The Gardens on University is just one of 14 possibilities in Spokane, Washington. This nursing home received an F, which is really a rock-bottom score in our grading scheme. Based on our ratings, this place is not a fit for any prospective resident. More information on this nursing home's category grades may be found below. Its best category is nursing, which is addressed in the next section.
The Gardens on University
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Oncology Care
Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
Although we graded this facility very poorly overall, it received a fairly respectable nursing rating this year. We gave it a C in this area. Our nursing score is mostly based on the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This is a relatively low total compared with most other facilities. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this facility surprisingly fared better in some of the quality measures we looked at. It scored well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.
Short-term Care Quality
Moving on to the category of short-term care, this nursing home was awarded a grade of just D in that area. Sadly, this proved to be one of its best areas. In calculating our short-term care grades, we analyze the nursing home's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other types of therapists. This grade is generally a fair assessment of the facility's ability to rehabilitate patients. Based on its grade in this area, we weren't stunned to discover that this nursing home is well below average in terms of its quantity of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its patients based on the metrics we assessed. Frankly, this was about what we expected to find. The final metric we looked at in this area is the number of patients that returned home from the facility. This nursing home struggled quite a bit in this area as well, with just 4.2 percent of its patients returning home.
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Facility Inspections
Among this facility's alarming category grades was an F for its inspection grade. Generally, this indicates we found red flags on the nursing home's government inspection reports. For facilities that received this poor of an inspection rating, we recommend scrutinizing the severe deficiencies on its inspection report. This particular nursing home was assessed one category J or K deficiency, which are among the worst deficiencies. Lastly, we need to draw your attention to the fact that this nursing home received large government fines in recent years of more than $100,000. This often signifies that a nursing home's bad performance spanned several years.
Long-term Care Quality
The final area we analyzed is long-term care. We gave it an abysmal F in this area, which is a rock bottom grade. For long-term care residents, the primary objective is to keep patients as healthy and safe as possible. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate residents. One of the criteria we considered in addition to nurse's aid hours was vaccines. Fortunately, this facility provided the pneumonia vaccination to 96.47059 percent of its residents. To our surprise, this place also fared well at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Sadly, some 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.
The Gardens on University Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In The Gardens on University, 7.09% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to remaining in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In The Gardens on University, 2.86% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure measures the percentage of long-term patients which suffered a fall which caused serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be an indication of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In The Gardens on University, 2.28% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term patients which sustained urinary tract infections. UTI's could be an indicator of poor nursing care. However, this metric can also be skewed for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In The Gardens on University, 13.8% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients which are prescribed antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such drugs are not medically indicated. However, some nursing homes may need to rely on these medications due to having more patients with cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In The Gardens on University, 12.29% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of patients who were given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are given to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In The Gardens on University, 13.74% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term care residents exhibiting depressive symptoms. Some believe that this is a reasonable measure of quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In The Gardens on University, 93.71% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In The Gardens on University, 13.94% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In The Gardens on University, 21.78% Percentage of Residents
This is the percentage of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In The Gardens on University, 21.78 Percentage 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 The Gardens on University, 10.98 Percentage of Patients
Measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In The Gardens on University, 74.42% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Scores for Spokane, WA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-minus
Looking for more options? Spokane, Washington has 13 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Multicare Valley HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.77 miles away12606 East Mission Avenue Spokane Washington 99216Voluntary non-profit - Private(509) 924-6650
- PROV Sacred Hrt Med Ctr & Childs Hosp.Acute Care Hospitals 6.99 miles away101 West 8th Avenue Spokane Washington 99204Voluntary non-profit - Church(509) 474-3040
- Providence Holy Family HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.76 miles away5633 North Lidgerwood Spokane Washington 99208Voluntary non-profit - Private(509) 482-2450
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc Valley Dialysis Unit1.38 miles away1017 North Pines Rd Spokane Washington 99206CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (509) 891-1107
- Spokane Valley Renal Center2.57 miles away12610 E Mirabeau Pkwy Suite 100 Spokane Washington 99216CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 10 (509) 228-9933
- Downtown Spokane Renal Center6.49 miles away601 West 5th Ave Ste 101 Spokane Washington 99204CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 14 (509) 363-0070
- North Spokane Renal Center7.92 miles away7701 N Division Street Ste B Spokane Washington 99208CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (509) 465-3161
- Fmc Northpointe Dialysis Unit8.84 miles away1116 E Westview Court Spokane Washington 99218CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (509) 468-8606
- Fmc Spokane Kidney Center9.43 miles away610 S Sherman Ave Suite 101 Spokane Washington 99202CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (509) 473-1010
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