Highland Health And Rehabilitation in Bellingham, WA

Highland Health And Rehabilitation is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Bellingham, Washington. It is located in Whatcom county at 2400 Samish Way, Bellingham, Washington 98225. You can reach out to the office of Highland Health And Rehabilitation via phone at (360) 734-4800. This skilled nursing facility has 44 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 75.23%. Its legal business name is Empres Highland Care Llc and has the following ownership type - For Profit - Limited Liability Company.

Highland Health And Rehabilitation (Medicare CCN 505140) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in both medicare and medicaid program. This means if you are part of medicare or medicaid program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 1972 (52 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in September, 2019.

Contact Information

Highland Health And Rehabilitation
2400 Samish Way, Bellingham, Washington 98225
(360) 734-4800

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Nursing Home Profile

NameHighland Health And Rehabilitation
Location2400 Samish Way, Bellingham, Washington
Certified ByMedicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds44
Occupancy Rate75.23%
Medicare ID (CCN)505140
Legal Business NameEmpres Highland Care Llc
Ownership TypeFor Profit - Limited Liability Company

NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:

Nursing Homes may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Highland Health And Rehabilitation from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1336134741
Organization NameEMPRES HIGHLAND CARE, LLC
Doing Business AsHIGHLAND HEALTH AND REHABILITATION
Address2400 Samish Way, Bellingham, WA 98229
Phone Number360-734-4800

NPI Number1811656259
Organization NameBELLINGHAM SOUTH OF CASCADIA, LLC
Address2400 Samish Way, Bellingham, WA 98229
Phone Number208-401-9600

Quality Ratings:

Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for Highland Health And Rehabilitation are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care Highland Health And Rehabilitation give to their patients.
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Complaints, Fines and Penalties:

Number of Facility Reported Incidents0
Number of Substantiated Complaints0
Number of Fines6
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars$44203
Number of Payment Denials0
Total Number of Penalties6

Patients' Stay Experience:

The resident survey data of Highland Health And Rehabilitation is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased18.9714.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight2.595.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder18.5248.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder01.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.832.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms8.065.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained00.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury03.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine10093.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication18.1814.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine86.4683.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication01.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened38.317.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication18.719.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers07.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine89.3395.98
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function60.0967.99
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine82.4182.93

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