Warm Beach Health Care Center is a small non-profit nursing home located in Stanwood, Washington. We gave this facility an overall grade of B. A grade of this caliber requires solid marks in most areas. You can certainly do much worse than this nursing home. We were also pleased to find that this place didn't have any weak links in any of the major categories. Additional information about these categories can be found below.
Warm Beach Health Care Center
Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
20420 Marine Drive Northwest,
Stanwood WA 98292
56.94% estimated occupancy 1
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Nurse Quality
On top of receiving a strong overall score, this facility performed well in our nursing category. In fact, we gave it a grade of A for that category, which is one of our highest scores. The nursing category analyzes many components, many of which are based on levels of nurse staffing. This facility provided 5 hours of nursing care per patient each day. This was one of the highest totals we found. In addition, we found that a significant percentage of this care was provided by registered nurses, which are highly skilled nurses. These are both really impressive figures. In addition to providing high levels of care, this facility also excelled in the quality measures we assessed. It performed as well as any facility in Washington when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility really excelled in the area of short-term care, where we awarded it a grade of A-. Very few nursing homes performed more favorably in this area. In our short-term care category, we seek to forge a meaningful measure for rehabilitation services. In this process, we look at a nursing home's scope of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. This place provided more physical therapist and registered nurse hours per patient than most facilities. The last metric we assessed in this category is the number of patients that returned home from the nursing home. It fared better than most nursing homes in this area with 55.8 percent of its residents returning home. With most nursing homes, fewer than half of their short-stay residents are able to return home.
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Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home was awarded a favorable long-term care score as well. We awarded it one of our higher grades in that area with a score of B+. Nursing homes that receive this kind of score in long-term care tend to provide consistent 24/7 care to make sure patients are well cared for. One of the datapoints we considered on top of this nursing home's impressive nursing hours was vaccinations. This nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccination to 100 percent of its patients. Vaccines are a great way to avoid unnecessary deaths for the elderly. This combination proved to be effective as this nursing home was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Facility Inspections
Lastly, turning to our inspection category, we gave this nursing home a C. Our inspection rating is based on the facility's government inspection reports. While this is not a bad score, it is this facility's weakest area. Inspection ratings account for several factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. This nursing home had 9 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were category J through L deficiencies. This indicates that CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies to place patient safety or health in immediate harm or jeopardy. In the bigger picture, this inspection report could be much worse.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Warm Beach Health Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Warm Beach Health Care Center, 6.84% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often the result of patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Warm Beach Health Care Center, 3.14% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are often linked to poor nursing care. Better nursing care minimizes the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Warm Beach Health Care Center, 2.25% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are often linked to a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this datapoint may be misleading for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Warm Beach Health Care Center, 13.73% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term residents receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Warm Beach Health Care Center, 12.45% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of residents prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are commonly given to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Warm Beach Health Care Center, 14.66% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who are exhibiting symptoms of depression. Increased levels of depression may indicate a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Warm Beach Health Care Center, 93.57% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Warm Beach Health Care Center, 13.88% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and bathing.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Warm Beach Health Care Center, 23.08% Percentage of Residents
This is the percentage of residents who maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Warm Beach Health Care Center, 23.08 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Warm Beach Health Care Center, 11.09 Percentage of Patients
This metric tracks the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Warm Beach Health Care Center, 73.77% Percentage of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Cascade Valley HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.79 miles away330 S Stillaguamish Ave Arlington Washington 98223Government - Hospital District or Authority(360) 435-2133
- Providence Regional Medical Center EverettAcute Care Hospitals 14.3 miles away1321 Colby Avenue Everett Washington 98201Voluntary non-profit - Church(425) 261-2000
- Whidbeyhealth Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 15.33 miles away101 North Main Street Coupeville Washington 98239Government - Hospital District or Authority(360) 678-5151
- Skagit Valley HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.49 miles away1415 Kincaid Street Mount Vernon Washington 98274Government - Hospital District or Authority(360) 424-4111
Nearby Dialysis
- Puget Sound Kidney Center Smokey Point7.62 miles away18828 Smokey Point Blvd Arlington Washington 98223CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 28 (360) 454-5280
- Pilchuck Dialysis11.53 miles away1250 State Ave Marysville Washington 98270Dialysis Stations: 8 (360) 651-0780
- Puget Sound Kidney Center Whidbey Island15.36 miles away430 Se Midway Blvd Oak Harbor Washington 98277Dialysis Stations: 10 (360) 679-6706
- Puget Sound Kidney Center15.6 miles away1005 Pacific Ave Everett Washington 98201Dialysis Stations: 25 (425) 259-5195
- Whidbey Island Dialysis Center15.77 miles away32650 State Route 20 Bldg D-101 Oak Harbor Washington 98277Dialysis Stations: 5 (360) 240-1596
- Renal Care Group Northwest, Inc.16.66 miles away208 Hospital Pkwy Ste A Mount Vernon Washington 98273Dialysis Stations: 27 (360) 336-2978
- Everett Dialysis Center18.88 miles away8130 Evergreen Way Ste C Everett Washington 98203CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (425) 353-6036
- Cascade Dialysis19.46 miles away145 Cascade Place Ste 100 Burlington Washington 98233Dialysis Stations: 4 (360) 707-2404