Rainier Rehabilitation

On top of performing well in its overall grade, this facility performed at an even higher level in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A. Our inspection grades account for several factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better scores in this area typically have very few of these severe deficiencies. This place received 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered severe. This means that the inspectors didn't deem any of these deficiencies to be an imminent risk to patient health or safety. Remember that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in the industry.

An additional quality feature for this facility is that it was awarded a very positive long-term care score. Indeed, this wound up being its second best category score. In that area, we awarded this nursing home a B. Facilities that receive this type of score in this category typically provide consistent 24/7 care to make sure patients are kept in good health. On top of assessing the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 99.43662 percent of its residents, which is very impressive. Pneumonia sadly can be a dangerous condition for nursing home patients so we strongly prefer when a facility does not leave its residents vulnerable. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Another strong feature for this facility is that it received an impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B. The nursing score consists of many components, many of which are based on levels of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well in terms of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

The final category we rated is short-term care. This nursing home received a favorable short-term care score this year, with a grade of B-. Although this wasn't nearly as impressive as a few of its other category grades, this remains a respectable rating in that area. Our short-term care grades are believed to be more critical for residents needing rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation generally requires additional skilled nursing services. This means not merely nursing services, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5.1 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most facilities, closer to half of their patients are able to return home so this figure is below average.