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Rocky Mountain Care - Evanston

Nursing Home

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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Rocky Mountain Care - Evanston's website

475 Yellow Creek Road,
Evanston WY 82930

(307) 789-0726

77.5% estimated occupancy ¹

Rocky Mountain Care - Evanston is the sole facility we identified in Evanston, Wyoming. This facility was given an A- overall, which is one of the highest ratings we offer. A score of this caliber requires top-notch marks across the board. In fact, this nursing home is one of the 25 best nursing homes in Wyoming. This nursing home also received very consistent grades in all of our categories. More information about its category grades can be found below.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
Non profit - Corporation
Offers Inpatient Rehab
Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Transportation
Speech Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Recreational Therapy
Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Lymphedema Care

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Awards

Best Nursing Home in Wyoming Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in Wyoming Awards 2021

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Facility Inspections

To pair with a strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home an A+ for inspections. Our inspection grades account for a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this category usually have few severe deficiencies. This place was assessed 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This indicates that the government inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies to cause an immediate threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

This facility also performed well in the area of long-term care, where it received a score of A-. Few facilities fared better in this category. Long-term care grades in this range generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. In addition to considering the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 97.297295 percent of its residents. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients healthy. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

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Nurse Quality

In addition, this facility also received favorable nursing grades this year. In fact, we awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B+. Our nursing score consists of many subcategories, however, the main one is the level of nurse hours spent with patients. This particular nursing home provided 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

In the final category, this facility also was given an excellent short-term care rating, with a B+. This completed a very favorable profile. Our short-term care grades are based in part on the facility's quantity of highly-skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This includes a vast scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, in addition to other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last datapoint we considered in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We found that 5 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Rocky Mountain Care - Evanston Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Rocky Mountain Care - Evanston, 2.63% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage resulting from staying in the same position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Rocky Mountain Care - Evanston, 2.03% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of residents that have had a fall leading to major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Rocky Mountain Care - Evanston, 6.34% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care . UTI's are routinely caused by worse hygiene protocols. However, this statistic can be skewed for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Rocky Mountain Care - Evanston, 13.28% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term care patients who were given antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior in situations where such medications aren't medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these medications due to having more patients suffering from dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Rocky Mountain Care - Evanston, 19.05% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric indicates the percent of long-term residents which are given antianxiety medication. These medications are commonly prescribed to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Rocky Mountain Care - Evanston, 2.84% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who are demonstrating symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Rocky Mountain Care - Evanston, 98.65% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Rocky Mountain Care - Evanston, 15.97% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and continence. Some experts believe this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Rocky Mountain Care - Evanston, 17.26% of Residents

This is the percent of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Rocky Mountain Care - Evanston, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is important to maintaining the physical health of residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Rocky Mountain Care - Evanston, 17.26% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Rocky Mountain Care - Evanston, 11.94% of Patients

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.