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The Gardens of Scottsdale

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Updated Jun 1, 2021 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: A
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6001 East Thomas Road,
Scottsdale AZ 85251

80.22% estimated occupancy 1

Note: Data for The Gardens of Scottsdale has not been updated recently. This page shows historical performance which may not be representitive of current service levels.

The Gardens of Scottsdale is in the large metropolitan area of Scottsdale, Arizona. This facility excelled in our ratings with a grade of A overall. Impressively, this was in line with the other nursing homes in Scottsdale. It is rare to find a city with multiple facilities of this caliber. Scottsdale features a double digit count of other nursing homes, but it is doubtful you will need to visit too many others. This one is a first-rate option. This facility also received impressive ratings in all of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Recreational Therapy

Awards

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Best Nursing Home in Arizona Awards 2019

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Best Nursing Home in Arizona Awards 2020

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Top Nursing Home in Arizona Awards 2021

Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

On top of being a strong nursing home overall, it also received A+ inspections in recent years. Its inspections were virtually flawless. Our inspection grades weigh several factors included in a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better scores in this area usually have few severe deficiencies. Although this facility had a few deficiencies on its report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

This nursing home also was given a impressive short-term care grade. This actually ended up being its second strongest category score. In that category, we gave this facility a grade of A. In determining our short-term care scores, we assess the facility's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other licensed professionals. This area is considered to be a useful measure of a facility's ability to rehabilitate patients. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last measure we assessed in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that 5 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

We also wanted to alert you to the fact that this nursing home was awarded a first-rate score of A- in our long-term care area. Facilities that excel in long-term care typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to residents. In addition to assessing the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 96.739136 percent of its patients, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia is often a life threatening ailment for nursing home patients so we prefer when a nursing home doesn't take any chances. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

In the final area, we gave this facility a A+ for our nursing score. This wrapped up a first-rate report card. Nursing scores are largely associated with a facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed certain nursing quality-based metrics in computing our nursing grades. These include minimizing residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We view these data points as reliable measures of the caliber of nursing care offered, since better care tends to reduce these problems.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

The Gardens of Scottsdale Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In The Gardens of Scottsdale, 12.66% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

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

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: D

In The Gardens of Scottsdale, 6.52% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents who have sustained falls leading to severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indication of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In The Gardens of Scottsdale, 2.41% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely the result of worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this statistic could be misleading for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In The Gardens of Scottsdale, 16.3% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In The Gardens of Scottsdale, 8.33% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients receiving antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In The Gardens of Scottsdale, 0% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents demonstrating symptoms of depression. Higher rates of depression could reveal a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In The Gardens of Scottsdale, 96.1% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term care residents that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these vaccines important for resident well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In The Gardens of Scottsdale, 20% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate the deterioration of a resident's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: D

In The Gardens of Scottsdale, 7.48% of Residents

This tells you the percentage of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B

In The Gardens of Scottsdale, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is important to maintaining the physical health of nursing home patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A

In The Gardens of Scottsdale, 7.48% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-plus

In The Gardens of Scottsdale, 4.18% of Patients

This is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: C

In The Gardens of Scottsdale, 72.5% of Resident

Measures the percent of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some experts would argue this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.

Scores for Scottsdale, AZ

  • Overall Rating has a grade of A
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of A-minus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A-plus

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Nearby Hospitals

  • Scottsdale Osborn Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 1.7 miles away7400 East Osborn Road Scottsdale Arizona 85251Proprietary(480) 882-4004
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  • St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.42 miles away350 West Thomas Road Phoenix Arizona 85013Voluntary non-profit - Church(602) 406-5001
  • Banner Desert Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.62 miles away1400 South Dobson Road Mesa Arizona 85202Voluntary non-profit - Private(480) 412-3000
  • Scottsdale Shea Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.93 miles away9003 East Shea Boulevard Scottsdale Arizona 85260Proprietary(480) 323-3000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Southwest Kidney/Davita-Phoenix Home Dialysis (Dva)1.13 miles away5115 E Thomas Rd Ste 100 Phoenix Arizona 85018Dialysis Stations: 1 (602) 840-0012
  • Salt River Dialysis Center (Fmc)1.66 miles away10301 E Osborn Rd Bldg 14 Scottsdale Arizona 85256Dialysis Stations: 16 (480) 362-1044
  • Fresenius Kidney Care Desert Sage1.76 miles away4901 W Mcdowell Road Suite 120 Phoenix Arizona 85035Dialysis Stations: 25 (602) 272-3116
  • Fmc Old Town Scottsdale1.78 miles away4141 N Scottsdale Rd Ste 100 Scottsdale Arizona 85251Dialysis Stations: 25 (480) 946-1455
  • Papago Dialysis (Dva)2.31 miles away5115 East Thomas, Suite #115 Phoenix Arizona 85018Dialysis Stations: 13 (602) 956-1831
  • Scottsdale Dialysis (Fmc)2.7 miles away1495 N Hayden Ste d1-d4 Scottsdale Arizona 85257Dialysis Stations: 12 (480) 949-7844
  • Arcadia Dialysis Center (Fmc)3.96 miles away4021 N. 30th Street Phoenix Arizona 85016CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (602) 957-2142
  • Scottsdale Dialysis (Dva)4.24 miles away5705 N Scottsdale Rd, Ste 120 Scottsdale Arizona 85250Dialysis Stations: 12 (480) 941-3860