Milton Freewater Health and Rehabilitation Center is a nursing home in Milton Freewater, Oregon. This city has a population of 11,666 people. Featuring an overall rating of B, this is a good option. This facility truly has plenty going for it. This facility's impressive profile was highlighted by its nursing rating, which you can find in the next paragraph.
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Milton Freewater Health and Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
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Nurse Quality
In addition to being a quality nursing home overall, this facility really excelled in the area of nursing, where it received an A. The nursing score is based on a handful of factors, most of which are based on levels of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by employing a protocol of turning a patient more frequently.
Facility Inspections
In addition, this nursing home excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned a grade of A-. Our inspection ratings account for several factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher grades in this category usually have very few severe deficiencies. This place received 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This tells you that CMS didn't deem any of these deficiencies to be an immediate threat to patient health or safety. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in the industry.
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Short-term Care Quality
Turning to an additional strength for this nursing home, we awarded them one of our stronger scores in our short-term care category as well, with a B. Short-term care grades are critical for patients requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates higher levels of highly-skilled nursing services. This includes a wide spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. 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. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 3.4 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
The final area we scored is long-term care, which ended up being this nursing home's worst category. We awarded this facility a grade of D in this category. Of course, this score hurt the nursing home's overall profile to some degree. Nursing homes that do not fare well in this category often don't provide as much nursing care and also may be lagging in some of the areas of routine medical care we looked at. After we finished assessing the amount of nursing care, we then looked at the facility's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 92.30769 percent of its residents for pneumonia. To our surprise, this facility was actually decent at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had just 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. This is its best feature in this category.
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Milton Freewater Health and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Milton Freewater Health and Rehabilitation Center, 6.02% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric measures the percentage of long-term residents who have new or worsened pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are a reliable measure of quality of care.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Milton Freewater Health and Rehabilitation Center, 3.3% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic gauges the percent of long-term stay patients who sustained a fall which resulted in severe injury. We use this statistic in computing nursing ratings.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Milton Freewater Health and Rehabilitation Center, 3.57% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely linked to a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this datapoint may be misleading for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Milton Freewater Health and Rehabilitation Center, 10.71% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are administered to patients for many medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Sadly, in some situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Milton Freewater Health and Rehabilitation Center, 9.2% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of residents given antianxiety medications. These medications are prescribed to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Milton Freewater Health and Rehabilitation Center, 0% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents showing signs of depression. High levels of depression could indicate lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Milton Freewater Health and Rehabilitation Center, 90.7% of Patients
This is the percent of patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Milton Freewater Health and Rehabilitation Center, 19.51% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Milton Freewater Health and Rehabilitation Center, 34.16% of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that retained mobility levels. Many believe that mobility is vital to residents' physical and mental health.
Hospitalizations
In Milton Freewater Health and Rehabilitation Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Milton Freewater Health and Rehabilitation Center, 34.16% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Milton Freewater Health and Rehabilitation Center, 17.45% of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Milton Freewater Health and Rehabilitation Center, 94.29% of Resident
This is a measure of the percentage of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some experts believe this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Providence St Mary Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.87 miles away401 W Poplar St Walla Walla Washington 99362Voluntary non-profit - Private(509) 522-5900
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc Milton Freewater1 miles away1213 S Main St Milton Freewater Oregon 97862Dialysis Stations: 13 (541) 938-6036
- Qualicenters - Walla Walla LLC8.87 miles away301 W Poplar Ste 120 Walla Walla Washington 99362Dialysis Stations: 16 (509) 522-5633