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Rio Grande Inn

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B
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39 Calle Miller,
La Jara CO 81140

84.16% estimated occupancy 1

With an address in La Jara, Colorado, Rio Grande Inn is the lone facility we identified in the area. Sporting an overall score of B, this appears to be a very respectable option. Based on our assessment, this nursing home is a good fit for most people. We were also pleased to find that this facility didn't have any bad scores in any of the major categories. More information about its category grades is available below.

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Phone Placement:
(866) 905-1243

Quick Details

  • 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

  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Dialysis Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Aquatic Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

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Nurse Quality

Grade: A-minus

This nursing home earned a strong overall grade as discussed above, but we especially wanted to emphasize its excellent nursing grade. We gave them an A- in this category. In determining a nursing home's nursing rating, we weigh the number of hours nurses spend with patients and the level of licensure of the nurses. This nursing home averages 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this facility 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 nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by employing a system of turning patients at least once a day.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

Another one of this facility's impressive category grades came in the category of short-term care. We awarded them one of our higher scores in that category, with a grade of B+. Our short-term care grades are based on a facility's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a vast scope of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

Facility Inspections

Grade: B-plus

Adding to its impressive category grades, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B+ for our inspections rating. Our inspection scores are based on pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this category typically have very few deficiencies on their 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. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: C

Our last area is long-term care, in which we gave this nursing home a C in this area. In computing these long-term care ratings, we assess the nursing home's personal care services. After considering the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 92.207794 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which happens to be somewhat less than we were hoping for but still a decent figure. Nevertheless, this place was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Rio Grande Inn Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A

In Rio Grande Inn, 3.66% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can reduce the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: D

In Rio Grande Inn, 6.49% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of patients that suffered from a fall which caused major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In Rio Grande Inn, 1.45% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely linked to worse hygiene protocols. Better hygiene protocols reduces the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In Rio Grande Inn, 20.71% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This measures the percentage of long-term care patients which are given antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs aren't medically indicated. However, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these drugs due to an increased number of patients suffering from dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: D

In Rio Grande Inn, 31.79% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients that were given antianxiety medication. These medications are commonly given to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Rio Grande Inn, 3.4% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients showing signs of depression. Increased rates of depression could be a sign worse patient care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Rio Grande Inn, 95.48% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In Rio Grande Inn, 6.85% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and taking a bath. Many in the industry argue that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: F

In Rio Grande Inn, 5.67% of Residents

This metric tracks the percentage of long-term care patients who retained mobility levels.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A

In Rio Grande Inn, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is important to maintaining the physical health of nursing home patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Rio Grande Inn, 5.67% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-plus

In Rio Grande Inn, 4.77% of Patients

This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the quality of rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-minus

In Rio Grande Inn, 74.17% of Resident

This indicates the percentage of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

  • San Luis Valley Health Conejos County HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0.18 miles away19021 Us Highway 285 La Jara Colorado 81140Voluntary non-profit - Private(719) 274-5121
  • San Luis Valley HealthAcute Care Hospitals 15.11 miles away106 Blanca Ave Alamosa Colorado 81101Voluntary non-profit - Private(719) 589-2511

Nearby Dialysis

  • Alamosa Dialysis (Dva)15.53 miles away612 Del Sol Dr Alamosa Colorado 81101CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (719) 589-2022

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=065399