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Nursing Homes in New York

  • 37th
    National Rank
  • 598
    Nursing Homes
  • 9.37%
    Patients with pressure ulcers
  • 2.87/5
    Average CMS Rating

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New York Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In New York, 9.37% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term stay residents who developed pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are a great indicator of nursing care quality.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In New York, 2.98% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure measures the percent of long-term care patients which had a fall resulting in severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be an indicator of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In New York, 1.89% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often the result of facilities with worst hygiene practices. Closer supervision can limit the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Note that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In New York, 12.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to residents for many conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Unfortunately, in limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In New York, 13.14% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

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

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-minus

In New York, 13.57% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term patients demonstrating depressive symptoms. Some experts argue that this is a reasonable measure of quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In New York, 90.8% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these types of vaccines important for resident well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In New York, 14.8% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In New York, 14.5% of Residents

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who were able to retain mobility. Some would argue that mobility is vital to patients physical and mental health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In New York, 1.66 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In New York, 14.5% of Residents Rehospitalized

Measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-plus

In New York, 10.03% of Patients

This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B

In New York, 77.86% of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

New York cities

City . Ascending order# of Nursing Homes . No order set# of Dialysis within 10 miles . No order set# of Hospitals within 10 miles . No order setAverage Nursing Home Rating . No order set
Albany597
Grade: C
Amsterdam321
Grade: B-minus
Arverne33911
Grade: C
Astoria112442
Grade: B-plus
Auburn311
Grade: B
Baldwinsville130
Grade: A
Batavia321
Grade: B-minus
Bath201
Grade: B
Bay Shore176
Grade: B-plus
Bayside29426
Grade: A-minus
Beacon242
Grade: B
Bellmore1187
Grade: A-plus
Binghamton343
Grade: B-plus
Brentwood285
Grade: B-plus
Bronx449732
Grade: B-minus
Brooklyn408533
Grade: B-minus
Buffalo19178
Grade: B
Canandaigua312
Grade: C
Catskill221
Grade: B-minus
Clifton Park153
Grade: A
Corona212037
Grade: B
Cortland311
Grade: C
Cortlandt Manor223
Grade: B-minus
Croton On Hudson246
Grade: B
Dunkirk211
Grade: C
East Elmhurst112240
Grade: C
East Meadow12710
Grade: D
Elmira213
Grade: A
Endicott343
Grade: B-plus
Fairport3115
Grade: C
Far Rockaway114812
Grade: B-minus
Farmingdale1168
Grade: B-minus
Flushing911937
Grade: B-minus
Forest Hills311737
Grade: B-plus
Freeport2267
Grade: B-minus
Fresh Meadows19833
Grade: B-minus
Getzville2135
Grade: B-plus
Glen Cove3145
Grade: B
Glens Falls211
Grade: B-minus
Gloversville222
Grade: C
Goshen332
Grade: B-minus
Granville200
Grade: C
Great Neck26616
Grade: B-minus
Greenport201
Grade: A
Hamburg232
Grade: B-minus
Hempstead33410
Grade: D
Herkimer221
Grade: C
Highland221
Grade: B
Hollis26016
Grade: B-minus
Hornell211
Grade: B-minus
Horseheads213
Grade: B-plus
Huntington285
Grade: B-plus
Huntington Station1136
Grade: B
Ithaca411
Grade: C
Jackson Heights112641
Grade: B-minus
Jamaica66518
Grade: B-plus
Jamestown211
Grade: B-minus
Jamesville254
Grade: B-plus
Kingston112
Grade: C
Lake Katrine212
Grade: B-minus
Lancaster284
Grade: B-plus
Liberty201
Grade: B-minus
Liverpool164
Grade: B-minus
Lockport211
Grade: C
Long Beach4162
Grade: B
Maspeth112039
Grade: D
Massapequa1147
Grade: C
Massena211
Grade: C
Medina211
Grade: B
Middle Island263
Grade: B
Middle Village112039
Grade: B
Middletown231
Grade: C
Monsey157
Grade: B-plus
Mount Vernon25614
Grade: C
New City156
Grade: B
New Hartford232
Grade: B
New Hyde Park14210
Grade: A
New Paltz221
Grade: B-plus
New Rochelle6449
Grade: B-plus
New York1610441
Grade: B-plus
Newark222
Grade: A-minus
Newburgh142
Grade: F
Niagara Falls352
Grade: B-minus
North Tonawanda2146
Grade: B-plus
Norwich311
Grade: B-minus
Oceanside2255
Grade: B-plus
Oneonta210
Grade: B-minus
Orchard Park242
Grade: A
Ossining379
Grade: B-plus
Oswego411
Grade: C
Patchogue251
Grade: A-minus
Penn Yan201
Grade: A-minus
Pittsford1135
Grade: B
Plattsburgh411
Grade: B-plus
Port Chester274
Grade: B-plus
Port Jefferson242
Grade: B-plus
Port Washington24511
Grade: A-minus
Poughkeepsie321
Grade: B
Purdys223
Grade: B-minus
Queens Village25412
Grade: A-minus
Rhinebeck212
Grade: C
Richmond Hill19330
Grade: A-minus
Rochester22156
Grade: B-minus
Rockaway Park34413
Grade: C
Rockville Centre2338
Grade: B-minus
Rome511
Grade: C
Saint James294
Grade: B-minus
Saratoga Springs122
Grade: B-minus
Sayville262
Grade: B
Scarsdale13410
Grade: A-minus
Schenectady672
Grade: B
Smithtown394
Grade: B
Spring Valley168
Grade: B-plus
Springville201
Grade: B
Staten Island103610
Grade: B-minus
Syracuse764
Grade: C
Tarrytown2149
Grade: A-minus
Tonawanda1186
Grade: C
Troy597
Grade: B-minus
Uniondale22810
Grade: C
Utica632
Grade: C
Valhalla377
Grade: A-minus
Valley Cottage278
Grade: C
Valley Stream1419
Grade: A-plus
Vestal243
Grade: B-minus
Wappingers Falls152
Grade: B-minus
Warsaw201
Grade: B
Watertown211
Grade: D
Webster261
Grade: A-plus
Wellsville201
Grade: B-minus
West Babylon2128
Grade: B
West Haverstraw244
Grade: A-plus
White Plains3148
Grade: B
Whitestone29932
Grade: B-minus
Woodbury3158
Grade: B-minus
Woodside112842
Grade: B-plus
Yonkers55617
Grade: B