A.O. Fox Hospital is in Oneonta, New York. This city has a total of 22,455 people. With an overall grade of B, this is a fine option. Based on our ratings, this place ought to meet the needs of most people. This place was stronger in some categories than others, but it did not have any bad scores in any of the major categories discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.
A.O. Fox Hospital
- 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
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Cardiac Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Oncology Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
On top of receiving a strong overall score, this nursing home also received top notch inspections in recent years. We gave them one of our higher scores in this category, with a grade of A. Our inspection scores are tied to items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this area typically have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. Fortunately, although this nursing home had some minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are labeled as categories G through L. This means that the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility also was awarded a strong long-term care score. In fact, we gave it an above average grade of B+ in this category. Nursing homes that excel in this category tend to be well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to residents. On top of assessing the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 99.42857 percent of its patients, which is much higher than most nursing homes. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Short-term Care Quality
Turning to our next area, this facility also received a grade of B for its short-term care rating. This is an above average score in this area. Our short-term care grades are considered to be more important for patients in need of rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation generally mandates higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means not just nursing services, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 5.1 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Nurse Quality
Our last area is nursing, where we awarded this nursing home a grade of B- in this area. In computing our nursing grades, we weigh both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the training levels of those nurses. This particular facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. This figure is far below average. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place surprisingly excelled in some of the quality measures we assessed. In fact, it performed well in the area of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good measures of the quality of nursing care. In some cases, the quality of nursing care is every bit as important as the quantity of hours of care provided.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
A.O. Fox Hospital Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In A.O. Fox Hospital, 9.58% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients which suffer from pressure ulcers . We factor in this statistic in computing both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In A.O. Fox Hospital, 3.04% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure measures the percentage of long-term patients that sustained falls which caused major injury. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing scores.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In A.O. Fox Hospital, 2.1% of Patients had UTIs
This measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who have suffered from urinary tract infections. UTI's may be an indication of worse hygiene protocols. However, this statistic may be misleading for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In A.O. Fox Hospital, 11.59% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are given to patients for a variety of conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In A.O. Fox Hospital, 13.3% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term stay residents receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In A.O. Fox Hospital, 13.2% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients showing signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In A.O. Fox Hospital, 91.26% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines critical to patient well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In A.O. Fox Hospital, 14.75% Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and using the bathroom. Some would argue that this is a measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In A.O. Fox Hospital, 17.32% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In A.O. Fox Hospital, 1.31 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In A.O. Fox Hospital, 17.32 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In A.O. Fox Hospital, 8.8 Percentage of Patients
Measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In A.O. Fox Hospital, 75.07% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
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Nearby Dialysis
- Bassett Healthcare1.82 miles away1 Associate Drive Renal Dialysis Facility Oneonta New York 13820CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 14 (607) 433-6360
- Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital17.96 miles away1 Atwell Road Dialysis Unit Cooperstown New York 13326Dialysis Stations: 12 (607) 547-3350