Mission Healthcare at Renton

On top of faring well overall, this nursing home received a nearly flawless inspection report. Therefore, it earned one of our highest scores in that area with an A+. Inspection ratings are based on several datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that receive favorable grades in this area typically have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

One of the other reasons we graded this nursing home so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing rating. In that category, we gave this facility an A+. In computing a facility's nursing score, we weigh the quantity of hours nurses commit to patients and the level of skill of the nurses. This particular nursing home provided 0.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by having a policy of moving a patient more often.

In the third area we assessed, this facility received quality marks in the area of short-term care. Consequently, it was given one of our most impressive scores in that area with a of A+. In our short-term care grade, we endeavor to create a valuable measure for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we look at a nursing home's level of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last measure we looked at in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that 6.1 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

In the last category, this facility also was awarded an impressive long-term care rating, with a grade of A. This rounded out a very impressive profile. Facilities that do well in long-term care tend to provide residents with closer supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents healthy. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.