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Sunshine Haven at Lordsburg

Nursing Home

Updated Sep 1, 2019 by Nick Lata

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603 Hadeco,
Lordsburg NM 88045

(575) 542-3539

57.46% estimated occupancy ¹

Note: Data for Sunshine Haven at Lordsburg has not been updated recently. This page shows historical performance which may not be representitive of current service levels.

Sunshine Haven at Lordsburg is a small nursing home located in Lordsburg, New Mexico. This nursing home turns out to be a solid facility, with an overall grade of B-. Based on our assessment, this place looks like a solid choice for quite a few people. You should also take a look at this facility's category grades below. We discuss long-term care in the next paragraph.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Partnership

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Long-term Care Quality

This facility really performed well in the category of long-term care, where it earned an impressive grade of A-. When nursing homes receive this kind of grade in long-term care it is usually a good sign for patient care and suggests that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses and aids. Once we concluded our assessment of the volume of nursing care, we next considered the facility's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 98.52941 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia tragically can be a life threatening illness for nursing home residents so we prefer when a nursing home does not leave its residents vulnerable. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

We also gave this nursing home a favorable grade in short-term care. This facility earned a grade of B+ in this area, which turns out to be one of our higher grades. In the area of short-term care, we try to qualify indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

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Nurse Quality

The next highest grade we gave this nursing home in any area came in the category of nursing, where we gave it a grade of B-. Our nursing category weighs a handful of datapoints, many of which are associated with levels of nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this nursing home surprisingly fared better in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at. In fact, it scored well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. Many consider these areas to be measures of the quality of nursing care. In some cases, the quality of nursing care is as important as the quantity of hours of care provided.

Facility Inspections

Turning our final category of inspections, we gave this nursing home a score of D. This turned out to be this facility's worst grade and it really pulled its overall grade down. Our inspection rating is based on the nursing home's government inspections. Since the data is collected by government inspectors, we weight it heavily in overall grade. Our inspection scores weigh a host of factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. This facility was assessed 3 deficiencies on its inspection report. The only positive thing we found is that none of these deficiencies were in the categories that suggest that they caused a threat to patient health or safety. Lastly, this place has been assessed significant government fines recently.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Sunshine Haven at Lordsburg Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Sunshine Haven at Lordsburg, 18.39% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols limits the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Sunshine Haven at Lordsburg, 4.41% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Falls are routinely the result of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Sunshine Haven at Lordsburg, 3.7% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who have experienced UTI's. While a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare between facilities due to nursing homes having differing reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Sunshine Haven at Lordsburg, 42.28% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term care patients taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Sunshine Haven at Lordsburg, 22.96% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are given to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Sunshine Haven at Lordsburg, 5.38% of Patients

This is the percent of residents exhibiting depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Sunshine Haven at Lordsburg, 97.3% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Sunshine Haven at Lordsburg, 25.45% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and bathing. Some argue that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Sunshine Haven at Lordsburg, 21.32% of Residents

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

Hospitalizations

In Sunshine Haven at Lordsburg, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Sunshine Haven at Lordsburg, 21.32% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Sunshine Haven at Lordsburg, 15.55% of Patients

This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of rehabilitation.