Weiser of Cascadia
331 East Park Street, Weiser ID 83672 · (208) 549-2416 · 53.68% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
With an address in Weiser, Idaho, Weiser of Cascadia is the lone option we identified there. Featuring an overall score of B, this facility is a fine option. Based on our ratings, this nursing home looks like a good fit for most people. This facility was stronger in some categories than others, but it did not have any weak links in any of our four major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 76 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Long-term Care Quality
On top of being a quality facility overall, this nursing home really performed well in long-term care, where it earned an A+. When nursing homes receive a grade in this range in this category it typically means it's well-staffed and is a quality place to reside on a permanent basis. In addition to assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia sadly can be a life or death condition for nursing home patients so we strongly prefer when a facility doesn't leave this to chance. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 1.56 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility had less hospitalizations than many nursing homes.
Facility Inspections
Adding to its impressive category grades, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B+ for our inspections rating. Inspection grades are based on pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspections. Nursing homes that receive favorable grades in this category typically have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This nursing home received 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This indicates that the government inspectors did not deem any of these deficiencies an imminent threat to resident safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility was given its next most favorable category score in the category of short-term care. We gave this facility a B- in this area, which is a reasonably acceptable grade. Our short-term care grades are based in part on the facility's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a wide range of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, in addition to other forms of therapy. This nursing home boosted its score in this category by offering more than 50% more physical therapy hours to its residents than the average facility. Lastly, we assessed the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. This place outperformed the majority of facilities in the nation in this area with 49.3 percent of its patients returning home. This is a better rate than most nursing homes.
Nurse Quality
Switching gears to the fourth area, this nursing home received an acceptable nursing grade of B-. Our nursing score assesses several data points, many of which are tied to quantities of nurse staffing. With 3.9 hours of nursing care per resident daily, this place surpassed the national average. We also look at the skill levels of these nurses and add more weight to hours worked by skilled nurses. Lastly, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this facility excelled in some of these subcategories. With fewer than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed very well in this area.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Weiser of Cascadia Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from staying in the same position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients who suffered from a fall leading to serious injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term residents that had a urinary tract infection. Although more of these infections may reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it is difficult to compare different facilities due to facilities having differing reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of patients who are showing depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percentage of patients that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is the percentage of patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that were able to retain mobility. Some believe that mobility is important for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This datapoint is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Measures the percent of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some experts argue this is a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better