North Auburn Rehab & Health Center
2830 I Street Northeast, Auburn WA 98002 · (253) 561-8100 · 68.05% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
North Auburn Rehab & Health Center is one of four nursing homes located in Auburn, Washington. With an overall rating of F, we consider this to be a lower end nursing home. Auburn received a city grade of C, so there are other options in the city worth considering. We would not blame you if you're ready to stop reading and find another facility. However, if you want to learn more about this place's category grades, we will discuss nursing in the next paragraph.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 118 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
Although we graded this nursing home extremely poorly overall, it received a somewhat respectable nursing score this year. We gave it a grade of B- in that category. There are numerous subcategories included in this grade. Many of these datapoints reflect the quantity and quality of nurse staffing. This facility provided 3.7 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, our nursing grades also factor in some quality-focused statistics. Specifically, we look at the percent of residents who sustained pressure ulcers and major falls. We view these areas as good indicators of the quality of nursing care, since better care tends to reduce these problems.
Short-term Care Quality
We were also pleasantly surprised to discover that this nursing home earned a somewhat respectable short-term care grade this year. We gave it a B- in this area. In determining these short-term care ratings, we assess the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The objective is to formulate a measure for comparing the rehabilitation services of nursing homes. This nursing home employs both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities employ these skilled professionals. The last metric we assessed in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. This proved to be a stronger area than its staffing data. We found that it performed well in this metric with 65.9 percent of its residents returning home. This was a big boost to its grade in this category.
Facility Inspections
Among this facility's worst category grades was an F for its inspection score. Typically, this indicates we found some red flags on the nursing home's inspections. With places that received this poor of an inspection rating, we recommend scrutinizing any severe deficiencies on its inspection report. This particular nursing home was hit with 9 deficiencies by government inspectors. The only positive thing we found is that none of the deficiencies were in the categories that suggest they caused a threat to resident safety or health. Finally, CMS flagged this nursing home for possible abuse or neglect. This is not what you want to see. We advise you to direct your search elsewhere.
Long-term Care Quality
The final category we rated is long-term care. This nursing home was given a bottom of the barrel grade of F in this area. For prospective patients in need of a permanent residence rather than skilled nursing, long-term care grades are very important. One of the statistics we considered in addition to nursing hours is vaccines. Thankfully, this nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccine to 98.74477 percent of its residents. Surprisingly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.64 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home had less hospitalizations than many nursing homes. Unfortunately, a few of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
North Auburn Rehab & Health Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This figure tells you the percent of long-term patients which are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a solid measure of a facility's nursing care quality.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care . Major falls resulting in injury are often the result of lower quality nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with inadequate hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to patients for many medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Sadly, in limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric indicates the percentage of long-term residents who are prescribed antianxiety medication. These medications are prescribed to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric measures the percentage of long-term residents demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This indicates the percent of residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's could indicate deterioration of a patient's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Measures the percent of long-term care patients who retained mobility levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric tracks the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is the percent of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better