Located in Brush, Colorado, Sunset Manor is one of only two nursing homes in this area. Sporting an overall score of B-, this is likely a middle of the road nursing home. This nursing home seems to have a few things going for it. The best part of this place's profile is is its nursing grade. Nursing grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
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Sunset Manor
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- No Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
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Nurse Quality
The main thing salvaging this nursing home's profile is its elite nursing grade. We awarded this facility an A- in that category. We looked at the qualifications of nurses working for the facility, as well as the number of hours those nurses were with patients, in calculating our score in this category. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Facility Inspections
This nursing home also excelled in inspections, where it received a grade of B+. These inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. 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. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.
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Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's third highest category came in the area of short-term care. In that category, we gave this nursing home a grade of B-. Short-term care grades are generally used to measure a facility's rehabilitation services In order to offer quality rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally need to have better levels of skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other licensed professionals. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final statistic we considered in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to return home from the facility. We found that just 4.5 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home. Unfortunately, this was below average.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we assessed was long-term care. This facility was awarded a C in this area. Our long-term care grades are more critical for folks requiring more traditional services associated with activities of daily living. After we finished assessing the amount of nursing care, we then looked at the facility's vaccination records. Frankly, we were a bit bothered by the fact that this facility vaccinated a relatively low 89.18919 percent of its residents for pneumonia. On a more positive note, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Sunset Manor Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Sunset Manor, 0% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from staying in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Sunset Manor, 1.08% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents who sustained a fall resulting in major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Sunset Manor, 0.56% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely linked to lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this metric can also be misleading for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Sunset Manor, 48.98% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These drugs may be used for several medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Sunset Manor, 12.43% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are commonly given to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Sunset Manor, 1.12% of Patients
This is the percent of residents who are demonstrating depressive symptoms. High rates of depression may be a sign worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Sunset Manor, 89.04% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term residents who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these vaccines important for resident well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Sunset Manor, 5.88% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and taking a bath.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Sunset Manor, 7.73% of Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term patients who remained mobile levels. Some experts would argue that mobility is critical to residents' physical and mental health.
Hospitalizations
In Sunset Manor, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is critical to preserving the physical health of nursing home patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Sunset Manor, 7.73% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Sunset Manor, 6.72% of Patients
This metric measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Sunset Manor, 97% of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with ADL's usually correlates with higher quality rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- East Morgan County HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0.12 miles away2400 West Edison Street Brush Colorado 80723Government - Hospital District or Authority(970) 842-6222
- Colorado Plains Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.88 miles away1000 Lincoln St Fort Morgan Colorado 80701Voluntary non-profit - Other(970) 867-3391