Absolut Care of Orchard Brooke is a very-large facility in Orchard Park, New York. With an overall score of C, this looks like a middle of the pack nursing home. You could definitely do worse than this place. The best part of this nursing home's report card is is its inspection grade. We discuss inspections in the next section.
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Absolut Care of Orchard Brooke
- Nursing Home
- Home Health Agency
Updated Jun 1, 2020 by Nick Lata
Grade: C
See Rating Overview Note: Data for Absolut Care of Orchard Brooke has not been updated recently. This page shows historical performance which may not be representitive of current service levels.
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
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Facility Inspections
Grade: A-minus
To go along with its relatively modest overall score, we awarded this facility an A- for its inspection grade. This grade is far more impressive than the facility's overall grade. Inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This facility received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This indicates that CMS did not consider any of these deficiencies to be an imminent threat to resident health or safety. A couple minor deficiencies shouldn't lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.
Nurse Quality
Grade: B-minus
The second highest grade we gave this nursing home in any area came in the category of nursing, where we gave it a grade of B-. Nursing ratings are mostly based on a nursing home's nurse staffing. This place averages 0 hours of nursing care per patient per day, which is a very low figure. Finally, nursing scores also factor in quality-based measures, such as avoiding major falls. Despite not having the highest total nursing hours, this nursing home performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is typically a reliable indicator that a facility has quality controls in place. Some falls could be avoided if a nursing home supplies enough nurses aids to assist its residents.
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Short-term Care Quality
Grade: C
The third category we assessed was short-term care. In that category, we gave this nursing home a decent grade of C. In calculating our short-term care ratings, we look at the nursing home's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other licensed professionals. This category is generally a useful measure of the facility's ability to rehabilitate patients. Unfortunately, this facility was below average in terms of its level of registered nurse and physical therapy hours provided to its residents based on the metrics we assessed. The question is whether this also impacted quality of care. Finally, we looked at the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 3.8 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
Grade: F
The final area we scored is long-term care. Sadly, it received an F for this category, which is a very poor score. This is certainly a significant concern. Long-term care scores in this range generally are a bad sign for the quantity and quality of care provided by nurses and aids. Once we concluded our assessment of the amount of nursing care, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination statistics. Frankly, we were a bit bothered by the fact that this nursing home vaccinated only 85.17745 percent of its residents against pneumonia. To our surprise, this place actually fared well at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. This was its best score in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Absolut Care of Orchard Brooke Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: D
In Absolut Care of Orchard Brooke, 9.18% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to staying in the same position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: C
In Absolut Care of Orchard Brooke, 3.11% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric tells you the percent of long-term care patients who had falls which resulted in major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be an indicator of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: B-plus
In Absolut Care of Orchard Brooke, 2.03% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of long-term stay residents who had a UTI. Although a higher rate infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it is difficult to compare between nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: B-plus
In Absolut Care of Orchard Brooke, 12.22% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term stay residents who are prescribed antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior in situations where such drugs are not medically indicated. However, some nursing homes need to rely on these drugs due to an increased number of residents suffering from dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: B-plus
In Absolut Care of Orchard Brooke, 13.51% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term care residents taking antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: C
In Absolut Care of Orchard Brooke, 13.75% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: C
In Absolut Care of Orchard Brooke, 90.38% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines indispensable.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: D
In Absolut Care of Orchard Brooke, 15.3% Percentage of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and taking a bath. Some would argue this is a measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: A-minus
In Absolut Care of Orchard Brooke, 14.12% Percentage of Residents
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that remained mobile levels.
Hospitalizations
Grade: A-plus
In Absolut Care of Orchard Brooke, 1.46 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: C
In Absolut Care of Orchard Brooke, 14.12 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Grade: A-minus
In Absolut Care of Orchard Brooke, 9.74 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Grade: C
In Absolut Care of Orchard Brooke, 75.23% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint measures the percentage of short-term patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many believe this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Western Ny Childrens Psychiatric CenterPsychiatric 5.33 miles away1010 East & West Road Buffalo New York 14224Government - State(716) 677-7000
- Mercy Hospital of BuffaloAcute Care Hospitals 7.15 miles away565 Abbott Road Buffalo New York 14220Voluntary non-profit - Private(716) 826-7000
- Kaleida HealthAcute Care Hospitals 11.54 miles away100 High Street Buffalo New York 14210Voluntary non-profit - Private(716) 859-8620
- Erie County Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 12.67 miles away462 Grider Street Buffalo New York 14215Voluntary non-profit - Private(716) 898-3936
- Sisters of Charity HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.11 miles away2157 Main Street Buffalo New York 14214Voluntary non-profit - Private(716) 862-1000
- Kenmore Mercy HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.78 miles away2950 Elmwood Avenue Buffalo New York 14217Voluntary non-profit - Church(716) 447-6100
- Bertrand Chaffee HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.64 miles away224 East Main Street Springville New York 14141Voluntary non-profit - Church(716) 592-2871
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita Orchard Park Dialysis2.16 miles away3801 Taylor Road Orchard Park New York 14127CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (716) 209-7200
- Davita Southtowns Dialysis4.81 miles away4910 Camp Road, Suite 100 Hamburg New York 14075CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (716) 649-4072
- Davita Renal Care of Buffalo5.77 miles away550 Orchard Park Road Buffalo New York 14224CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (716) 677-0089
- Us Renal Care Cheektowaga Dialysis9.72 miles away2875 Union Road, Suite 13 C/D Buffalo New York 14227CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 13 (716) 684-0276
- Oishei Children's Hospital of Buffalo9.79 miles awayHemodialysis Unit 818 Ellicott Street Buffalo New York 14203Dialysis Stations: 4 (716) 323-1765
- Us Renal Care West Cheektowaga11.02 miles away2861 Harlem Road Buffalo New York 14225CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (716) 891-7429
- Davita Buffalo Downtown Dialysis11.19 miles away520 Ellicott St Suite 100 Buffalo New York 14203Dialysis Stations: 13 (716) 845-5101
- Erie County Medical Center12.57 miles away462 Grider Street Dialysis Unit Buffalo New York 14215Dialysis Stations: 36 (716) 898-1400
