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Riverview Retirement Community

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Updated Jun 1, 2020 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
Oct 18: A-Nov 18: A-Dec 18: A-Jan 19: A-Feb 19: A-May 19: A-Jun 19: AJul 19: A-Aug 19: A-Sep 19: A-Jan 20: BMar 20: BApr 20: BMay 20: BJun 20: B+
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1841 East Upriver Drive,
Spokane WA 99207

(509) 483-6483

54.66% estimated occupancy 1

Note: Data for Riverview Retirement Community has not been updated recently. This page shows historical performance which may not be representitive of current service levels.

Riverview Retirement Community is one of 14 facilities in Spokane, Washington. It looks like this is a very good nursing home. We gave this it an overall grade of B+, which is very favorable score. This nursing home turned out to be one of the better facilities in Spokane. The best aspect of this nursing home's strong report card is its short-term care score. short-term care grades are discussed in the next section

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Mental Health
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Colostomy Care
  • Aquatic Therapy

Awards

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Top Nursing Home in Washington Awards 2019

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

On top of performing well overall, this facility received even higher grades in the area of short-term care. In fact, it earned one of our best scores in that category with a score of A. In crafting these short-term care scores, we quantify the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The goal is to create a scale for comparing the rehabilitation services of different nursing homes. We weren't able to locate information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. The last item we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients that returned home from the nursing home. We found that 6 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A-minus

One of the other reasons we rated this facility so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing grade. In fact, nursing turned out to be its second best category grade. In that category, we gave this nursing home an A-. Nursing ratings are based in large part on levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

Adding to its impressive category grades, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A- for our inspections rating. These inspection ratings take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Although this facility had a few deficiencies on its report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

The final area we scored was long-term care, which was a weak spot for this facility. We gave this facility a D for long-term care, making this the nursing home's least impressive category. We would nevertheless suggest that you consider all of a facility's category grades. For prospective patients in need of a permanent residence rather than skilled nursing, long-term care grades are very important. On top of looking at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 99.37888 percent of its residents. To our surprise, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility had less hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Riverview Retirement Community Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A

In Riverview Retirement Community, 4.4% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols can limit the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Riverview Retirement Community, 3.73% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Major falls are often the result of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: F

In Riverview Retirement Community, 8.07% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely associated with worse hygiene protocols. Additional nurse staffing can minimize the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. We want to point out that this datapoint is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Riverview Retirement Community, 8.07% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Riverview Retirement Community, 15.09% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients who are administered antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally used to treat patients experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In Riverview Retirement Community, 19.87% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients demonstrating symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Riverview Retirement Community, 99.69% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-minus

In Riverview Retirement Community, 10.69% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: F

In Riverview Retirement Community, 4.93% of Residents

This is the percentage of patients who retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Riverview Retirement Community, 0.36 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care. There is generally a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Riverview Retirement Community, 4.93% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-plus

In Riverview Retirement Community, 4.92% of Patients

This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: D

In Riverview Retirement Community, 67.05% of Resident

This is the percentage of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Scores for Spokane, WA

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B-minus

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Nearby Hospitals

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  • Providence Holy Family HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.53 miles away5633 North Lidgerwood Spokane Washington 99208Voluntary non-profit - Private(509) 482-2450
  • Multicare Valley HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.78 miles away12606 East Mission Avenue Spokane Washington 99216Voluntary non-profit - Private(509) 924-6650

Nearby Dialysis

  • Downtown Spokane Renal Center1.97 miles away601 West 5th Ave Ste 101 Spokane Washington 99204CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 14 (509) 363-0070
  • Fmc Northpointe Dialysis Unit4.76 miles away1116 E Westview Court Spokane Washington 99218CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (509) 468-8606
  • North Spokane Renal Center5.58 miles away7701 N Division Street Ste B Spokane Washington 99208CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (509) 465-3161
  • Fmc Spokane Kidney Center5.78 miles away610 S Sherman Ave Suite 101 Spokane Washington 99202CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (509) 473-1010
  • Fmc Valley Dialysis Unit6.6 miles away1017 North Pines Rd Spokane Washington 99206CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (509) 891-1107
  • Spokane Valley Renal Center6.78 miles away12610 E Mirabeau Pkwy Suite 100 Spokane Washington 99216CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 10 (509) 228-9933