West View Nursing and Rehabiliation Center is located in West Warwick, Rhode Island. We gave this facility an overall grade of B. A score of this caliber requires respectable marks in most areas. Based on our ratings, this facility looks like a good fit for most people. This facility was stronger in some categories than others, but it didn't have any weak links in any of our major categories discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.
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West View Nursing and Rehabiliation Center
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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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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 Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Pain Management
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
This nursing home received a quality overall score as described above, but we especially would like to point out its nearly flawless inspections in recent years. We awarded them an A in this category. These inspection scores take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. We were not able to locate information about this nursing home's deficiencies. Without having all of the deficiency related data for this facility, it ended up being difficult to fully assess the place in this area.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility also was given a strong short-term care score. In fact, we gave it an above average score of B+ in this area. Our short-term care scores are considered to be most important for patients requiring rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation usually utilizes more highly-skilled nursing. This means not only nursing services, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 4.9 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
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Nurse Quality
Adding to its profile, this facility also earned a grade of B for its nursing rating. This is a well above average score in this category. When computing a facility's nursing rating, we consider the quantity of hours nurses commit to residents as well as the levels of training of the nurses. This facility provided 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by having a system of moving residents even once per day.
Long-term Care Quality
Turning to our next area, this facility received a respectable long-term care grade of B-. Long-term care ratings are vital for people looking for non-healthcare services such as personal care. After considering the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. This nursing home was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
West View Nursing and Rehabiliation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In West View Nursing and Rehabiliation Center, 7.23% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In West View Nursing and Rehabiliation Center, 3.6% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric measures the percent of long-term residents which sustained falls leading to severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in calculating our nursing grades.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In West View Nursing and Rehabiliation Center, 0.47% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often caused by worse hygiene protocols. Better hygiene protocols can limit the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this metric is affected by by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In West View Nursing and Rehabiliation Center, 15.24% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric indicates the percentage of long-term stay residents taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In West View Nursing and Rehabiliation Center, 4.68% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are given to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In West View Nursing and Rehabiliation Center, 0% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In West View Nursing and Rehabiliation Center, 98.96% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In West View Nursing and Rehabiliation Center, 13.45% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and bathing.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In West View Nursing and Rehabiliation Center, 20.13% of Residents
This tells you the percent of residents who maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In West View Nursing and Rehabiliation Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In West View Nursing and Rehabiliation Center, 20.13% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In West View Nursing and Rehabiliation Center, 15.62% of Patients
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In West View Nursing and Rehabiliation Center, 79.29% of Resident
This is the percent of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with ADL's typically correlates with higher quality rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Kent County Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.57 miles away455 Toll Gate Rd Warwick Rhode Island 02886Proprietary(401) 737-7010
- Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode IslandAcute Care Hospitals 9.39 miles away101 Dudley Street Providence Rhode Island 02905Voluntary non-profit - Private(401) 274-1100
- Rhode Island HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.62 miles away593 Eddy Street Providence Rhode Island 02903Voluntary non-profit - Private(401) 444-4000
- Emma Pendleton Bradley HospitalPsychiatric 9.92 miles away1011 Veterans Memorial Parkway Riverside Rhode Island 02915Voluntary non-profit - Private(401) 432-1000
- Roger Williams Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.37 miles away825 Chalkstone Avenue Providence Rhode Island 02908Proprietary(401) 456-2025
- Our Lady of Fatima HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.47 miles away200 High Service Avenue Providence Rhode Island 02904Proprietary(401) 456-3000
- The Miriam HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.29 miles away164 Summit Avenue Providence Rhode Island 02906Voluntary non-profit - Private(401) 793-2500
- Newport HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.08 miles away11 Friendship Street Newport Rhode Island 02840Voluntary non-profit - Private(401) 846-6400
Nearby Dialysis
- Dialysis Center of West Warwick0.43 miles away1775 Bald Hill Road Warwick Rhode Island 02886CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 34 (401) 823-8420
- Fresenius Medical Care of Warwick2.97 miles away2814 Post Road Warwick Rhode Island 02886CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (401) 738-4050
- Dialysis Center of Providence8.98 miles away9 Plenty Street Providence Rhode Island 02907Dialysis Stations: 21 (401) 273-4898
- Dialysis Center of Johnston9.21 miles away1526 Atwood Avenue Johnston Rhode Island 02919CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (401) 521-0400
- The Dialysis Center of Rhode Island Hospital11.08 miles away22 Baker Street Providence Rhode Island 02905Dialysis Stations: 18 (401) 444-4440
- Dialysis Center of Rhode Island Hospital11.09 miles away950 Warren Avenue Suite 101 East Providence Rhode Island 02914Dialysis Stations: 12 (401) 606-1002
- Nna of Providence11.41 miles away125 Corliss Street Providence Rhode Island 02904CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (401) 521-9300
- Dialysis Center of East Providence11.51 miles away318 Waterman Avenue East Providence Rhode Island 02914CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (401) 435-5200