Anchorage Healthcare Center is a large nursing home located in Salisbury, Maryland. Our grading system was not kind to this nursing home, as we gave it an overall rating of F. As far as we can see, you would be better off to avoid of this facility. Finally, inspections was the lone shining light in our review of this nursing home. You can find more information on this category below.
Anchorage Healthcare Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Dialysis Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pain Management
- Bariatric Care
- Oncology Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Catheter Care
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
Although we graded this nursing home incredibly poorly overall, it actually earned a fairly impressive inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our better grades in that category with a B. Inspection ratings are tied to pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are an important thing to look for on these reports. You should especially avoid facilities that have severe deficiencies linked to risks to resident well being. Fortunately, although this nursing home had some minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means that CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A few minor deficiencies aren't the end of the world.
Short-term Care Quality
Sadly, this nursing home only received a D for its short-term care score, which ended up being one of its more favorable category scores. In determining these short-term care scores, we quantify the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The purpose is to create a tool for sizing up the rehabilitation services of different nursing homes. Considering its grade in this area, we were not stunned to discover that this facility is well below average in terms of the number of registered nurse and physical therapy hours provided to its patients based on the data we looked at. Finally, we assessed the number of patients that were able to return home from this nursing home. This facility didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 5.4 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
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Nurse Quality
We gave this facility a grade of just D for our nursing rating. In calculating a nursing home's nursing rating, we look at the amount of time nurses spend with patients and the levels of training of the nurses. This particular nursing home offered just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This statistic is well below average. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing ratings. This place performed well when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these statistics to be indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Long-term Care Quality
Turning to our fourth area, this facility really didn't fare well in this category either. Due to a very poor grade of F in long-term care, this is really as as uninspiring as it gets. Nursing homes that do not fare well in long-term care often do not provide as much nursing care and also may be lagging in a few of the areas of routine medical care we assessed. After assessing the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination statistics. We were a bit concerned this nursing home vaccinated 82.59386 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which happens to be significantly less than what we expected. Surprisingly, this facility actually fared well at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. This was its best score in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Anchorage Healthcare Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Anchorage Healthcare Center, 10.24% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Anchorage Healthcare Center, 2.73% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Major falls resulting in injury are often caused by lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Anchorage Healthcare Center, 2.07% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections could be associated with inadequate hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Anchorage Healthcare Center, 13.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are given to patients for many medical conditions, including cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in some situations, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Anchorage Healthcare Center, 14.46% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of long-term stay residents receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Anchorage Healthcare Center, 10.18% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents exhibiting signs of depression. Higher rates of depression may reveal worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Anchorage Healthcare Center, 92.14% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Anchorage Healthcare Center, 19.83% Percentage of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate the deterioration of a patient's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Anchorage Healthcare Center, 28.37% Percentage of Residents
This metric tracks the percent of long-term patients that maintained mobility. Some experts argue that the ability to move around is critical to residents' physical and mental health.
Hospitalizations
In Anchorage Healthcare Center, 1.1 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Anchorage Healthcare Center, 28.37 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Anchorage Healthcare Center, 8.93 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Anchorage Healthcare Center, 74.3% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with ADL's generally correlates with higher quality rehabilitation.
Scores for Salisbury, MD
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
Looking for more options? Salisbury, Maryland has 3 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Peninsula Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.08 miles away100 East Carroll Avenue Salisbury Maryland 21801Voluntary non-profit - Private(410) 543-7111
- Nanticoke Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.38 miles away801 Middleford Rd Seaford Delaware 19973Voluntary non-profit - Private(302) 629-6611
Nearby Dialysis
- Salisbury Dialysis Center, LLC0.42 miles away601 East Main Street Suite 200 Salisbury Maryland 21804Dialysis Stations: 13 (410) 543-5340
- Deers Head Center1.42 miles away351 Deers Head Hospital Road Salisbury Maryland 21801Dialysis Stations: 26 (410) 543-4085
- Fmc - North Salisbury1.6 miles away1314 Belmont Ave Ste 304 Salisbury Maryland 21804CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (410) 860-6650
- Fmc - Salisbury1.88 miles away1340 South Division St Ste 302 Salisbury Maryland 21804Dialysis Stations: 21 (410) 742-1800
- Fmc - Princess Anne11.79 miles away12185 Elm St Princess Anne Maryland 21853CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (410) 651-1056
- Dsi Laurel Dialysis, LLC13.08 miles awayLaurel Square Shopping Center 30214 Sussex Highway, Unit #4 Laurel Delaware 19956Dialysis Stations: 16 (302) 715-3060
- Dsi Seaford19.31 miles away600 Health Services Drive Seaford Delaware 19973CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (302) 262-0852