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Uptown Health Care Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: A
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745 East 18th Avenue,
Denver CO 80203

(303) 860-0500

94.81% estimated occupancy 1

Located in Denver, Colorado, Uptown Health Care Center is just one of 40 nursing homes located in the city. This turns out to be a grade A facility, which is a truly elite score. Based on the data we reviewed, you can not go wrong with this place. As you will see below, this nursing home also performed well 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 - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Mental Health
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Awards

Top Nursing Home in Colorado badge

Top Nursing Home in Colorado Awards 2019

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

In addition to receiving a quality overall score, this facility also received excellent health inspections recently. We awarded it one of our best grades in that area, with a grade of A. These inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. 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. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

Among its many impressive grades, this facility received a top-shelf long-term care score. In fact, it received a grade of A in that area. In a long-term care setting, the nursing home's primary goal is to keep patients healthy and safe. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate residents. On top of looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 93.70629 percent of its residents. This is somewhat less than we expected but still a decent percentage. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A

We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility received an impressive grade of A in our nursing category. Nursing scores are heavily correlated with nurse staffing levels. This particular nursing home provided 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

The last area we analyzed was this nursing home's worst category. However, even its weakest link would likely be a strength for many nursing homes. We gave it an above average grade of B in short-term care. Short-term care grades are typically used to assess a nursing home's rehabilitation services. To provide highly scored rehabilitation services, facilities generally need to offer better levels of highly skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other licensed professionals. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we considered the number of patients that eventually returned home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Uptown Health Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A

In Uptown Health Care Center, 3.2% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from staying in the same position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In Uptown Health Care Center, 1.75% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are routinely linked to lower levels of patient supervision. Additional nurse staffing reduces the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In Uptown Health Care Center, 1.05% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely the result of a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this datapoint could be misleading for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: F

In Uptown Health Care Center, 33.56% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic tells you the percent of long-term residents which are prescribed antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such drugs aren't medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely on these drugs due to having more residents with Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B

In Uptown Health Care Center, 19.78% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric indicates the percentage of long-term residents that are given antianxiety medication. These drugs are generally prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Uptown Health Care Center, 3.61% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents who are exhibiting signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Uptown Health Care Center, 95.5% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In Uptown Health Care Center, 17.95% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Uptown Health Care Center, 19.98% of Residents

This tells you the percentage of residents who maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Uptown Health Care Center, 19.98% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Scores for Denver, CO

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

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