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Westview Health Care Center

Nursing Home

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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1990 West Loucks Street,
Sheridan WY 82801

(307) 672-9789

60.39% estimated occupancy ¹

Westview Health Care Center is a nursing home in Sheridan, Wyoming, a city with a total of 24,558 people. This facility received an overall grade of B, which is a very respectable grade. We rated this nursing home as one of the 25 best facilities in Wyoming. The best aspect of this nursing home's strong report card was its inspection score. We discuss inspections in the next section

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Corporation
Offers Hospice
Offers Post-Acute Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab
Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Transportation
Speech Therapy
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Diabetes Management
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Recreational Therapy

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Facility Inspections

On top of performing well in its overall grade, this facility performed at an even higher level in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A. Inspection scores weigh several factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher scores in this area tend to have few of these severe deficiencies. Fortunately, although this facility had a few minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that CMS did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Among this facility's other strengths is its top-shelf long-term care score. We awarded them one of our most favorable scores in that area, with a score of A-. Nursing homes that excel in long-term care typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to residents. After considering the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 99.02439 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients healthy. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

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Short-term Care Quality

This facility received its next most favorable category grade in the area of short-term care. We gave this facility a grade of B- in this area, which is a respectable grade. Short-term care grades are generally used to score a nursing home's rehabilitation services To provide quality rehabilitation services, facilities generally must offer better levels of highly skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, respiratory therapists and other highly trained professionals. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we considered the percentage of residents that ultimately returned home from this nursing home. We found that 4.5 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was well below the national average.

Nurse Quality

The next area we looked at is nursing. We gave it a C in that category. This is not a bad grade in this area. There are numerous factors included in this area. Most of the factors reflect staffing levels. This facility averages just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident daily, which is well below average. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in some quality-focused statistics. We especially like to look at the percent of patients who experienced pressure ulcers and major falls. These metrics are indicators of the quality of nursing care, since superior care tends to reduce these issues.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Westview Health Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Westview Health Care Center, 8.26% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by staying in the same position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Westview Health Care Center, 3.9% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure measures the percent of long-term stay patients which have sustained falls resulting in major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be an indicator of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Westview Health Care Center, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic indicates the percent of long-term care patients which have had a UTI. UTI's may be an indicator of a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this metric can also be skewed for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Westview Health Care Center, 27.78% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure is an indication of 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 appropriately. In limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Westview Health Care Center, 37.56% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term patients who are given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are used to treat residents experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Westview Health Care Center, 1.04% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents demonstrating signs of depression. Higher levels of depression may be an indicator a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Westview Health Care Center, 99.51% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Westview Health Care Center, 21.32% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may indicate the decline of a resident's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Westview Health Care Center, 18.55% of Residents

Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who were able to retain mobility. Many in the industry argue that the ability to move around is critical to residents' health.

Hospitalizations

In Westview Health Care Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Westview Health Care Center, 18.55% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of residents.