Ann's Choice
16000 Ann's Choice Way, Warminster PA 18974 · (215) 443-3900 · 80.9% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Ann's Choice is an average-sized non-profit facility in Warminster, Pennsylvania. Sporting an overall score of A, this nursing home is ranked among the top nursing homes we found. In fact, we were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it ahead of most of the facilities in Warminster, which boasts a strong selection of nursing homes. As you can see below, this place also performed well in our category scores. It is hard to find any major flaws in this nursing home's profile.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 88 Beds
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Non profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
On top of being a first rate facility overall, this nursing home also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A+. Few nursing homes fared better in this area. In computing our nursing grades, we weigh both nursing hours and the levels of licensure of those nurses. This place boasts a really impressive 4.7 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis, of which a significant percentage of those hours were provided by registered nurses. This is one of the more highly skilled levels of nurses. This is among the higher totals of nursing hours we found. In addition to offering high levels of care, this place was also above average in each of the major quality measures we assessed in this category. It performed well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.
Short-term Care Quality
We also want to point out the fact that this facility was given a high-end score of A in our short-term care area. Short-term care grades are generally employed to gauge a nursing home's performance with rehabilitation. In order to have highly rated rehabilitation services, facilities generally must have better levels of skilled nursing. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, respiratory therapists and other highly skilled individuals. When we assessed this facility's nursing hours, we found it offered more care from registered nurses than most nursing homes. The last measure we looked at in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. It performed as well as just about any nursing home in Pennsylvania in this area with 61.4 percent of its residents returning home. With most facilities, less than half of their short-stay patients are able to return home.
Facility Inspections
Adding to this facility's impressive resume, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our inspections rating. Inspection grades weigh several factors found on a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with better scores in this area typically have few of these severe deficiencies. Fortunately, although this nursing home had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in 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. Remember that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in this industry.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we assessed was long-term care. In this category, we awarded this nursing home a strong grade of B. Facilities that do well in this category typically provide residents with better supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. In addition to assessing the well above average quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff at this nursing home, we also were happy with the nursing home's record for vaccinations. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 97.75785 percent of its residents, which is very impressive. This combination proved to be successful as this nursing home also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had just 1.49 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Ann's Choice Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to staying in one position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision. Closer supervision limits 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 indicates the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric tells you the percent of long-term patients receiving antianxiety drugs.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Higher levels of depression could indicate a lower level of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percentage of patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom. Many in the industry argue that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that were able to retain mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is critical to preserving the physical health of nursing home patients.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to gauge short-term care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term patients who saw functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better