Park West Care Center is located in the densely populated metropolitan area of Seattle, Washington with a total of 837,792 people. Sporting an overall rating of B+, this is a strong nursing home. Even in a city offering 26 nursing homes, this one really stands out as a first-rate selection. Fortunately, this place didn't have any weak links in any of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
Park West Care Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Dialysis Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Colostomy Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Catheter Care
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
This nursing home received a quality overall score as described above, but we especially want to point out its nearly flawless government inspections in recent years. We gave them an A in this category. Inspection grades weigh a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with better grades in this category usually have few severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
Contributing to this facility's list of achievements, it also was given a fine short-term care score. We awarded them a strong grade of A- in this area. Short-term care scores are important for people requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically utilizes more skilled nursing. This means a broad range of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final statistic we looked at in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. We found that 5.4 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.
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Nurse Quality
We also awarded this nursing home a grade of A- for our nursing grade. Nursing ratings are based largely on quality and quantity of nursing care. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Long-term Care Quality
The final area we looked at is this nursing home's weakest area. Nevertheless, even in its worst category we still gave it a respectable grade of C in long-term care. Long-term care scores are essential for prospective residents seeking non-healthcare services such as personal care. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. Fortunately, this nursing home administered the vaccine to 99.3007 percent of its residents, which is a very respectable statistic. Lastly, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Park West Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Park West Care Center, 7.09% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This measures the percent of long-term care residents who developed new or worsened pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are a great indicator of nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Park West Care Center, 2.86% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls which result in injury are often caused by lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Park West Care Center, 2.28% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely caused by poor nursing care. Closer supervision can limit the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Keep in mind that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Park West Care Center, 13.8% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who are prescribed antipsychotic medication. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs aren't medically indicated. However, some facilities need to rely more on these drugs due to an increased number of residents suffering from dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Park West Care Center, 12.29% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term residents that were prescribed antianxiety medication. These drugs are given to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Park West Care Center, 13.74% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients exhibiting signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Park West Care Center, 93.71% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Park West Care Center, 13.94% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and continence.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Park West Care Center, 21.78% Percentage of Residents
This metric tracks the percentage of long-term residents that maintained mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Park West Care Center, 1 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Park West Care Center, 21.78 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Park West Care Center, 10.98 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Park West Care Center, 74.42% Percentage of Resident
This metric measures the percent of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements.
Scores for Seattle, WA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B
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