Anchorage Healthcare Center
105 Times Square, Salisbury MD 21801 · (410) 749-2474 · 68.88% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Located in Salisbury, Maryland, Anchorage Healthcare Center is one of four facilities there. This facility received an overall grade of C, which is a middle of the road grade. Based on our ratings, this place has some redeeming qualities. One of the highlights of this nursing home's profile is its impressive short-term care grade, which is addressed in the next section.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 126 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Short-term Care Quality
This facility received a favorable short-term care grade this year. We gave them a strong grade in that category, with a B+. In the category of short-term care, we attempt to evaluate measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We analyze a nursing home's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. This facility excelled in the two key staffing areas we looked at. It offered more care from physical therapists and registered nurses than the average nursing home. This is generally an excellent sign. Finally, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that it outperformed the majority of nursing homes in the country in this area with 53.4 percent of its residents returning home. This is a higher rate than most nursing homes.
Facility Inspections
This facility also received favorable inspections in recent years. We gave them one of our better scores in that area, with a B. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing these inspection ratings. One critical factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some are quite minor. Fortunately, although this place had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means that the government inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A couple of minor deficiencies should not stop you from considering a nursing home.
Nurse Quality
We also awarded this facility a favorable grade in nursing. This facility earned a grade of B in this category, which is one of our better grades. Our nursing grade looks at the facility's nurse staffing levels. We consider both the levels of training of those nurses and the quantity of hours spent with patients. This nursing home provided 4 hours of nursing care per resident each day, which was above average. Lastly, this nursing home appears to be above average in several of the major quality-based metrics we assessed in this area. It performed well in the area of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.
Long-term Care Quality
The last category we graded is long-term care. Sadly, it received an F for this category, which is a very poor grade. This is obviously a significant concern. For prospective residents looking for a permanent residence as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care is an important category. One of the statistics we considered in addition to nursing hours is vaccinations. Thankfully, this nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccination to 98.81657 percent of its patients. Surprisingly, this nursing home was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had only 1.45 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Unfortunately, a few of its other scores in the category weren't as favorable as these.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Anchorage Healthcare Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients that have pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are often linked to lower quality nursing care. Better nursing protocols can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term residents that suffered from UTI's. UTI's could be an indication of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric may be misleading for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term care residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such drugs are not medically required. However, some facilities may need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of residents with cognitive disorders.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that are administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are given to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms. Higher levels of depression could be a sign a less hospitable environment.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Measures the percentage of long-term care residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient health.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Measures the percent of long-term stay patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and taking a bath.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is the percentage of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess short-term care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is a measure of the percent of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some would argue that this is a measure of rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better