Owyhee Health & Rehabilitation Center is a small nursing home located in Homedale, Idaho. This is a grade A facility, which is a very elite grade. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top fifth of all nursing homes in the country. As you can find below, this nursing home also performed just fine in our category ratings. It would be hard to find any major flaws in this place's profile.
Owyhee Health & Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Individual
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Lymphedema Care
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
On top of performing well in its overall score, this facility received a first-rate nursing grade. In fact, we awarded it an A in that area. Our nursing rating looks at the facility's level of nurse staffing. We consider both the levels of skill of those nurses and the quantity of hours spent with patients. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well when it comes to avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Facility Inspections
This facility has received near flawless health inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A in this category. Arguably the most significant factor we consider in calculating our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Facilities with higher scores in this category most likely dodged the more severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. Fortunately, although this nursing home had a few minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
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Long-term Care Quality
The third area we assessed is long-term care. Contributing to its impressive resume, this nursing home also excelled in that area. In fact, it received a of A- for the area. Nursing homes that receive this type of score in this category tend to provide consistent 24/7 care to ensure patients are well cared for. On top of assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 98.95288 percent of its patients, which is significantly higher than the average nursing home. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Short-term Care Quality
In the last area, this nursing home also received a very strong short-term care grade, with a grade of B+. This finished off a very strong profile. In calculating our short-term care scores, we quantify the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. The purpose is to create a tool for comparing the rehabilitation services of various nursing homes. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients that who were able to eventually return home from this facility. We found that 4.8 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Owyhee Health & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Owyhee Health & Rehabilitation Center, 6.47% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This gauges the percentage of long-term patients which developed pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a solid barometer of a facility's nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Owyhee Health & Rehabilitation Center, 3.9% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that had falls leading to serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining our nursing scores.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Owyhee Health & Rehabilitation Center, 2.4% of Patients had UTIs
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term patients which have had urinary tract infections. While a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it can be difficult to compare different facilities due to nursing homes having differing reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Owyhee Health & Rehabilitation Center, 18.94% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure tells you the percent of long-term stay patients that were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such drugs aren't medically indicated. However, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of residents suffering from dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Owyhee Health & Rehabilitation Center, 14.54% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were given antianxiety medications. These medications are typically given to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Owyhee Health & Rehabilitation Center, 8% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who are showing signs of depression. Higher levels of depression may imply a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Owyhee Health & Rehabilitation Center, 88.64% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Owyhee Health & Rehabilitation Center, 12.92% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and eating. Many argue this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Owyhee Health & Rehabilitation Center, 14.54% Percentage of Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents that maintained mobility. Some experts believe that mobility is important for residents' mental and physical well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Owyhee Health & Rehabilitation Center, 0.93 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is key to maintaining the physical health of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Owyhee Health & Rehabilitation Center, 14.54 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Owyhee Health & Rehabilitation Center, 13.4 Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Owyhee Health & Rehabilitation Center, 77.14% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint measures the percentage of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- West Valley Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 12.21 miles away1717 Arlington Street Caldwell Idaho 83605Proprietary(208) 459-4641
- St Luke's Nampa Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 17.2 miles away9850 W St Lukes Drive Ste 250 Nampa Idaho 83687Voluntary non-profit - Private(208) 505-2000
Nearby Dialysis
- Liberty Dialysis - Caldwell14.82 miles away4620 Enterprise Way Ste 101 Caldwell Idaho 83605CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 13 (208) 454-1101
- Caldwell Dialysis Center15.06 miles away4716 Beacon Ln Caldwell Idaho 83605Dialysis Stations: 12 (208) 454-8260
- Nampa Dialysis Center17.28 miles away846 Parkcentre Way Nampa Idaho 83651Dialysis Stations: 15 (208) 467-5180
- Liberty Dialysis - Nampa18.51 miles away280 West Georgia Avenue Nampa Idaho 83686CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (208) 463-8558