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Yuma Life Care Center

Nursing Home

Updated Mar 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

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323 West 9th Avenue,
Yuma CO 80759

(970) 848-5804

19.37% estimated occupancy ¹

Note: Data for Yuma Life Care Center has not been updated recently. This page shows historical performance which may not be representitive of current service levels.

Yuma Life Care Center is a small nursing home located in Yuma, Colorado. This turns out to be a very solid facility, with an overall grade of B. You could certainly do much worse than this place. The best part of this facility's impressive report card is its nursing score. We discuss nursing in the next paragraph

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

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Nurse Quality

On top of being a quality nursing home overall, this nursing home really excelled in nursing, where it received a grade of A. Few facilities performed better in this category. There are a host of criteria within this category. Most of these subcategories reflect the quantity of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0 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 place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Facility Inspections

In addition, this facility also excelled in the area of inspections, where it received a grade of A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Inspection scores take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Surprisingly, this nursing home was assessed a category L deficiency, which was not what we expected based on its inspection score. This category of deficiency means CMS found a widespread deficiency putting patient health or safety in imminent jeopardy. In spite of this major red flag, other aspects of this facility's inspection report gave us some hope.

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Short-term Care Quality

This facility's next best area was short-term care. In that category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of C. Short-term care scores are based in part on a nursing home's quantity of skilled nursing services. This means a vast spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, not to mention other types of therapy. We weren't able to track down information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 4 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most facilities, closer to half of their patients are able to return home so this figure is below average.

Long-term Care Quality

The final area we analyzed is long-term care. We gave this nursing home a grade of C in this category. Our long-term care scores are pivotal for residents seeking non-healthcare services such as personal care. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. Frankly, we were a bit bothered by the fact that this facility vaccinated a relatively low 67.24138 percent of its residents. Nevertheless, this place was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Yuma Life Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Yuma Life Care Center, 0% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Yuma Life Care Center, 1.72% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care . Falls leading to injury are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Yuma Life Care Center, 2.27% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often associated with facilities with worst hygiene practices. Additional nurse staffing can minimize the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. We want to point out that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Yuma Life Care Center, 24.14% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to patients for a variety of medical conditions, such as dementia. Sadly, in some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Yuma Life Care Center, 13.79% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are given to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Yuma Life Care Center, 23.64% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Yuma Life Care Center, 78.91% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these types of vaccines important for resident well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Yuma Life Care Center, 18.97% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and taking a bath. Many believe that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Yuma Life Care Center, 32.27% of Residents

This indicates the percentage of patients who retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Yuma Life Care Center, 32.27% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Yuma Life Care Center, 67.22% of Resident

This is a measure of the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some experts would argue this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation performance.

Nearby Hospitals

Yuma District HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0.5 miles away1000 W 8th Ave Yuma Colorado 80759Government - Hospital District or Authority(970) 848-5405