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The Rehabilitation Center at Sandalwood

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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3835 Harlan Street,
Wheat Ridge CO 80033

(303) 422-1533

87.47% estimated occupancy 1

The Rehabilitation Center at Sandalwood is in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, a city with a population of 23,969 people. Sporting an overall grade of B+, this is a very good nursing home. Based on our assessment, you could do much worse than this nursing home. As you can find below, this place also performed just fine in our category scores. It would be hard to find any major flaws in this facility's profile.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Optometry
  • Audiology
  • Colostomy Care
  • Catheter Care
  • Radiation Therapy

Awards

Best Nursing Home in Wheat Ridge, Colorado badge

Best Nursing Home in Wheat Ridge, Colorado Awards 2019

Best Nursing Home in Wheat Ridge, Colorado badge

Best Nursing Home in Wheat Ridge, Colorado Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in Wheat Ridge, Colorado badge

Best Nursing Home in Wheat Ridge, Colorado Awards 2021

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

In addition to being a strong facility overall, this place really excelled in our inspections category, where it earned an A. Few facilities performed better in that area. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining these inspection scores. One key factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies are quite minor. While this nursing home had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you CMS did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in this industry.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

Adding to its impressive profile, this facility also excelled in the category of nursing. We gave it an B+ for that category. Our nursing grade is primarily associated with the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in the area of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B

This facility also was awarded a strong long-term care grade. Indeed, we gave it an above average score of B in this category. Long-term care scores in this range generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. After we finished looking at the quantity of nursing care, we next considered the facility's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 77.77778 percent of its patients against pneumonia. While its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we hoped for, at least this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

The final area we looked at was short-term care. This facility received a very good short-term care grade in our assessment, with a grade of B. This facility truly didn't have any weak areas. In our short-term care score, we strive to create a fair barometer for rehabilitation services. In this process, we analyze a nursing home's offerings of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final item we considered in this category is the percentage of patients that were able to return home from the facility. We found that 4.7 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

The Rehabilitation Center at Sandalwood Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In The Rehabilitation Center at Sandalwood, 5.13% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric tells you the percent of long-term care patients who suffered from pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a reliable barometer of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: D

In The Rehabilitation Center at Sandalwood, 5.95% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a fall leading to major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In The Rehabilitation Center at Sandalwood, 5.18% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to insufficient hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In The Rehabilitation Center at Sandalwood, 12.24% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure indicates the percent of long-term patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such medications are not medically required. However, some facilities need to rely on these medications due to an increased number of residents with cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A

In The Rehabilitation Center at Sandalwood, 10.33% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic tells you the percent of long-term care patients receiving antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In The Rehabilitation Center at Sandalwood, 3.51% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents demonstrating depressive symptoms. High levels of depression could indicate worse patient care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: D

In The Rehabilitation Center at Sandalwood, 85.63% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In The Rehabilitation Center at Sandalwood, 18.01% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term care residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and continence.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In The Rehabilitation Center at Sandalwood, 24.37% of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that were able to retain mobility. Some argue that mobility is important for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In The Rehabilitation Center at Sandalwood, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In The Rehabilitation Center at Sandalwood, 24.37% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

In The Rehabilitation Center at Sandalwood, 10.91% of Patients

This is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: D

In The Rehabilitation Center at Sandalwood, 68.19% of Resident

This is the percent of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Lutheran Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 1.42 miles away8300 W 38th Ave Wheat Ridge Colorado 80033Voluntary non-profit - Private(303) 425-4500
  • Denver Health Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 4.82 miles away777 Bannock St Denver Colorado 80204Government - State(303) 602-4930
  • Centura Health-St Anthony HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.97 miles away11600 West 2nd Plc Denver Colorado 80228Voluntary non-profit - Church(720) 321-0000
  • Orthocolorado Hospital at St Anthony Med CampusAcute Care Hospitals 5.01 miles away11650 West 2nd Place Denver Colorado 80228Proprietary(720) 321-5000
  • Saint Joseph HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.1 miles away1375 E 19th Ave Denver Colorado 80218Voluntary non-profit - Private(303) 812-2000
  • Presbyterian St Lukes Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.34 miles away1719 E 19th Ave Denver Colorado 80218Government - State(303) 839-6000
  • National Jewish HealthAcute Care Hospitals 6.7 miles away1400 Jackson St Denver Colorado 80206Voluntary non-profit - Private(303) 388-4461
  • Rose Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.35 miles away4567 E 9th Ave Denver Colorado 80220Proprietary(303) 320-2121

Nearby Dialysis

  • Kidney Center of Wheat Ridge (Ara)0.59 miles away6920 W 38th Ave Wheat Ridge Colorado 80033Dialysis Stations: 16 (303) 463-3041
  • Kidney Center of Arvada (Ara)1.76 miles away5265 Vance St Arvada Colorado 80002CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (303) 403-1127
  • Lakewood Dialysis (Dva)1.78 miles away1750 Pierce St Denver Colorado 80214CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (303) 238-6111
  • Mile High Pd (Dva)1.78 miles away1750 Pierce St Ste A Denver Colorado 80214Dialysis Stations: 3 (303) 232-0939
  • Kidney Center of Lakewood (Ara)4.11 miles away6166 W Alameda Ave Denver Colorado 80226Dialysis Stations: 21 (303) 922-6371
  • Pavilion Dialysis (Fmc)4.7 miles away723 Delaware St #m105 Denver Colorado 80204CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (303) 623-2107
  • Denver Dialysis (Dva)4.83 miles away2900 Downing St Ste C Denver Colorado 80205CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (303) 292-0303
  • Lakewood Crossing Dialysis (Dva)5.08 miles away1057 S Wadsworth Blvd Ste 100 Denver Colorado 80226Dialysis Stations: 22 (720) 962-6199