The Suites Parker

One of the reasons this nursing home performed well overall is it excelled in nursing, with a B+ in that area. It outperformed many nursing homes in this category. Our nursing rating analyzes the facility's level of nurse staffing. We consider both the levels of licensure of the nurses and the quantity of hours spent with residents. This facility provided 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home Colorado in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as employing a system of turning patients at least once a day.

This facility is also above average in the category of short-term care, where it was awarded a score of B+. It outperformed most nursing homes in this category. Our short-term care scores are probably most meaningful for those requiring rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation typically requires higher levels of skilled nursing. This means not only nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like this facility submitted data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Finally, we assessed the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Adding to its impressive category grades, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B+ for our inspections rating. Inspection scores account for several factors found on a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher grades in this area tend to have few of these severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.

The next category we looked at was long-term care. For this category, we gave this nursing home a grade of C. Our long-term care grade focuses on a nursing home's assistance with daily living rather than the highly skilled nursing or healthcare services that are critical to a skilled nursing facility. One of the criteria we considered on top of nurse's aid hours was vaccines. Unfortunately, it does not look like this facility submitted information on its vaccination levels. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.