Phoenix Mountain Nursing Center is one of several nursing home options to decide among in Phoenix, Arizona. This facility received a strong grade of B+ overall. We found this nursing home to be better than the majority of the facilities in Phoenix, which has a city grade of B. Based on our analysis, this nursing home looks like a good fit for most people. Fortunately, this nursing home did not have any poor grades in any of the major categories. More information about its category grades is available below.
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Phoenix Mountain Nursing Center
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- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Catheter Care
- Lymphedema Care
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Registered Staff Hours
Long-term Care Quality
On top of performing well in its overall score, this facility earned even higher grades in long-term care. It earned one of our best grades in that area with an A. In a long-term care setting, the primary goal is to keep patients healthy and safe. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate residents. One of the criteria we considered on top of nursing hours was vaccines. This nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to 92.2619 percent of its patients. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Facility Inspections
This facility also excelled in the area of inspections. We awarded it a grade of A- for that area, which is one of our highest scores. This is one of the few facilities with an overall score in this range which earned multiple category grades this high. Our inspection ratings are tied to several items located in the a nursing home's inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this area tend to have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. 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. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
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Short-term Care Quality
The third area we assessed is short-term care. This facility was awarded a favorable short-term care grade, with a B+ in the category. In the category of short-term care, we try to evaluate measures of a facility's rehabilitation. We look at the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Unfortunately, we weren't able to track down information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. Finally, we considered the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 5.4 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
Nurse Quality
The next category we scored is nursing. In that category, we gave this facility a solid grade of B-. This actually ended up being this facility's least impressive area. When computing a facility's nursing score, we weigh the quantity of hours nurses are caring for residents as well as the level of licensure of those nurses. This nursing home averages just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Lastly, we also considered some quality-based measures in this category. Although this place did not rank highly in terms of nursing hours per resident, it performed better in some of the quality measures we assessed. By way of illustration, in terms of the number of its patients experiencing pressure ulcers, this nursing home fared better than the national average. This is usually a reliable indicator that a nursing home has quality controls in place. Pressure ulcers can often be prevented with better nursing care.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Phoenix Mountain Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Phoenix Mountain Nursing Center, 5.81% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Phoenix Mountain Nursing Center, 5.65% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are often linked to lower quality nursing care. Better nursing protocols reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Phoenix Mountain Nursing Center, 0% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic gauges the percentage of long-term stay residents who have sustained urinary tract infections. While more of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it can be difficult to compare between facilities due to nursing homes having varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Phoenix Mountain Nursing Center, 1.62% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are given to patients for a variety of medical conditions, including dementia. Sadly, in limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Phoenix Mountain Nursing Center, 20.93% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of patients given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Phoenix Mountain Nursing Center, 1.41% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Phoenix Mountain Nursing Center, 94.76% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Phoenix Mountain Nursing Center, 11.45% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and using the bathroom.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Phoenix Mountain Nursing Center, 16.72% of Residents
This indicates the percent of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Phoenix Mountain Nursing Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Phoenix Mountain Nursing Center, 16.72% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the health of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Phoenix Mountain Nursing Center, 4.93% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Phoenix Mountain Nursing Center, 75.82% of Resident
This is the percent of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Scores for Phoenix, AZ
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
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