Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center
2515 Pitman Place, Pueblo CO 81004 · (719) 564-0550 · 90.7% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center is one of nine facilities located in Pueblo, Colorado. This nursing home received an overall grade of F. This place does not seem to have any redeeming qualities. More information on this facility's category grades may be found below. Its best category was inspections, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 141 Beds
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For profit - Individual
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
Although we gave this facility a terrible overall grade, we awarded it a B- for our inspections rating. In fact, the facility received very impressive inspection report this year. These inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. 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. Lastly, this facility was flagged by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We prefer to avoid facilities with this designation. Please do your best to find an alternative nursing home.
Nurse Quality
Remarkably, we awarded this nursing home a grade of C for our nursing rating, which isn't a bad grade. Nursing scores are largely tied to a facility's level of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 3.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also considered quality measures in determining our nursing scores. This facility was above average in two of the major areas we focus on, with good scores for minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. These areas are often good measures of the quality of nursing care provided.
Short-term Care Quality
We awarded this nursing home just a D for our short-term care rating. This is not a score to write home about. Our short-term care ratings are considered to be most meaningful for folks requiring rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation typically mandates higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. This includes not just nursing services, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. In this nursing home's case, we found that it provides less registered nurse hours per resident than the average facility. The final measure we considered in this area is the percentage of patients that ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. This nursing home struggled quite a bit in this area, with just 32.6 percent of its residents returning home. Unfortunately, this was well below the national average.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we assessed was long-term care. Unfortunately, we gave it an abysmal F in this category, which is a poor grade. For residents looking for a permanent place to live as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care grades are very important. On top of considering the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Surprisingly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 1.69 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home had less hospitalizations than most nursing homes. Sadly, some of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This figure indicates the percent of long-term stay patients who have had a fall which resulted in major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely associated with poor nursing care. More frequent bathing can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Note that this metric is affected by by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to residents for a variety of medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Tragically, in some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of residents given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are used to treat residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents who are showing signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percentage of patients who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is the percentage of patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of decline of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that were able to retain mobility. Some experts argue that the ability to move around is critical to patients health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percentage of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better