With an address in Loveland, Colorado, The Green House Homes at Mirasol is one of only three nursing homes in this city. After receiving an A overall grade, this facility has the prestigious distinction of being one of the top 50 facilities in Colorado. As far as we can see, this facility looks like a wonderful choice for most people. Headlining this nursing home's stellar report card is its inspection grade, which is addressed in the next section.
The Green House Homes at Mirasol
Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
490 Mirasol Drive,
Loveland CO 80537
145% estimated occupancy 1
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Facility Inspections
In addition to faring well overall, this nursing home also earned a nearly flawless inspection report. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that area with a grade of A+. Inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This facility was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This tells you that the inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we rated this nursing home so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing score. In that category, we awarded this facility a grade of A. We analyzed the licensure of nurses at the facility, in addition to the quantity of hours those nurses were with patients, in computing our score in this area. This facility boasts a really impressive 5.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day, of which a significant portion of those hours were provided by registered nurses. This is one of the most highly trained levels of nurses. On top of providing high levels of nursing care, this facility also excelled in several of the quality-based metrics we looked at. With under 5 percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, it fared as well as any facility Colorado in this category. This is usually a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls. Many pressure ulcers can be prevented by offering better nursing care and a system of turning patients at least once a day.
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Long-term Care Quality
Adding to its strong resume, this facility also received an excellent long-term care grade, with a grade of A. In a long-term care environment, the primary objective is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. This nursing home's vaccination data weren't as favorable as its nursing hours. It administered the pneumonia vaccine to just 88.44621 percent of its residents. We'd love to see some improvement in this area next year. While its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we like to see, at least this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Short-term Care Quality
Turning to the next category, this facility also performed well in our short-term care category. We gave it a B+ in that area. This topped off a first-rate report card. In determining our short-term care grades, we analyze the nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other highly trained professionals. This category is often a useful assessment of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. When we assessed this facility's nursing hours, we found it provided much more care from registered nurses than most nursing homes. The last datapoint we considered in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Green House Homes at Mirasol Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In The Green House Homes at Mirasol, 5.94% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to staying in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In The Green House Homes at Mirasol, 3.41% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients that sustained a fall which resulted in severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In The Green House Homes at Mirasol, 2.12% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care. Closer supervision can limit the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Note that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In The Green House Homes at Mirasol, 17.3% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In The Green House Homes at Mirasol, 12.27% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents given antianxiety medications. These medications are commonly used to treat residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In The Green House Homes at Mirasol, 3.71% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In The Green House Homes at Mirasol, 85.88% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In The Green House Homes at Mirasol, 15.2% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and eating. Many argue that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In The Green House Homes at Mirasol, 20.54% Percentage of Residents
This is the percent of patients who retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In The Green House Homes at Mirasol, 1.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is usually a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In The Green House Homes at Mirasol, 20.54 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In The Green House Homes at Mirasol, 11.36 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In The Green House Homes at Mirasol, 75.04% Percentage of Resident
This is a measure of the percent of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Mckee Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 1.93 miles away2000 Boise Ave Loveland Colorado 80538Voluntary non-profit - Private(970) 669-4640
- Medical Center of the RockiesAcute Care Hospitals 3.73 miles away2500 Rocky Mountain Avenue Loveland Colorado 80538Voluntary non-profit - Private(970) 624-2500
- Banner Fort Collins Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 9.67 miles away4700 Lady Moon Drive Fort Collins Colorado 80528Voluntary non-profit - Other(970) 821-4000
- Poudre Valley HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.94 miles away1024 S Lemay Ave Fort Collins Colorado 80524Voluntary non-profit - Private(970) 495-7000
- Longmont United HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.56 miles away1950 Mountain View Ave Longmont Colorado 80501Voluntary non-profit - Private(303) 651-5111
- North Colorado Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 18.63 miles away1801 - 16th St Greeley Colorado 80631Voluntary non-profit - Private(970) 810-4121
Nearby Dialysis
- Loveland Central Dialysis (Dva)0.97 miles away1453 N Denver Ave Loveland Colorado 80538Dialysis Stations: 12 (970) 663-4607
- Loveland Dialysis (Fmc)2.59 miles away2940 Ginnala Dr Loveland Colorado 80538CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (970) 663-9155
- Northern Colorado Home Therapy Dialysis (Fmc)3.78 miles away5285 Mcwhinney Blvd #190 Loveland Colorado 80538Dialysis Stations: 4 (970) 667-0596
- Northern Colorado Kidney Center (Fmc)12.02 miles away2107 S. Timberline Rd Fort Collins Colorado 80525Dialysis Stations: 20 (970) 482-2161
- Davita Fort Collins Dialysis12.47 miles away1601 Prospect Parkway Suite 180 Fort Collins Colorado 80525Dialysis Stations: 13 (970) 493-0753
- Kidney Center on Main (Ara)14.87 miles away2144 Main St Ste 2 Longmont Colorado 80501Dialysis Stations: 14 (303) 485-8911
- Longmont Dialysis (Dva)14.97 miles away1715 Iron Horse Dr Ste 170 Longmont Colorado 80501Dialysis Stations: 18 (303) 485-4084
- Kidney Center of Longmont (Ara)17.21 miles away1960 Ken Pratt Blvd Ste A Longmont Colorado 80501Dialysis Stations: 20 (303) 485-7100