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-plus

In Life Care Center of Skagit Valley, 80.58% of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Peacehealth United General Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 0.49 miles away2000 Hospital Drive Sedro Woolley Washington 98284Government - Hospital District or Authority(360) 856-6021
  • Skagit Valley HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.25 miles away1415 Kincaid Street Mount Vernon Washington 98274Government - Hospital District or Authority(360) 424-4111
  • Island HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.9 miles away1211 24th Street Anacortes Washington 98221Government - Hospital District or Authority(360) 299-1300

Nearby Dialysis

  • Cascade Dialysis4.09 miles away145 Cascade Place Ste 100 Burlington Washington 98233Dialysis Stations: 4 (360) 707-2404
  • Renal Care Group Northwest, Inc.6.09 miles away208 Hospital Pkwy Ste A Mount Vernon Washington 98273Dialysis Stations: 27 (360) 336-2978
  • Puget Sound Kidney Centers Anacortes15.65 miles away809 31st St Anacortes Washington 98221Dialysis Stations: 5 (360) 755-3586

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=505318