Absolut Center for Nursing & Rehab Allegany is a nursing home in Allegany, New York. This city has a population of 6,356 people. With an overall rating of A-, this nursing home is among the higher-rated nursing homes we looked at. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top third of all facilities nationally. This nursing home's impressive profile was highlighted by its inspection score, which you can find in the next section.
Absolut Center for Nursing & Rehab Allegany
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
On top of receiving a strong overall rating, this facility also earned an A+ inspection score. This grade is based on its recent inspection reports. An A+ in this category is one of the highest complements we can offer a facility. Arguably the most significant factor we look at in computing our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Facilities with better grades in this area typically avoided the most severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. While this facility had some deficiencies on its government inspection 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.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility also was elite in the area of long-term care, where we awarded it a grade of A-. Few facilities fared better in this category. Nursing homes that receive this type of grade in this category typically provide consistent around the clock care to ensure residents are well cared for. After we finished looking at the amount of care provided by nurses, we then looked at the facility's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia tragically can be a deadly ailment for nursing home patients so we like it when a nursing home does not leave this to chance. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
Turning to the third area, this facility also earned a grade of B for its short-term care rating. This is an above average grade in this area. With our short-term care rating, we attempt to craft a meaningful gauge for rehabilitation services. In this process, we analyze a facility's level of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, based on the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last datapoint we assessed in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that 5 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
Nurse Quality
The last category we graded is nursing. We awarded this facility one of our more favorable grades in this area, with a B. While this isn't as high as some of this nursing home's other scores, it is nevertheless a fine grade. There are quite a few criteria within this category. Many of these subcategories are tied to the quantity and quality of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as having a protocol of moving residents more often.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Absolut Center for Nursing & Rehab Allegany Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Absolut Center for Nursing & Rehab Allegany, 9.58% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Absolut Center for Nursing & Rehab Allegany, 3.04% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Major falls are routinely caused by poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Absolut Center for Nursing & Rehab Allegany, 2.1% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely linked to a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this statistic may also be skewed for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Absolut Center for Nursing & Rehab Allegany, 11.59% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who are prescribed antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior in situations where such medications are not medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of residents suffering from dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Absolut Center for Nursing & Rehab Allegany, 13.3% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure tells you the percent of long-term care patients which are prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are generally used to treat patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Absolut Center for Nursing & Rehab Allegany, 13.2% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Absolut Center for Nursing & Rehab Allegany, 91.26% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines important for resident well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Absolut Center for Nursing & Rehab Allegany, 14.75% Percentage of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and bathing. Many argue that this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Absolut Center for Nursing & Rehab Allegany, 17.32% Percentage of Residents
Measures the percent of long-term care patients who remained mobile levels.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Absolut Center for Nursing & Rehab Allegany, 17.32 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Absolut Center for Nursing & Rehab Allegany, 8.8 Percentage of Patients
This metric measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to gauge the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Absolut Center for Nursing & Rehab Allegany, 75.07% Percentage of Resident
This is a measure of the percent of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some would argue this is a measure of rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Olean General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.22 miles away515 Main Street Olean New York 14760Proprietary(716) 373-2600
Nearby Dialysis
- Olean General Dialysis3.25 miles away623 Main Street Olean New York 14760Dialysis Stations: 12 (716) 375-6900
- Davita - Bradford Dialysis10.98 miles away665 East Main Street Bradford Pennsylvania 16701CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 13 (814) 362-7417