The Peaks Care Center is a senior living facility located in Longmont, Colorado. This city has a total of 117,461 people. Sporting an overall rating of B, this is ranked among the top three nursing homes in the city. This place truly has plenty going for it. We were also pleased to find that this nursing home did not have any bad scores in any of the major categories discussed below. More information about its category grades can be found below.
The Peaks Care Center
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Short-term Care Quality
On top of earning a strong overall grade, this facility fared well in short-term care. We awarded it an A- for that category. Short-term care grades are important for residents seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means a broad range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last item we considered in this category is the percentage of patients that ultimately returned home from the facility. We found that 5.9 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
Facility Inspections
In addition, this nursing home also excelled in inspections, where it earned an A-. Few nursing homes performed as well in this category. These inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This place was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be major deficiencies. This tells you that the inspectors didn't consider any of these deficiencies to cause an immediate risk to patient health or safety. A couple minor deficiencies are not necessarily something to panic about.
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Nurse Quality
Adding to its profile, this facility also earned a grade of B+ for its nursing rating. This is a well above average score in this category. The nursing score weighs quite a few datapoints, most of which are tied to nursing hours. This nursing home provides 0.3 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 facility 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 next category we scored is long-term care. This facility received a grade of C for the category. If you are seeking anything other than short-term rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each facility's long-term care grades. On top of considering the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 92.666664 percent of its residents, which is a few points less than we were hoping for. Nevertheless, this facility keeps its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Peaks Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In The Peaks Care Center, 5.86% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure tells you the percentage of long-term residents that are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a reliable measure of nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In The Peaks Care Center, 3.47% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a fall leading to serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In The Peaks Care Center, 2.14% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely associated with nursing homes with worse hygiene protocols. Closer supervision minimizes the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Keep in mind that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In The Peaks Care Center, 17.6% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to patients for many medical conditions, including dementia. Unfortunately, in limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In The Peaks Care Center, 12.24% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In The Peaks Care Center, 3.81% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In The Peaks Care Center, 84.99% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In The Peaks Care Center, 15.45% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In The Peaks Care Center, 19.26% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In The Peaks Care Center, 19.26 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In The Peaks Care Center, 12.03 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the quality of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In The Peaks Care Center, 75.71% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint measures the percent of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements.
Scores for Longmont, CO
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? Longmont, Colorado has 4 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Longmont United HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.22 miles away1950 Mountain View Ave Longmont Colorado 80501Voluntary non-profit - Private(303) 651-5111
- Foothills HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.63 miles away4747 Arapahoe Avenue Boulder Colorado 80303Voluntary non-profit - Private(303) 415-7000
- Good Samaritan Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 14.87 miles away200 Exempla Circle Lafayette Colorado 80026Voluntary non-profit - Private(303) 689-4000
- Mckee Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 16.05 miles away2000 Boise Ave Loveland Colorado 80538Voluntary non-profit - Private(970) 669-4640
- Centura Health-Avista Adventist HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.3 miles away100 Health Park Dr Louisville Colorado 80027Voluntary non-profit - Church(303) 673-1280
- Medical Center of the RockiesAcute Care Hospitals 16.81 miles away2500 Rocky Mountain Avenue Loveland Colorado 80538Voluntary non-profit - Private(970) 624-2500
- St Anthony North Health CampusAcute Care Hospitals 16.84 miles away14300 Orchard Pkwy Broomfield Colorado 80023Voluntary non-profit - Private(720) 627-0000
- Uchealth Broomfield HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.92 miles away11820 Destination Drive Broomfield Colorado 80021Proprietary(303) 460-6000
Nearby Dialysis
- Kidney Center on Main (Ara)0.76 miles away2144 Main St Ste 2 Longmont Colorado 80501Dialysis Stations: 14 (303) 485-8911
- Longmont Dialysis (Dva)0.94 miles away1715 Iron Horse Dr Ste 170 Longmont Colorado 80501Dialysis Stations: 18 (303) 485-4084
- Kidney Center of Longmont (Ara)3.17 miles away1960 Ken Pratt Blvd Ste A Longmont Colorado 80501Dialysis Stations: 20 (303) 485-7100
- Kidney Center of Frederick10.3 miles away5992 Iris Parkway Longmont Colorado 80504Dialysis Stations: 13 (303) 833-1381
- Kidney Center of Lafayette (Ara)13.2 miles away2655 Crescent Dr Ste C Lafayette Colorado 80026CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (720) 890-4661
- Boulder Dialysis (Dva)13.64 miles away2880 Folsom St Ste 110 Boulder Colorado 80304Dialysis Stations: 14 (303) 440-5600
- Loveland Central Dialysis (Dva)14.9 miles away1453 N Denver Ave Loveland Colorado 80538Dialysis Stations: 12 (970) 663-4607
- Loveland Dialysis (Fmc)16.58 miles away2940 Ginnala Dr Loveland Colorado 80538CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (970) 663-9155