Located in Oakdale, New York, Affinity Skilled Living and Rehabilitation Center is the only option we identified there. We gave this nursing home an overall grade of B-. A score in this range requires some decent marks. Based on all of the relevant data, there are certainly far worse facilities out there. One of the major highlights of this facility's profile is its stellar inspection rating, which you can find in the next paragraph.
Affinity Skilled Living and Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Podiatry
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Colostomy Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
In addition to being a respectable facility overall, this place also excelled in the category of inspections, where it received an A+. Few facilities performed better in this category. Inspection ratings weigh several factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher grades in this category typically have few of these severe deficiencies. This place received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This indicates that the government inspectors did not consider any of these deficiencies to be an imminent risk to resident health or safety. Remember that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in this industry.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility's long-term care rating is one of its better grades. The facility was given a grade of B- in this area. In determining our long-term care ratings, we analyze the facility's ability to maintain its permanent residents' health and quality of life. In addition to considering the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 98.110466 percent of its patients. Finally, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
The third category we analyzed is short-term care, where this facility was awarded a grade of B- in this area. Our short-term care scores are based on a nursing home's quantity of skilled nursing services. This means a wide spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, not to mention other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the number of patients that who were able to eventually return home from this facility. We found that 5.5 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was actually quite a bit below average.
Nurse Quality
Switching gears to our final area, this facility really didn't fare well. With a rock bottom grade of F in nursing, this is this facility's weakest category. When calculating our nursing grades, we look at both nursing hours and the training levels of those nurses. This facility provided only 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident each day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in computing our nursing ratings. This nursing home performed well in the area of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Affinity Skilled Living and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Affinity Skilled Living and Rehabilitation Center, 9.58% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This measures the percentage of long-term stay patients which suffer from pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a great measure of nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Affinity Skilled Living and Rehabilitation Center, 3.04% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents who sustained a fall which caused serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Affinity Skilled Living and Rehabilitation Center, 2.1% of Patients had UTIs
This metric tells you the percent of long-term care patients who have suffered from a urinary tract infection. While more infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it can be problematic to compare different facilities due to reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Affinity Skilled Living and Rehabilitation Center, 11.59% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are given to residents for a variety of medical conditions, such as dementia. Tragically, in limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Affinity Skilled Living and Rehabilitation Center, 13.3% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is an indication of the percent of long-term residents taking antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Affinity Skilled Living and Rehabilitation Center, 13.2% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents demonstrating signs of depression. Many in the industry believe that this is a reasonable measure of patient quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Affinity Skilled Living and Rehabilitation Center, 91.26% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Affinity Skilled Living and Rehabilitation Center, 14.75% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate the erosion of a resident's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Affinity Skilled Living and Rehabilitation Center, 17.32% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percent of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Affinity Skilled Living and Rehabilitation Center, 1.31 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Affinity Skilled Living and Rehabilitation Center, 17.32 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Affinity Skilled Living and Rehabilitation Center, 8.8 Percentage of Patients
Measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Affinity Skilled Living and Rehabilitation Center, 75.07% Percentage of Resident
This is the percent of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with activities of daily living usually correlates with better rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
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- Long Island Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.42 miles away101 Hospital Road Patchogue New York 11772Voluntary non-profit - Private(631) 654-7100
- Good Samaritan Hospital Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 9.66 miles away1000 Montauk Highway West Islip New York 11795Voluntary non-profit - Church(631) 376-3000
- Pilgrim Psychiatric CenterPsychiatric 9.92 miles away998 Crooked Hill Road Brentwood New York 11717Government - State(631) 761-3500
- St Catherine of Siena HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.24 miles away50 Route 25a Smithtown New York 11787Voluntary non-profit - Private(631) 862-3000
- John T Mather Memorial Hospital of Port JeffersonAcute Care Hospitals 14.03 miles away75 North Country Road Port Jefferson New York 11777Voluntary non-profit - Private(631) 473-1320
- St Charles HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.58 miles away200 Belle Terre Road Port Jefferson New York 11777Voluntary non-profit - Private(631) 474-6000
- Huntington HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.27 miles away270 Park Avenue Huntington New York 11743Voluntary non-profit - Private(631) 351-2000
Nearby Dialysis
- Knickerbocker Dialysis Inc.4.21 miles away200 Carleton Avenue East Islip New York 11730CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (631) 581-0897
- Long Island Community Hospital5.15 miles away109 West Main Street Dialysis Satellite Patchogue New York 11772CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (631) 687-2828
- Hauppauge Dialysis Center7.01 miles away30 Central Avenue Hauppauge New York 11788CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (631) 761-6605
- Davita Medford Kidney Center7.39 miles away1725 North Ocean Avenue Medford New York 11763CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 10 (631) 289-8000
- Long Island Community Hospital7.46 miles away101 Hospital Road Patchogue New York 11772Dialysis Stations: 6 (631) 654-7160
- Coram Dialysis Center8.22 miles away1500 Middle Country Road Centereach New York 11720Dialysis Stations: 16 (631) 716-8758
- Long Island Bay Shore Dialysis Center8.98 miles away929 Sunrise Highway Chronic Dialysis Ctr. Bay Shore New York 11706CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (631) 224-8500
- St. Catherine of Siena Med. Ctr10.34 miles away50 Route 25a Dialysis Unit Smithtown New York 11787CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (631) 862-3707