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Willow Wood Care Center

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  • Memory Care

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B
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1205 East 4725 South,
Salt Lake City UT 84117

(801) 262-2908

74.54% estimated occupancy 1

Willow Wood Care Center is an average-sized hospital-based nursing home in Salt Lake City, Utah. We gave this nursing home a B overall, which is a quality grade. We were also impressed that Salt Lake City received a B+ city grade, making this one of the best places to find a nursing home. Even in a city featuring 26 other nursing homes, this facility turns out to be a sound option. The best aspect of this nursing home's strong profile was its nursing rating. Nursing grades are discussed in the next paragraph

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • Government - Hospital district
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Medication Management
  • Speech Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy

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Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

To pair with its strong overall grade, this facility earned a grade of B+ for its nursing rating. This is a well above average score in this category. Our nursing score focuses on the facility's nurse staffing levels. We consider both the levels of training of those nurses as well as the number of hours spent with residents. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

This facility also was given a strong short-term care grade. In fact, we awarded it an above average score of B in this area. Our short-term care ratings are critical for individuals needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes additional highly-skilled nursing services. This includes a vast spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

Facility Inspections

Grade: B

This nursing home also received favorable inspections in recent years. We awarded them one of our better scores in that category, with a B. Our inspection grades account for a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better scores in this category typically have few of these severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home received 9 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a good inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The last category we graded is long-term care. We awarded this facility a grade of B- in that area. For prospective patients looking for a permanent residence rather than skilled nursing, long-term care grades are a key measure. One of the data points we considered in addition to nursing hours is vaccines. Thankfully, this facility administered the pneumonia vaccination to 97.196266 percent of its patients. This nursing home also 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.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Willow Wood Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-plus

In Willow Wood Care Center, 1.52% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term care patients who developed pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: D

In Willow Wood Care Center, 6.07% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of residents who have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls are often the result of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Willow Wood Care Center, 5.63% of Patients had UTIs

This metric indicates the percentage of long-term care residents which suffered from UTI's. Although more infections could reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it is difficult to compare different facilities due to nursing homes having inconsistent reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Willow Wood Care Center, 3.19% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A

In Willow Wood Care Center, 9.66% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Willow Wood Care Center, 1.92% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients exhibiting signs of depression. Some argue that this is a measure of resident quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Willow Wood Care Center, 97.68% of Patients

This is the percent of patients who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In Willow Wood Care Center, 6.93% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and eating.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In Willow Wood Care Center, 19.55% of Residents

This metric measures the percent of long-term residents that remained mobile levels.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Willow Wood Care Center, 19.55% of Residents Rehospitalized

Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of patients.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: F

In Willow Wood Care Center, 57.02% of Resident

This tells you the percent of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Scores for Salt Lake City, UT

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus

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Nearby Dialysis

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  • Primary Children's Dialysis Center7.2 miles away81 North Mario Capecchi Dr Salt Lake City Utah 84113Dialysis Stations: 6 (801) 662-7600

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=465074