Walbridge Memorial Convalescent Wing is a small government-owned facility in Meeker, Colorado. After receiving an A overall grade, this nursing home has the distinction of being one of the top 50 facilities in Colorado. At the end of the day, this facility would be a great choice for just about anybody. Finally, this wound up being a very consistent nursing home with consistent grades in all of the major categories. More information about these categories is available below.
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Walbridge Memorial Convalescent Wing
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
Grade: A
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Government - Hospital district
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Nurse Quality
Grade: A-plus
In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this nursing home received an A+ for nursing. Our nursing rating is based on several factors, most of which are associated with quantities of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well in the area of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Long-term Care Quality
Grade: A
Adding to its strong profile, this facility also was awarded a strong long-term care score, with a score of A. Nursing homes that excel in this category tend to be well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to patients. One of the factors we considered after nursing hours was vaccinations. This nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccination to 98.16514 percent of its patients. This is a great way to minimize unnecessary deaths for the senior population. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
Grade: A-minus
This facility also was elite in the category of short-term care, where it received a score of A-. Only a select group of facilities performed better in this area. Our short-term care grades are believed to be most meaningful for individuals in need of rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation typically mandates more highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes not merely nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the percentage of residents who who were able to eventually return home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.
Facility Inspections
Grade: A-minus
Lastly, this nursing home has received near flawless government inspections in recent years. We gave them an impressive grade of A- in this category. This is one of the few facilities in the country to receive an A- or better in every category. Inspection ratings are tied to pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that score well in this category typically have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. 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.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Walbridge Memorial Convalescent Wing Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: A
In Walbridge Memorial Convalescent Wing, 3.64% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care residents who developed pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: F
In Walbridge Memorial Convalescent Wing, 7.34% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients which experienced falls which resulted in major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be an indication of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: C
In Walbridge Memorial Convalescent Wing, 3.67% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often caused by facilities with worst hygiene practices. Closer supervision can minimize the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Note that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: A-minus
In Walbridge Memorial Convalescent Wing, 9.17% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are given to residents for many medical conditions, including cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in some cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: A-minus
In Walbridge Memorial Convalescent Wing, 12.96% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term residents which are given antianxiety drugs. These medications are prescribed to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: A-minus
In Walbridge Memorial Convalescent Wing, 0.96% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients showing signs of depression. Some experts believe this is a measure of resident quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: A-minus
In Walbridge Memorial Convalescent Wing, 99.08% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: D
In Walbridge Memorial Convalescent Wing, 22.22% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of the deterioration of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: B
In Walbridge Memorial Convalescent Wing, 16.21% of Residents
This indicates the percent of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
Grade: A
In Walbridge Memorial Convalescent Wing, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is important to maintaining the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: B
In Walbridge Memorial Convalescent Wing, 16.21% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.
