Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center is one of nine nursing homes in Pueblo, Colorado. It looks like this facility is a relatively poor nursing home. A grade of this caliber indicates we found a few red flags. Based on our assessment, this place likely isn't the best fit for most people. Despite all this, one of the few highlights of this facility's report card is its impressive inspection reports. You can scroll down to find out about inspections and other category grades
Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
Although we didn't give this place a good overall grade, we did give it a strong grade in the category of inspections, where it earned a B. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining our inspection ratings. One key factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies can be relatively insignificant. 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. In spite of this deficiency, this was still a relatively favorable inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility's second most favorable area was short-term care. In that category, we awarded this facility a grade of B-. In computing our short-term care grades, we analyze a facility's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other licensed professionals. This score is often a fair assessment of a facility's ability to rehabilitate patients. We were surprised to find that this facility was below average in the two key staffing areas we focus on. In fact, it supplied fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other facilities. The final item we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that just 4.7 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is below average.
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Nurse Quality
We awarded this facility a respectable grade in the area of nursing as well, with a grade of C. We looked at the skill-level of nurses working for the facility, in addition to the number of hours those nurses spent with residents, in computing our score in this area. This place averages 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient per day, which is not an impressive total. Lastly, despite not having the highest total nursing hours per resident, this nursing home actually performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is often a good indicator that a facility has quality controls in place.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we scored was long-term care. This nursing home received a very poor grade of F in that area. For prospective residents seeking a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care grades are very important. After we finished looking at the quantity of nursing care, we then looked at the facility's vaccination statistics. We were pleased to discover that this facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia. To our surprise, this place was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Unfortunately, a few of its other scores in this category were not as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center, 5.86% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This measures the percent of long-term stay patients which have new or worsened pressure ulcers . We bake this statistic into our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center, 3.47% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients that sustained a fall leading to major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center, 2.14% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections could be associated with inadequate hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center, 17.6% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many patients, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center, 12.24% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are typically given to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center, 3.81% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center, 84.99% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center, 15.45% Percentage of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center, 19.26% Percentage of Residents
Measures the percent of long-term residents that retained mobility levels. Many in the industry believe that the ability to move around is vital to residents' physical and mental health.
Hospitalizations
In Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center, 1.08 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center, 19.26 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the health of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center, 12.03 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center, 75.71% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements.
Scores for Pueblo, CO
- Overall Rating has a grade of C
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of D
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B
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Nearby Hospitals
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Nearby Dialysis
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