Washington Soldiers Home is the lone option we found in Orting, Washington. It looks like this nursing home is among the higher-rated nursing homes we assessed. A score of this caliber requires very strong marks across the board. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top fifth of all facilities nationally. This facility was also given strong scores in all of our categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
Washington Soldiers Home
- Nursing Home
- For people with disabilities
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility has earned nearly flawless health inspections recently. We gave them an A in this category. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating our inspection scores. One key factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some end up being relatively minor. This particular nursing home received 5 deficiencies on its inspection report. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
We also wanted to draw your attention to the fact that this facility received an impressive score of A- in our long-term care category. Facilities that do well in long-term care tend to provide residents with better supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. Once we concluded our assessment of the amount of nursing care, we then looked at the facility's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 94.8052 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia is too frequently a dangerous ailment for nursing home residents so we like it when a nursing home doesn't roll the dice on this issue. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Nurse Quality
Among its many impressive grades, this facility received an excellent nursing grade. In fact, we gave it a grade of A- in that category. In computing our nursing grades, we analyze both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the training levels of the nurses. This particular nursing home provided 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Short-term Care Quality
In our last category, this nursing home also was given a first-rate short-term care grade, with a B+. This wrapped up an elite profile. In calculating these short-term care scores, we analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. The goal is to devise a measure for sizing up the rehabilitation services of various facilities. We were not able to track down information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Finally, we considered the number of residents that ultimately returned home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Washington Soldiers Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Washington Soldiers Home, 7.09% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by remaining in the same position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Washington Soldiers Home, 2.86% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients that sustained a fall which resulted in severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Washington Soldiers Home, 2.28% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with poor hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Washington Soldiers Home, 13.8% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Washington Soldiers Home, 12.29% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are given to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Washington Soldiers Home, 13.74% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients showing symptoms of depression. Some believe that this is a reasonable measure of quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Washington Soldiers Home, 93.71% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Washington Soldiers Home, 13.94% Percentage of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and continence.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Washington Soldiers Home, 21.78% Percentage of Residents
This is the percent of patients who retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Washington Soldiers Home, 1 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Washington Soldiers Home, 21.78 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care.
Nearby Hospitals
- Multicare Good Samaritan HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.5 miles away401 15th Avenue Se Puyallup Washington 98372Voluntary non-profit - Private(253) 697-2102
- St Elizabeth HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 13.72 miles away1450 Battersby Avenue Enumclaw Washington 98022Voluntary non-profit - Church(360) 825-2505
- St Clare HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.42 miles away11315 Bridgeport Way S W Lakewood Washington 98499Voluntary non-profit - Church(253) 588-1711
- St Francis Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.47 miles away34515 9th Avenue South Federal Way Washington 98003Voluntary non-profit - Church(253) 944-8100
- Madigan Amc (Ft Lewis)Acute Care - Department of Defense 15.68 miles away9040 Jackson Avenue Tacoma Washington 98431Department of Defense(253) 968-1110
- St Joseph Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.76 miles away1717 South J Street Tacoma Washington 98405Voluntary non-profit - Church(253) 627-4101
- Multicare Auburn Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.84 miles away202 North Division Street Plaza One Auburn Washington 98001Voluntary non-profit - Private(253) 833-7711
- Multicare Covington Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.89 miles away17700 Se 272nd St Kent Washington 98042Voluntary non-profit - Private(253) 372-7400
Nearby Dialysis
- Graham Dialysis Center4.26 miles away10219 196th St Ct E Ste C Graham Washington 98338Dialysis Stations: 11 (253) 875-5382
- Chi Franciscan6.45 miles away19520 State Hwy 410 E., Suite 19663 Bonney Lake Washington 98391Dialysis Stations: 4 (253) 447-3940
- Renal Care Group Northwest, Inc.6.82 miles away702 South Hill Park Dr Puyallup Washington 98373CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (253) 445-7520
- Puyallup Community Dialysis Center6.95 miles away802 30th Ave Sw Puyallup Washington 98373CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (253) 845-3147
- Renal Care Group Northwest, Inc.11.9 miles away1415 E 72nd St Tacoma Washington 98404CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 14 (253) 474-2310
- Parkland Dialysis Center12.31 miles away311 140th St S Tacoma Washington 98444CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (253) 536-5961
- Nkc Fife Kidney Center13.05 miles away6021 12th Street E, Suite 110 Tacoma Washington 98424Dialysis Stations: 10 (253) 943-6335
- Nkc Enumclaw Kidney Center14.04 miles away857 Roosevelt Ave E Enumclaw Washington 98022Dialysis Stations: 10 (360) 825-2050