Panorama City Convalescent & Rehab Center
1600 Sleater Kinney Road Se, Lacey WA 98503 · (360) 456-0111 · 78.25% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Located in Lacey, Washington, Panorama City Convalescent & Rehab Center is one of just three facilities in this area. Sporting an overall rating of A+, we rated this nursing home as the highest scoring nursing home in Lacey. An overall score in this range is a strong indicator of top-shelf facility. We really can't say enough favorable things about this facility. Headlining this place's remarkable profile is its nursing score, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 155 Beds
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Non profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
We also want to point out that this facility excelled in our nursing category. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this area. We weighed the levels of nurses employed by the facility, as well as the quantity of time those nurses spent with residents, in determining our grade in this category. This place provided 5 hours of nursing care per patient per day, which is among the highest figures in the country. A significant percentage of those hours were provided by registered nurses, which are one of the more skilled levels of nurses. We are very impressed by both of these statistics. On top of offering impressive levels of care, this facility also excelled in the quality measures we assessed. By way of illustration, it performed as well as any facility in the country when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We view these areas as reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care being provided.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also received an A+ short-term care grade, rendering it one of the few nursing homes to be awarded multiple A+ category grades. Our short-term care scores are thought to be most important for people requiring rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation typically mandates more highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes not just nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other types of therapy. One of this nursing home's strengths is registered nurse hours. We found that it offers more care from registered nurses to its residents than most facilities. The last metric we looked at in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. This place fared as well as just about any facility in Washington in this area with 70.7 percent of its patients returning home.
Facility Inspections
This nursing home also received a nearly flawless inspection report. As a result, it earned one of our best grades in that category with a score of A. Our inspection scores are based on datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that receive favorable grades in this category typically have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This nursing home was assessed 7 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be major deficiencies. This means that the inspectors didn't deem any of these deficiencies to be an immediate risk to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
In the last category we assessed, this nursing home received a very favorable grade of A- in our long-term care category. With this grade, the nursing home finished off a straight A report card. Facilities that excel in this category typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to residents. On top of assessing the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 94.87871 percent of its residents, which is very impressive. Pneumonia is often a life threatening illness for nursing home patients so we strongly prefer when a facility does not take any chances. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Panorama City Convalescent & Rehab Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care reduces the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term patients which had falls leading to serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be a sign of poor nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This figure is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay residents who have had urinary tract infections. While a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it can be difficult to compare different facilities due to nursing homes having reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to residents for many medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Sadly, in some situations, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents receiving antianxiety medications.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This tells you the percent of patients who are exhibiting signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percent of residents that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and eating.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is the percent of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Measures the percentage of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better