Albany Health & Rehabilitation Center is the sole facility we found in Albany, Indiana. This is a relatively poor facility, with an overall grade of D. In our view, we would struggle to recommend this nursing home. If you aren't deterred by this facility's profile, feel free to continue reading to find out about its category scores. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section.
Albany Health & Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Government - City/county
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
Although we were not complementary of this nursing home's overall performance, it actually received an impressive inspection report this year with few dings from the applicable government inspectors. As a result, it received one of our better grades in that area with a B+. Inspection scores are tied to items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are an important item to look for on these inspections. You should especially avoid nursing homes with severe deficiencies linked to endangerment of patients. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Despite this deficiency, this was still a relatively favorable inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility's short-term care rating turns out to be one of its respectable grades. The nursing home was given a C in this area. Short-term care ratings are critical for patients needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically requires more skilled nursing services. This means a broad range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. We were surprised to find that this nursing home was below average in the two key staffing areas we assessed. The facility offered fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other facilities. It is important to determine whether this also correlates to a lower quality of care. Finally, we considered the number of patients who returned home from this nursing home. We found that 5.7 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was well below the national average.
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Nurse Quality
We awarded this facility a respectable grade in the area of nursing as well, with a grade of C. Our nursing score analyzes the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We look at both the levels of licensure of those nurses as well as the number of hours spent with patients. This nursing home averages just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Lastly, although this facility got dinged a bit for its nursing hours, it excelled in a few of our quality-based metrics. With fewer than five percent of its patients sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed well in this area.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we analyzed is long-term care. Unfortunately, we gave it a lowly F for this category, which is a bottom of the barrel score. For patients looking for a permanent place to live rather than skilled nursing, long-term care grades are very important. On top of looking at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients, which is more than most nursing homes. To our surprise, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home had less hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes. Sadly, some of its other scores in the category were not as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Albany Health & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Albany Health & Rehabilitation Center, 7.44% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure indicates the percentage of long-term stay patients who are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We consider this statistic when determining our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Albany Health & Rehabilitation Center, 3.93% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term stay residents that experienced falls resulting in severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be a sign of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Albany Health & Rehabilitation Center, 1.87% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are linked to poor hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Albany Health & Rehabilitation Center, 13.18% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Albany Health & Rehabilitation Center, 21.77% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are commonly used to treat patients suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Albany Health & Rehabilitation Center, 12.89% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term residents exhibiting signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Albany Health & Rehabilitation Center, 91.48% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home patients, making these vaccines important for resident well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Albany Health & Rehabilitation Center, 15.74% Percentage of Patients
This is the percentage of patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of erosion of a resident's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Albany Health & Rehabilitation Center, 15.7% Percentage of Residents
This is the percentage of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Albany Health & Rehabilitation Center, 1.46 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Albany Health & Rehabilitation Center, 15.7 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical abilities of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Albany Health & Rehabilitation Center, 11.29 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Albany Health & Rehabilitation Center, 73.78% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term residents who saw functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Indiana University Health Ball Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.47 miles away2401 University Ave Muncie Indiana 47303Voluntary non-profit - Private(765) 747-3111
- Indiana University Health Blackford HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 13.27 miles away410 Pilgrim Blvd Hartford City Indiana 47348Voluntary non-profit - Private(765) 348-0300
- Iu Health JayCritical Access Hospitals 16.81 miles away500 W Votaw St Portland Indiana 47371Government - Local(260) 726-7131
- St Vincent Randolph Hospital IncCritical Access Hospitals 17.16 miles away473 E Greenville Ave Winchester Indiana 47394Voluntary non-profit - Private(765) 584-0004
Nearby Dialysis
- Dsi - North Granville Dialysis Clinic9.02 miles away3001 North Granville Ave. Muncie Indiana 47303Dialysis Stations: 16 (765) 288-3740
- Davita - Muncie9.03 miles away820 E Mcgalliard Muncie Indiana 47303Dialysis Stations: 12 (765) 282-1266
- Dsi - North Muncie11.62 miles away2705 W North Street Muncie Indiana 47303CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (765) 747-3020
- Fmc - Muncie Dialysis12.99 miles away4021 West Kilgore Ave. Muncie Indiana 47304CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (765) 284-3049
- Fmc - Winchester In16.52 miles away409 Greenville Avenue, Ste 500 Winchester Indiana 47394Dialysis Stations: 12 (765) 584-8000