Stafford Healthcare at Belmont
560 Lebo Boulevard, Bremerton WA 98310 · (360) 479-1515 · 94.31% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Stafford Healthcare at Belmont is an average-sized nursing home located in Bremerton, Washington. Featuring an overall score of B+, this is a very good facility. With no A rated facilities in the city, this proved to be the highest graded facility in Bremerton. We were also pleased to find that this facility didn't have any bad scores in any of the major categories. Additional information about these categories can be found below.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 102 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
One of the reasons this turned out to be a great nursing home is that it received a very impressive nursing score. In that area, we gave this nursing home an A-. Nursing ratings are based in large part on quantity of nursing care available. This facility boasts a really impressive 4.4 hours of nursing care per resident daily, of which a significant percentage of those hours were provided by registered nurses. This is one of the most highly skilled levels of nurses. This is one of the highest totals of nursing hours we were able to find. On top of offering impressive levels of nursing care, this facility was also above average in each of the major quality measures we assessed in this category. For example, it performed well when it comes to minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. These statistics are generally good measures of the quality of nursing care a facility offers.
Facility Inspections
In addition, this nursing home earned excellent government inspections in recent years. We gave them one of our better grades in that category, with an A-. Inspection grades are based on datapoints located in the a nursing home's inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this area tend to have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Fortunately, although this nursing home had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as categories G through L. This means CMS didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A couple minor deficiencies aren't the end of the world.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home was given high scores in the category of short-term care as well. In fact, it received one of our best grades in that area with a area of A-. Our short-term care grades are thought to be most important for individuals requiring rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation usually utilizes more highly-skilled nursing. This means not merely nursing services, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. One reason for this facility's strong score in this category is that it provides more care with registered nurses to its residents than the average nursing home. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. It outperformed the majority of nursing homes in the country in this area with 54.6 percent of its residents returning home.
Long-term Care Quality
The final area we looked at was long-term care. This nursing home received a very good long-term care grade this year, with a grade of C. While this was not quite as impressive as a few of its other grades, this is nevertheless a decent rating for this category. In crafting our long-term care ratings, we look at the facility's personal care services. On top of offering high levels of nurse staffing, this facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 99.39024 percent of its patients. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients healthy. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 1.06 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home had fewer hospitalizations than most nursing homes.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Stafford Healthcare at Belmont Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients which suffered from pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are often caused by poor nursing care. Better nursing protocols limits the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This tells you the percentage of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are often associated with lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint can also be skewed for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. These medications may be used for several medical conditions, such as dementia.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term stay patients which were administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are generally prescribed to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients demonstrating signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percentage of residents who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and eating. Many in the industry believe that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who remained mobile levels. Many in the industry believe that mobility is vital to patients mental and physical health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to maintaining the physical health of nursing home residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
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 thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the quality of nursing home care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This tells you the percentage of short-term patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of performance with ADL's generally correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better