Nevada State Veterans Home - Boulder City
100 Veterans Memorial Dr, Boulder City NV 89005 · (702) 332-6711 · 90.83% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Nevada State Veterans Home - Boulder City is located in Boulder City, Nevada. With an overall score of A-, this is without a doubt a very good nursing home. This grade is even higher than the city grade of B+ in Boulder City, which is also an impressive grade. This facility's strong profile was highlighted by its nursing score, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
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Accepts Medicaid 1 : 180 Beds
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
In addition to being a first rate nursing home overall, this nursing home also excelled in the category of nursing, where it received a grade of A+. Few nursing homes fared better in this category. Our nursing grade is mostly tied to a facility's nurse staffing. This facility provides an incredible 4.6 hours of nursing care per patient per day. Out of this total, many of the hours were provided by registered nurses, which is one of the more highly trained levels of nurses. On top of offering high levels of nursing care, this facility was also above average in several of the major quality measures we looked at in this category. It performed well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.
Facility Inspections
In addition, this facility also earned a nearly flawless inspection report. As a result, it earned one of our highest grades in that category with an A. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating these inspection ratings. One of those factors is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some of these end up being quite minor. This place was assessed 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be major deficiencies. This tells you that CMS didn't consider any of the deficiencies to pose an immediate risk to resident safety or health. A couple relatively minor deficiencies are not necessarily something to panic about.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was awarded an impressive long-term care grade. In fact, we gave it an above average score of B+ in this area. When facilities receive a grade in this range in long-term care it typically means it has plenty of staff and is an overall good place to reside on a permanent basis. One of the statistics we considered in addition to this nursing home's above average nursing hours is vaccinations. This facility provided the pneumonia vaccination to 97.9845 percent of its residents. Vaccines are a great way to avoid unnecessary deaths and hospitalizations for seniors. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 1.61 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home had less hospitalizations than most nursing homes.
Short-term Care Quality
The last category we graded ended up being this nursing home's worst category. However, even in its weakest link we still gave it a decent grade of B- for short-term care. With our short-term care category, we endeavor to forge a fair gauge for rehabilitation. In doing so, we look at the facility's level of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. This nursing home elevated its grade in this category by offering more care from registered nurses to its residents than the average facility. Lastly, we looked at the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 14.1 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most nursing homes, closer to half of residents return home so this facility is below average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Nevada State Veterans Home - Boulder City Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients who developed new or worsened pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a reliable barometer of nursing care quality.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term residents who have experienced a fall leading to serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be an indicator of poor nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are linked to poorer hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs may be used to treat a variety of conditions, including cognitive disorders.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents taking antianxiety drugs.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percent of long-term patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. Some argue that this is a measure of quality of life.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percentage of residents that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and bathing.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that retained mobility levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to the physical health of nursing home residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to measure patient care during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better