Uptown Rehabilitation Center is in the densely populated metropolitan area of Albuquerque, New Mexico. This nursing home received a concerning overall grade of D in our grading scheme. In our grading scheme, we ranked this in the bottom half of nursing homes in Albuquerque. In a city with plenty of other nursing homes, you should be able to find a better option. We wouldn't blame you if you are ready to stop reading and find another nursing home. However, if you want to learn more about this place's category grades, nursing grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
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Uptown Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
Note: Uptown Rehabilitation Center has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Amputee Recovery
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
While we did not have many favorable things to say about this facility's overall grade, it did receive a respectable nursing grade of B-. Our nursing grade analyzes the facility's level of nurse staffing. We factor in both the levels of training of those nurses and the number of hours spent with residents. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This figure is far below average. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics. While this facility got docked a bit for nursing hours, it excelled in some of these quality metrics. With fewer than five percent of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, it performed remarkably well in this subcategory. This can be a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a protocol of turning patients more often.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home received its second highest category grade in the category of short-term care. We gave this facility a grade of B- in this category, which is a decent grade. In computing our short-term care grades, we analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The objective is to formulate a scale for comparing the rehabilitation services of various facilities. In this facility's case, we were surprised to learn that it actually provides less registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than the average facility. The hope is that this does not adversely affect the quality of care. The final metric we assessed in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that just 4.7 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is actually below average.
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Facility Inspections
This facility earned slightly below average inspections in recent years. We gave them a grade of C in this category. We would argue that one of the most important factors in assessing an inspection report is deficiencies. In this regard, we especially focus on the severity of the deficiencies. This nursing home had 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were in any of the categories labeled G through L. This indicates that this facility dodged the more ominous classes of deficiencies. Lastly, this facility was flagged by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We prefer to avoid facilities with this designation. Please do your best to find an alternative nursing home.
Long-term Care Quality
The last category we analyzed is long-term care, which ended up being a weak link for this nursing home. We awarded this nursing home a D in long-term care. For residents looking for a permanent residence rather than rehabilitation, long-term care is a very important category. One of the data points we considered after nurse's aid hours is vaccinations. Fortunately, this facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. Surprisingly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility had fewer hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes. Sadly, some of its other scores in the category were not as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Uptown Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Uptown Rehabilitation Center, 9.18% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Uptown Rehabilitation Center, 0% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents who have experienced a fall which caused serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be a sign of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Uptown Rehabilitation Center, 0.29% of Patients had UTIs
This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay patients that experienced a urinary tract infection. UTI's could be an indicator of poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this statistic could be skewed for some facilities due to different reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Uptown Rehabilitation Center, 7.57% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Uptown Rehabilitation Center, 7.89% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are prescribed to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Uptown Rehabilitation Center, 0.31% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term stay patients showing symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Uptown Rehabilitation Center, 99.74% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Uptown Rehabilitation Center, 22.06% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and taking a bath. Some experts argue this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Uptown Rehabilitation Center, 25.48% of Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Uptown Rehabilitation Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Uptown Rehabilitation Center, 25.48% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Uptown Rehabilitation Center, 15.09% of Patients
This metric measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to measure short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Uptown Rehabilitation Center, 86.27% of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Scores for Albuquerque, NM
- Overall Rating has a grade of C
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-minus
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