Montesano Health & Rehabilitation is an average-sized facility in Montesano, Washington. Featuring an overall rating of B-, this is likely a middle of the pack facility. Based on our assessment, there are certainly much worse nursing homes out there. We were also pleased to find that this facility was consistent in each of the major categories we assessed. Additional information about these categories is available below.
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Montesano Health & Rehabilitation
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
800 North Medcalf,
Montesano WA 98563
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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
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Oncology Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Nurse Quality
One of the reasons this proved to be a decent nursing home is it earned a very favorable nursing grade. In fact, its nursing grade is its best category. In this area, we awarded this facility a B. When determining our nursing scores, we analyze both nursing hours and the training levels of those nurses. This nursing home provides 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures 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 generally be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by having a system of moving patients at least once a day.
Facility Inspections
This nursing home's inspection score exceeded its overall score as well. We awarded them one of our better grades in that area, with a B. This is a notably better grade than its overall grade. Inspection grades weigh a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher scores in this area generally have very few severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home received 7 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a good inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.
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Short-term Care Quality
In addition, we awarded this facility a B in our short-term care category. This is one of our better scores. In the area of short-term care, we seek to qualify measures of a facility's rehabilitation. We analyze a facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. It doesn't look like this nursing home submitted data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The final datapoint we assessed in this category is the percentage of residents that returned home from the facility. We found that 4.6 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we analyzed is long-term care. This facility was awarded a grade of B- in the area. In calculating our long-term care ratings, we scrutinize the assistance with daily living received by the nursing home's patients. After we finished looking at the volume of care provided by nurses, we turned to the facility's vaccination record. We were pleased to find that this nursing home vaccinated 94.64286 percent of its patients for pneumonia. This place also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Montesano Health & Rehabilitation Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Montesano Health & Rehabilitation, 11.36% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Montesano Health & Rehabilitation, 1.79% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic gauges the percent of long-term residents which had falls resulting in serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in calculating nursing ratings.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Montesano Health & Rehabilitation, 1.82% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely the result of a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this metric may be misleading for certain facilities due to different reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Montesano Health & Rehabilitation, 20.37% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic gauges the percent of long-term residents taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Montesano Health & Rehabilitation, 5.36% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Montesano Health & Rehabilitation, 89.86% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Montesano Health & Rehabilitation, 14.55% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term stay patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Montesano Health & Rehabilitation, 44.55% of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that maintained mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Montesano Health & Rehabilitation, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to preserving the physical health of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Montesano Health & Rehabilitation, 44.55% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Montesano Health & Rehabilitation, 20.6% of Patients
This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Montesano Health & Rehabilitation, 85.84% of Resident
Measures the percent of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some believe this is a reasonable measure of a facility's rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Summit Pacific Medical Center-Swing Bed UnitCritical Access Hospitals 9.17 miles away600 East Main Street Elma Washington 98541Government - Hospital District or Authority(360) 346-2222
- Grays Harbor Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.17 miles away915 Anderson Drive Aberdeen Washington 98520Voluntary non-profit - Private(360) 532-8330
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc Aberdeen12.06 miles away2012 Industrial Pkwy Aberdeen Washington 98520CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (360) 533-6800