With an address in Monroe, Washington, Regency Care Center at Monroe is the only option we found in the city. Featuring an overall grade of A, this is undoubtedly a superb facility. Based on our assessment, this facility is just about as as good as it gets. If you look below, you can see this facility's category ratings, which appear to be just as impressive as its overall rating.
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Regency Care Center at Monroe
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- 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
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Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
On top of earning a great overall score, this nursing home also received an excellent nursing score, with an A. In computing a facility's nursing rating, we look at the quantity of hours nurses spend with patients and the level of skill of the nurses. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Short-term Care Quality
On the list of its many impressive scores, this facility was awarded a strong short-term care score. In fact, we awarded it a score of A in this category. Short-term care grades are typically used to measure a nursing home's performance with rehabilitation. To provide good rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally need to feature higher levels of skilled nursing. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, respiratory therapists and other highly skilled individuals. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the number of residents who ultimately were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 5.2 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
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Facility Inspections
This facility also received excellent government inspections in recent years. We gave it one of our best grades in that category, with an A-. Inspection scores weigh several factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher grades in this area tend to have very few severe deficiencies. Although this facility had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none were severe based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
In the final area, we gave this nursing home an A- for our long-term care grade. This topped off a very strong report card. When nursing homes receive a score in this range in long-term care it typically means it has plenty of staff and is an overall good place to reside on a permanent basis. In addition to looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients out of the hospital. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Regency Care Center at Monroe Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Regency Care Center at Monroe, 8.76% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care can reduce the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Regency Care Center at Monroe, 0% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents that suffered from a fall which caused serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Regency Care Center at Monroe, 1.02% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections may be linked to poor hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Regency Care Center at Monroe, 10.88% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents which were administered antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may suggest a facility is using these medications to subdue residents in situations where such medications aren't medically indicated. However, some facilities may need to rely on these drugs due to having more patients suffering from dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Regency Care Center at Monroe, 5.03% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric indicates the percentage of long-term care residents that were administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Regency Care Center at Monroe, 0.53% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who are exhibiting signs of depression. High rates of depression may indicate lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Regency Care Center at Monroe, 96.52% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines critical to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Regency Care Center at Monroe, 20.92% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and taking a bath.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Regency Care Center at Monroe, 21.84% of Residents
This tells you the percent of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Regency Care Center at Monroe, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Regency Care Center at Monroe, 21.84% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Regency Care Center at Monroe, 12.91% of Patients
Measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Regency Care Center at Monroe, 84.26% of Resident
This datapoint measures the percentage of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry believe this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Evergreenhealth MonroeAcute Care Hospitals 0.9 miles away14701 179th Se Monroe Washington 98272Government - Hospital District or Authority(360) 794-7497
- Evergreenhealth Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 12.91 miles away12040 Ne 128th Street Kirkland Washington 98034Government - Hospital District or Authority(425) 899-1000
- Providence Regional Medical Center EverettAcute Care Hospitals 14.47 miles away1321 Colby Avenue Everett Washington 98201Voluntary non-profit - Church(425) 261-2000
- Swedish Edmonds HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.32 miles away21601 76th Avenue West Edmonds Washington 98026Voluntary non-profit - Private(425) 640-4000
- Uw Medicine/Northwest HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.7 miles away1550 North 115th Street Seattle Washington 98133Voluntary non-profit - Other(206) 368-1700
- Seattle Children's HospitalChildrens 18.8 miles away4800 Sand Point Way Ne, PO Box C-5371 Seattle Washington 98105Voluntary non-profit - Private(206) 987-2000
Nearby Dialysis
- Puget Sound Kidney Center - Monroe0.84 miles away18121 149th St Se Monroe Washington 98272Dialysis Stations: 12 (360) 863-3313
- Mill Creek Dialysis Center11.05 miles away18001 Bothell Everett Hwy Ste 112 Bothell Washington 98012Dialysis Stations: 9 (425) 481-5258
- Everett Dialysis Center12.08 miles away8130 Evergreen Way Ste C Everett Washington 98203CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (425) 353-6036
- Davita Lynnwood Dialysis13.3 miles away13619 Mukilteo Speedway Ste D-1 Lynnwood Washington 98037Dialysis Stations: 3 (425) 741-3616
- Nkc Kirkland Kidney Center13.64 miles away11327 Ne 120th St Kirkland Washington 98034CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (425) 821-8785
- Puget Sound Kidney Center13.66 miles away1005 Pacific Ave Everett Washington 98201Dialysis Stations: 25 (425) 259-5195
- Nkc Lake City Kidney Center14.41 miles away14524 Bothell Way Ne Seattle Washington 98155CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (206) 365-0775
- Puget Sound Kc South14.47 miles away21309 44th Ave W Mountlake Terrace Washington 98043CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 31 (425) 744-1095