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Sandrock Ridge Care and Rehab

Nursing Home
Memory Care

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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943 West 8th Drive,
Craig CO 81625

(970) 826-4100

61.55% estimated occupancy ¹

Sandrock Ridge Care and Rehab is located in Craig, Colorado. The city has 12,921 people. This facility received an uninspiring overall grade of D in our grading scheme. If you are not satisfied with this facility's pedestrian overall grade, you may have to look in other cities as this is the only nursing home in Craig. We wouldn't blame you if you are ready to stop reading and find another nursing home. However, if you want to learn more about this place's category grades, short-term care grades are discussed in the next paragraph.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Corporation
Secure Memory Care
Offers Post-Acute Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Home Making
Speech Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Recreational Therapy

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Short-term Care Quality

Although we were not high on this nursing home overall, we awarded it a B for our short-term care rating. In the area of short-term care, we endeavor to evaluate measures of a facility's rehabilitation. We analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Nurse Quality

One of the other reasons we graded this nursing home so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing grade. This turned out to be its second best category grade. In that area, we gave this facility an B-. Our nursing rating considers numerous datapoints. The most heavily weighted factor is the number of hours nurses spend with patients. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Lastly, despite not having the highest total nursing hours, this place actually performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is usually a reliable indicator that a nursing home has sufficient quality controls in place.

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Facility Inspections

This nursing home earned slightly below average government inspections in recent years. We awarded them a C in this area. Inspection ratings account for several factors included in a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. 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. Unfortunately, we also need to draw your attention to the fact that this facility received significant government fines in recent years.

Long-term Care Quality

Turning to the last area, this nursing home really did not fare very well in this area either. Due to an abysmal grade of F in long-term care, this is really as bad as it gets. If you are seeking services other than short-term rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each nursing home's long-term care ratings. In addition to looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. Fortunately, this nursing home administered the vaccine to 97.72727 percent of its residents, which is an above average figure. To our surprise, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility had fewer hospitalizations than most nursing homes. Sadly, 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.

Sandrock Ridge Care and Rehab Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Sandrock Ridge Care and Rehab, 10% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to staying in the same position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Sandrock Ridge Care and Rehab, 5.3% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls resulting in injury are routinely the result of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Sandrock Ridge Care and Rehab, 0.83% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who suffered from urinary tract infections. UTI's could be a sign of poor nursing care. However, this datapoint may be misleading for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Sandrock Ridge Care and Rehab, 20.66% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term stay patients who are given antipsychotic medication. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents in situations where such medications are not medically indicated. Nevertheless, some facilities may need to rely on these medications due to an increased number of patients suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Sandrock Ridge Care and Rehab, 27.2% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term patients receiving antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Sandrock Ridge Care and Rehab, 13.93% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients showing symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Sandrock Ridge Care and Rehab, 98.86% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Sandrock Ridge Care and Rehab, 23.48% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate erosion of a patient's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Sandrock Ridge Care and Rehab, 10.95% of Residents

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

Hospitalizations

In Sandrock Ridge Care and Rehab, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Sandrock Ridge Care and Rehab, 10.95% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of residents.