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Wildflower Court

Nursing Home

Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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Wildflower Court's website

2000 Salmon Creek Lane,
Juneau AK 99801

(907) 463-8700

78.94% estimated occupancy ¹

Wildflower Court is a facility in Juneau, Alaska. The city has 29,164 people. With an overall score of B-, this is likely a middle of the road nursing home. Based on our analysis, this facility ought to meet the needs of many people. One of the major highlights of this facility's report card is its stellar short-term care rating, which we will address in the next section.

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Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
Non profit - Corporation
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Transportation
Speech Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Recreational Therapy

Awards

Best Nursing Home in Alaska Awards 2019

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)

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Short-term Care Quality

We awarded this nursing home one of our higher scores in the area of short-term care, where it received an impressive grade of A+. This is much better than its overall score, which was certainly not elite. In our short-term care score, we try to forge a fair measure for rehabilitation. In this process, we analyze the nursing home's levels of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last measure we assessed in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We found that 6.6 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

Nurse Quality

This facility also excelled in the area of nursing care, with an impressive grade of A in this category. Nursing grades are mostly based on the facility's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This place 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.

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Long-term Care Quality

We also awarded this facility a decent score in the category of long-term care, where it received a grade of B-. Long-term care grades focus on a nursing home's assistance with daily living rather than the highly skilled therapy and healthcare services that are critical to a skilled nursing facility. One of the criteria we considered after nursing hours is vaccinations. Candidly, we were a bit worried that this nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccination to just 67.37968 percent of its residents. Nevertheless, this place excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Facility Inspections

Moving on our final category of inspections, we gave this nursing home a D. This turned out to be this facility's worst grade and it really pulled its overall grade down. Our inspection rating is based on the facility's government inspection reports. Since the data is collected by government inspectors, we weight it heavily in our assessment. Inspection scores account for several factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. This particular nursing home was hit with 4 deficiencies on its inspection report. The only positive thing we found is that none of the deficiencies were in the categories that indicate they created a threat to patient safety or health. Finally, we also need to draw your attention to the fact that this facility was assessed large government fines recently of more than $100,000. This typically signifies that a poor performance has been an issue for several years.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Wildflower Court Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Wildflower Court, 13.01% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to remaining in one position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Wildflower Court, 3.56% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of patients that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls resulting in injury are often the result of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Wildflower Court, 3.27% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often caused by worse hygiene protocols. Better hygiene protocols reduces the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Keep in mind that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Wildflower Court, 14.54% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. These drugs are used to treat a variety of medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Wildflower Court, 20.31% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are given to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Wildflower Court, 7.01% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Wildflower Court, 97.41% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Wildflower Court, 11.72% Percentage of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of deterioration of a patient's medical condition.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Wildflower Court, 16.38% Percentage of Residents

This indicates the percent of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Wildflower Court, 0.72 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is critical to preserving the physical well-being of residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Wildflower Court, 16.38 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.