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Yukon Kuskokwim Elder's Home

Nursing Home

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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1100 Chief Eddie Hoffman Hwy, PO Box 528,
Bethel AK 99559

(907) 543-6782

93.88% estimated occupancy ¹

Yukon Kuskokwim Elder's Home is a very-small non-profit facility located in Bethel, Alaska. This facility was awarded an A- overall, which is a high-end score. In fact, we ranked this nursing home in the top 20 percent of all facilities in the country. This facility's impressive report card was highlighted by its nursing grade, which is addressed in the next paragraph.

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

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Awards

Top Nursing Home in Alaska Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

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Nurse Quality

In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this nursing home received an A+ for nursing. Our nursing score is primarily associated with the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 1 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can generally be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Long-term Care Quality

An additional reason we rated this nursing home so highly is that it received an A+ long-term care grade. This is flat out as strong as it gets in this category. When nursing homes receive this type of score in long-term care it is usually a good sign for patient care and suggests that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses and aids. In addition to assessing the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is significantly higher than the average nursing home. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

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Short-term Care Quality

We also want to note the fact that this facility was awarded a superb score of A- in our short-term care area. In calculating these short-term care grades, we analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our purpose is to create a measure for comparing the rehabilitation services of various facilities. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. However, based on the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the number of patients who ultimately were able to return home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.

Facility Inspections

Finally, we found that this nursing home has earned favorable government inspections in recent years. We awarded it a B in this area. Our inspection ratings weigh a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher scores in this area generally have few of these severe deficiencies. While this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Yukon Kuskokwim Elder's Home Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Yukon Kuskokwim Elder's Home, 4.17% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term care patients who suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Yukon Kuskokwim Elder's Home, 7.02% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Major falls which result in injury are often the result of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Yukon Kuskokwim Elder's Home, 5.36% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections could be linked to poor hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Yukon Kuskokwim Elder's Home, 38.6% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of patients given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Yukon Kuskokwim Elder's Home, 32.73% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally given to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Yukon Kuskokwim Elder's Home, 17.31% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients showing symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Yukon Kuskokwim Elder's Home, 98.39% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these vaccines vital to patient care.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Yukon Kuskokwim Elder's Home, 16.33% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and eating. Some experts believe this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Yukon Kuskokwim Elder's Home, 14.86% of Residents

This tells you the percentage of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.