Acadia Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation is a large nursing home located in Riverhead, New York. With an overall grade of A-, this is without a doubt a very strong facility. This is just about as good of a nursing home as you'll find. This nursing home also received very consistent ratings in all four of our categories. More information about its category grades can be found below.
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Acadia Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
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Facility Inspections
With an overall grade this high, it should come as no surprise that this facility excelled in inspections, where it earned an A. Inspection ratings account for a host of factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better grades in this category usually have few of these severe deficiencies. While this facility had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G through L. This means the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Remember that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in the industry.
Short-term Care Quality
Contributing to its strong profile, this facility also performed well in our short-term care category. In fact, we gave it a grade of A- for the area. In the category of short-term care, we endeavor to evaluate measures of a facility's rehabilitation. We assess the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents that ultimately were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 5.8 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
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Long-term Care Quality
Additionally, this nursing home also was awarded favorable long-term care scores in our assessment. Indeed, we awarded it one of our higher grades in that area, with a score of B+. Nursing homes that receive this kind of grade in long-term care tend to provide consistent around the clock care to ensure residents are well cared for. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by nurses, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia sadly can be a life threatening ailment for nursing home residents so we like it when a facility does not roll the dice on this issue. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Nurse Quality
Moving on to the final category, this nursing home was given a very strong nursing rating. In fact, we gave it a B+ in this area, completing one of our better profiles. Our nursing grade is based on a handful of components, most of which are associated with quantities of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by having a system of turning patients more often.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Acadia Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Acadia Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, 4.56% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Acadia Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, 3.69% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Major falls resulting in injury are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Acadia Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, 0% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with inadequate hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Acadia Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, 7.14% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric tells you the percent of long-term care residents who were given antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such medications aren't medically required. However, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these drugs due to having more residents suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Acadia Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, 9.51% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are generally prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Acadia Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, 28.53% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Acadia Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, 100% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient health.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Acadia Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, 18.01% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and bathing.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Acadia Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, 20.29% of Residents
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that remained mobile levels. Some experts believe that the ability to move around is vital to residents' physical and mental well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Acadia Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Acadia Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, 20.29% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Acadia Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, 8.41% of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Acadia Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, 76.56% of Resident
This datapoint measures the percent of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many believe that this is a reasonable measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Peconic Bay Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.56 miles away1300 Roanoke Avenue Riverhead New York 11901Voluntary non-profit - Private(631) 548-6000
- Long Island Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.69 miles away101 Hospital Road Patchogue New York 11772Voluntary non-profit - Private(631) 654-7100
- John T Mather Memorial Hospital of Port JeffersonAcute Care Hospitals 19.01 miles away75 North Country Road Port Jefferson New York 11777Voluntary non-profit - Private(631) 473-1320
- St Charles HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.37 miles away200 Belle Terre Road Port Jefferson New York 11777Voluntary non-profit - Private(631) 474-6000
Nearby Dialysis
- East End Dialysis Management LLC0.36 miles away762 Harrison Avenue South Building Riverhead New York 11901CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (631) 369-2005
- Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Regional Dialysis Center8.59 miles away184 West Montauk Hgwy Hampton Bays New York 11946Dialysis Stations: 17 (631) 723-4200
- Woodmere Dialysis LLC14.82 miles away64 County Road 39 Southampton New York 11968Dialysis Stations: 9 (631) 443-2400
- Long Island Community Hospital18.64 miles away101 Hospital Road Patchogue New York 11772Dialysis Stations: 6 (631) 654-7160
- Fms-Central Suffolk Akc18.85 miles away5225 Nesconset Highway Unit #72 - Bldg.9 Port Jefferson Station New York 11776CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (631) 331-5600
- Davita Medford Kidney Center19.03 miles away1725 North Ocean Avenue Medford New York 11763CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 10 (631) 289-8000