Regency Canyon Lakes Rehab and Nursing Center is a small facility located in Kennewick, Washington. Sporting an overall grade of A, this is clearly a top-shelf facility. Based on the data we reviewed, you can't go wrong with this place. If you scroll down, you will see this place's category ratings, which look to be equally strong as its overall score.
Regency Canyon Lakes Rehab and Nursing Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Long-term Care Quality
On top of performing well in its overall grade, this nursing home received an excellent long-term care grade. In fact, we gave it a grade of A in that category. When nursing homes receive a score in this range in long-term care it typically means it's well-staffed and is an overall good place to live on a permanent basis. On top of looking at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 94.02985 percent of its patients, which is higher than most nursing homes. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Facility Inspections
Adding to its impressive category scores, this nursing home excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned an A. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Inspection ratings weigh a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better scores in this category generally have very few severe deficiencies. While this facility had a few deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were severe based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
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Short-term Care Quality
Moving on our next category, this facility was given an excellent short-term care score. In fact, we gave it a grade of A- in that area. Short-term care scores are crucial for prospective residents in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually utilizes more skilled nursing services. This includes a vast spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last metric we considered in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that 5.4 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.
Nurse Quality
Turning to our last area, this nursing home received an excellent nursing rating. We gave it a grade of A- in this area, giving this facility straight A's. Our nursing rating is based on a handful of subcategories, most of which are associated with nursing hours. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as having a policy of moving patients even once per day.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Regency Canyon Lakes Rehab and Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Regency Canyon Lakes Rehab and Nursing Center, 7.09% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage resulting from remaining in the same position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Regency Canyon Lakes Rehab and Nursing Center, 2.86% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients who have had a fall which caused major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Regency Canyon Lakes Rehab and Nursing Center, 2.28% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often caused by worse hygiene protocols. More frequent bathing limits the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Note that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Regency Canyon Lakes Rehab and Nursing Center, 13.8% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric indicates the percent of long-term stay patients who are prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such medications are not medically required. Nevertheless, some facilities may need to rely more on these medications due to having more patients with cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Regency Canyon Lakes Rehab and Nursing Center, 12.29% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Regency Canyon Lakes Rehab and Nursing Center, 13.74% of Patients
This is the percent of patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Regency Canyon Lakes Rehab and Nursing Center, 93.71% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines critical to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Regency Canyon Lakes Rehab and Nursing Center, 13.94% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of the decline of a patient's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Regency Canyon Lakes Rehab and Nursing Center, 21.78% Percentage of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who retained mobility levels. Many argue that the ability to move around is important for residents' mental and physical health.
Hospitalizations
In Regency Canyon Lakes Rehab and Nursing Center, 1 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Regency Canyon Lakes Rehab and Nursing Center, 21.78 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Regency Canyon Lakes Rehab and Nursing Center, 10.98 Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand 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 Regency Canyon Lakes Rehab and Nursing Center, 74.42% Percentage of Resident
This metric measures the percent of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- TriosAcute Care Hospitals 2.22 miles away900 South Auburn Street Kennewick Washington 99336Government - Hospital District or Authority(509) 586-6111
- Lourdes Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 4.75 miles away520 N Fourth Avenue Pasco Washington 99301Voluntary non-profit - Church(509) 546-2278
- Kadlec Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.93 miles away888 Swift Blvd Richland Washington 99352Voluntary non-profit - Private(509) 946-4611
Nearby Dialysis
- Kennewick Dialysis0.73 miles away3208 W 19th Ave Kennewick Washington 99337Dialysis Stations: 10 (509) 582-1677
- Fkc Columbia Basin3.67 miles away6600 West Rio Grande Avenue Kennewick Washington 99336Dialysis Stations: 13 (509) 735-7615
- Mid-Columbia Kidney Center6.21 miles away6825 Burden Blvd Ste A Pasco Washington 99301CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (509) 545-0205
- Chinook Kidney Center8.03 miles away1315 Aaron Dr Richland Washington 99352CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (509) 943-4598