Arcola Health and Rehabilitation Center is located in Silver Spring, Maryland. The city has many available nursing homes. We awarded this facility an overall grade of C. A grade in this range requires some respectable scores. In our view, this place would be a solid choice for quite a few people. This place didn't fare well in all of our categories, but it did not receive any terrible grades either. More information about these categories can be found below.
Arcola Health and Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
This nursing home received a nursing score which is stronger than its overall grade. We awarded this nursing home an above average grade of B in this area. There are quite a few subcategories included in this area. Many of the datapoints are tied to nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by having a system of turning a patient at least once a day.
Short-term Care Quality
Another one of this facility's more impressive category scores came in the area of short-term care. In that area, we awarded this facility a B. It actually outperformed most facilities in this area. In the area of short-term care, we endeavor to qualify measures of a facility's rehabilitation. We assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final item we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to return home from the facility. We found that 5.1 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
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Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's third best area is its long-term care score, where it was awarded a C. Our long-term care scores are more meaningful for residents requiring more traditional services associated with activities of daily living. After considering the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 96.92307 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. This place also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Facility Inspections
This nursing home did not receive a favorable inspection grade. We gave it a grade of just just D in this category. Inspection grades relate to a nursing home's inspection reports. Our inspection ratings account for a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. This nursing home was hit with one category J or K deficiency, which rank among the worst categories of deficiencies. Finally, we would like to point out that this nursing home received large government fines recently exceeding $50,000. This usually signifies that CMS inspectors became frustrated after several years of failed government inspections.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Arcola Health and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Arcola Health and Rehabilitation Center, 10.24% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term stay residents who are suffering from pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are an barometer of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Arcola Health and Rehabilitation Center, 2.73% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls are routinely the result of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Arcola Health and Rehabilitation Center, 2.07% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often caused by poor nursing care. However, this statistic can be skewed for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Arcola Health and Rehabilitation Center, 13.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay residents receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Arcola Health and Rehabilitation Center, 14.46% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are used to treat residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Arcola Health and Rehabilitation Center, 10.18% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression. Some would argue that this is a reasonable measure of quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Arcola Health and Rehabilitation Center, 92.14% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Arcola Health and Rehabilitation Center, 19.83% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and continence. Some argue that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Arcola Health and Rehabilitation Center, 28.37% Percentage of Residents
This metric tracks the percentage of long-term stay residents who remained mobile levels.
Hospitalizations
In Arcola Health and Rehabilitation 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 Arcola Health and Rehabilitation Center, 28.37 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Arcola Health and Rehabilitation Center, 8.93 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Arcola Health and Rehabilitation Center, 74.3% Percentage of Resident
This is a measure of the percent of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements.
Scores for Silver Spring, MD
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- 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? Silver Spring, Maryland has 13 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Holy Cross HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.5 miles away1500 Forest Glen Road Silver Spring Maryland 20910Voluntary non-profit - Church(301) 754-7000
- Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.78 miles away12100 Plum Orchard Drive Silver Spring Maryland 20904Voluntary non-profit - Private(301) 891-5651
- Walter Reed National Military Med CenAcute Care - Department of Defense 4.62 miles away8901 Rockville Pike Bethesda Maryland 20889Department of Defense(301) 295-4000
- Suburban HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.27 miles away8600 Old Georgetown Road Bethesda Maryland 20814Voluntary non-profit - Private(301) 896-2576
- Medstar Washington Hospital CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.49 miles away110 Irving St Nw Washington District of Columbia 20010Voluntary non-profit - Other(202) 877-7000
- Children's Hospital NmcChildrens 7.68 miles away111 Michigan Ave, Nw Washington District of Columbia 20010Voluntary non-profit - Private(202) 476-5000
- Medstar Montgomery Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.31 miles away18101 Prince Philip Drive Olney Maryland 20832Voluntary non-profit - Private(301) 774-8882
- Howard University HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.31 miles away2041 Georgia Ave Nw Washington District of Columbia 20060Voluntary non-profit - Other(202) 745-6100
Nearby Dialysis
- Renal Treatment Center - Wheaton0.93 miles awayWheaton Park Shopping Ctr 11941 Georgia Ave Silver Spring Maryland 20902CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (301) 949-9620
- Bma - Wheaton1.24 miles away10901b Georgia Avenue Silver Spring Maryland 20902Dialysis Stations: 14 (301) 933-1307
- Cadia Dialysis Springbrook1.98 miles away12325 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring Maryland 20904Dialysis Stations: 11 (301) 244-3028
- Holy Cross Hospital2.38 miles awayRenal Dialysis Unit 1500 Forest Glen Rd Silver Spring Maryland 20910Dialysis Stations: 14 (301) 754-7560
- Bedell Dialysis, LLC2.93 miles away13875 Outlet Drive Silver Spring Maryland 20904Dialysis Stations: 18 (301) 890-1504
- Fmc - Silver Spring2.93 miles away12120 Plum Orchard Rd Ste 140 Silver Spring Maryland 20904Dialysis Stations: 12 (301) 572-2484
- Davita - Silver Spring3.32 miles away8040 Georgia Ave Ste 150 Silver Spring Maryland 20910CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (301) 608-8961
- Ara - Adelphi3.81 miles away1801 Metzerott Rd Hyattsville Maryland 20783Dialysis Stations: 12 (301) 434-1884