Rockwood at Hawthorne

Updated Jul 1, 2021 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating

101 East Hawthorne Road,
Spokane WA 99218

40% estimated occupancy ¹

Rockwood at Hawthorne is in the densely populated metropolitan area of Spokane, Washington with a total of 342,856 people. This facility is one of the most impressive facilities we found. This nursing home was given one of the top grades that we offer. We were not surprised to discover that this proved to be radically superior to many of the facilities in the city. As you will find below, this place also performed well in our category ratings. It's hard to poke holes in this facility's profile.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
Non profit - Church related

Long-term Care Quality

In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this facility also received an A+ long-term care grade. Facilities that receive this type of score in this category tend to provide consistent around the clock care to ensure residents are well cared for. After looking at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is significantly higher than the majority of nursing homes. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Nurse Quality

This facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. There are a host of datapoints included in this category. Most of these subcategories relate to the quantity and quality of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, 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.

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Short-term Care Quality

Moving on our third area, this nursing home was given a strong short-term care score. In fact, it received a score of A- in this category. In determining our short-term care scores, we scrutinize a nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This grade is considered to be a solid assessment of a nursing home's rehabilitation. It does not appear that this nursing home provided registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of patients who eventually returned home from this facility. This facility performed better in this area than in its staffing levels. We found that it performed as well as just about any nursing home with 60.2 percent of its residents returning home.

Facility Inspections

Lastly, we looked at the area of inspections. This facility received a very impressive score in this category. In that area, we gave this facility a B+. Our inspection scores account for a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better grades in this category tend to have very few of these severe deficiencies. This facility was hit with 12 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This tells you that the government inspectors didn't consider any of these deficiencies an immediate threat to resident safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Rockwood at Hawthorne Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Rockwood at Hawthorne, 6.84% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Rockwood at Hawthorne, 3.14% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Major falls are often the result of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Rockwood at Hawthorne, 2.25% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often associated with lower quality nursing care. Closer supervision reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. We want to point out that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Rockwood at Hawthorne, 13.73% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric gauges the percentage of long-term residents taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Rockwood at Hawthorne, 12.45% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic measures the percent of long-term stay patients that were administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are given to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Rockwood at Hawthorne, 14.66% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients exhibiting symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Rockwood at Hawthorne, 93.57% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Rockwood at Hawthorne, 13.88% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and eating.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Rockwood at Hawthorne, 23.08% Percentage of Residents

This tells you the percentage of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Rockwood at Hawthorne, 23.08 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of patients.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Rockwood at Hawthorne, 73.77% Percentage of Resident

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements.

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 A-minus
Inspection Rating has a grade of B-minus

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Nearby Hospitals

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Nearby Dialysis

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Downtown Spokane Renal Center6.91 miles away601 West 5th Ave Ste 101 Spokane Washington 99204CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 14 (509) 363-0070
Spokane Valley Renal Center9.15 miles away12610 E Mirabeau Pkwy Suite 100 Spokane Washington 99216CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 10 (509) 228-9933
Fmc Valley Dialysis Unit9.72 miles away1017 North Pines Rd Spokane Washington 99206CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (509) 891-1107
Fmc Spokane Kidney Center10.11 miles away610 S Sherman Ave Suite 101 Spokane Washington 99202CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (509) 473-1010
North Spokane Renal Center10.56 miles away7701 N Division Street Ste B Spokane Washington 99208CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (509) 465-3161
Panorama Dialysis15.06 miles away822 S Main Deer Park Washington 99006Dialysis Stations: 4 (509) 276-7338