Colorado Veterans Community Living Ctr at Homelake

  Nursing Hours Spent Per Patient

CMS provides detailed information about how long nursing staff spends with residents. This data includes nursing subcategories of Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, and non-nursing Certified Nursing Assistants. More hours spend per patient should can indicate a better facility or it could indicate more complicated situations.

The nursing staff of Colorado Veterans Community Living Ctr at Homelake spends MORE time on average with its residents than the state average for total nursing homes spent per resident and MORE time than the national average for total nursing homes spent per resident.

Type	Facility	State / National Avg
Registered Nurse (RN)
Hours	1.70	0.80 / 0.65
Case Mix	0.27	0.33 / 0.38
Adjusted	2.36	NA / NA
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Hours	0.00	0.67 / 0.87
Case Mix	0.60	NA / NA
Adjusted	0.00	NA / NA
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)
Hours	2.69	2.14 / 2.26
Case Mix	1.68	NA / NA
Adjusted	3.26	NA / NA
Total Licensed Staff
Hours	1.70	1.47 / 1.53
Physical Therapist (PT)
Hours	0.01	0.09 / 0.07
Total Nursing Homes Spent per Resident on Average
Hours	4.39	3.61 / 3.78
Case Mix	2.56	2.95 / 3.15
Adjusted	5.41	NA / NA

  Quality Measures

Quality measures are based both on patient survey information and on the results of actual claims that are filed with CMS. It is not clear what period is covered in the measures.

Desc.	Perc./ State Avg. / Comparison
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission (qm521) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	Not Available
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit (qm522) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	Not Available
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm551) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	1.7% / 1.5% Worse
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm552) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	2.2% / 1.2% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased (qm401)	16.3% / 14.5% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight (qm404)	16.2% / 6.1% Worse
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder (qm405)	33.3% / 47.0% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder (qm406)	2.1% / 1.1% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection (qm407)	7.8% / 1.8% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms (qm408)	1.3% / 4.7% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained (qm409)	0.0% / 0.1% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury (qm410)	5.1% / 3.7% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm415)	82.8% / 88.5% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication (qm419)	8.1% / 18.1% Better
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm430)	44.7% / 73.6% Worse
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication (qm434)	Not Available
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened (qm451)	12.6% / 15.7% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication (qm452)	10.2% / 11.4% Better
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers (qm453)	5.8% / 5.3% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm454)	95.0% / 92.9% Better
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function (qm471)	Not Available
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm472)	15.4% / 72.4% Worse

  Hospitals Near Colorado Veterans Community Living Ctr at Homelake

Quite often skilled nursing facilities and hospitals work closely together to help patients recover or manage a terminal illness. Hospitals deals with acute care while nursing homes treat patients for a longer period of time. New residents at skilled nursing homes typically come from a hospital and nursing home residents may be readmitted to a hospital if their recovery does not proceed well. (Hospital readmission rates are closely monitored by CMS.) Consequently it is important that you consider which hospitals are near a nursing home which choosing one. Below is a list of hospitals near Colorado Veterans Community Living Ctr at Homelake.

This information is based on the most recent Hospital data. Historical data is not available.

Hospital	5-Star Overall Rating
SAN LUIS VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 106 BLANCA AVE ALAMOSA, CO 81101	2
RIO GRANDE HOSPITAL 310 COUNTY RD 14 DEL NORTE, CO 81132	5
SAN LUIS VALLEY HEALTH CONEJOS COUNTY HOSPITAL 19021 US HIGHWAY 285 LA JARA, CO 81140	Not Available

  Medical Professionals Associated with Colorado Veterans Community Living Ctr at Homelake

These are the doctors who are affiliated with Colorado Veterans Community Living Ctr at Homelake. The data is from the most recent period. Historical data is not available.

We did not find any medical professionals associated with Colorado Veterans Community Living Ctr at Homelake.

  Local Nursing Homes

Below is a list of nursing homes in near Colorado Veterans Community Living Ctr at Homelake (including this home). This list is ranked based on the nursing home's health inspection scores (alse referred to as the "weighted all cycles score"). We also show the home's 5-star overall rating in the list. (If a nursing home has been flaged by CMS for abuse, we will added an icon (  ) to the home to indicate this.)

The data is based on the dataset as of May 01, 2024.

Name	Health Inspection Score / Overall Rating
Colorado Veterans Community Living Ctr at Homelake (MONTE VISTA, CO)	22.667 / 5:
San Luis Care Center (ALAMOSA, CO)	28 / 4:
Evergreen Nursing Home (ALAMOSA, CO)	28 / 4:
River Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center (DEL NORTE, CO)	69.333 / 1:
Monte Vista Estates, LLC (MONTE VISTA, CO)	77.833 / 1:
Rio Grande Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center (LA JARA, CO)	84.667 / 2:

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