Autumn Care of Suffolk is in Suffolk, Virginia. This nursing home was given an F, which is really a bottom of the barrel score in our grading scheme. If you are not happy with this facility's pedestrian overall grade, you may find your options to be limited in Suffolk. The city has just three other nursing homes. We would not blame you if you are ready to stop reading and find another facility. However, if you want to learn more about this nursing home's category grades, inspection grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
Autumn Care of Suffolk
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Note: Autumn Care of Suffolk has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
While we graded this facility incredibly poorly overall, it received a fairly respectable inspection report this year. As a result, it received a decent grade in that category with a score of B-. Inspection scores account for several factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Fortunately, although this place had some minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G through L. This tells you that the government inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, CMS flagged this nursing home for possible abuse or neglect. This is not what you want to see. We advise you to direct your search elsewhere.
Long-term Care Quality
Surprisingly, we gave this facility a grade of C for our long-term care grade, which is not too bad of a score. Long-term care ratings are based in part on the nursing home's amount of care. This includes a broad spectrum of personal care services, ranging from help with activities of daily living to routine medical services. One of the factors we considered after nurse's aid hours was vaccinations. Candidly, we were a bit bothered by the fact that this facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to only 89.11565 percent of its residents. Nevertheless, this place was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
Unfortunately, this nursing home only received a D for its short-term care score, which is well below average in this category. In calculating our short-term care ratings, we look at the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. Our objective is to create a measure for comparing the rehabilitation services of various nursing homes. With a grade in this range for this area, we were not stunned to learn this nursing home was well below average in two of the key staffing figures we assess. The facility supplied substantially fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other nursing homes. Finally, we assessed the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that just 5.2 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Nurse Quality
The next category we looked at was nursing, which ended up being this nursing home's weakest category. We awarded this nursing home a D in this category. Our nursing grade is largely tied to a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This place offered just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident daily. This number is well below the national average. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in computing our nursing grades. This facility fared well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these statistics to be reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Autumn Care of Suffolk Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Autumn Care of Suffolk, 8.72% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term patients that developed new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We consider this statistic when determining both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Autumn Care of Suffolk, 3.64% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are often caused by lower quality nursing care. Better nursing care can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Autumn Care of Suffolk, 2.55% of Patients had UTIs
This figure is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that experienced a urinary tract infection. UTI's could be a sign of worse hygiene protocols. However, this statistic can be skewed for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Autumn Care of Suffolk, 13.56% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric gauges the percentage of long-term patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Autumn Care of Suffolk, 20.28% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure tells you the percentage of long-term care patients who are prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are typically given to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Autumn Care of Suffolk, 3.63% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who are showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Autumn Care of Suffolk, 91.12% of Patients
This is the percent of patients that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Autumn Care of Suffolk, 16.48% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may indicate erosion of a resident's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Autumn Care of Suffolk, 21.22% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Autumn Care of Suffolk, 1.29 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the overall quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Autumn Care of Suffolk, 21.22 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Autumn Care of Suffolk, 11.62 Percentage of Patients
Measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Autumn Care of Suffolk, 75.54% Percentage of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements.
Scores for Suffolk, VA
- Overall Rating has a grade of C
- Nurse Rating has a grade of C
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
Looking for more options? Suffolk, Virginia has 3 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Sentara Obici HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.01 miles away2800 Godwin Boulevard Suffolk Virginia 23439Voluntary non-profit - Other(757) 934-4000
- Bon Secours Maryview Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 14.73 miles away3636 High Street Portsmouth Virginia 23707Voluntary non-profit - Private(757) 398-2200
- Nmc PortsmouthAcute Care - Department of Defense 17.16 miles away620 John Paul Jones Circle Portsmouth Virginia 23708Department of Defense(757) 953-5008
- Sentara Norfolk General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.59 miles away600 Gresham Dr Norfolk Virginia 23507Voluntary non-profit - Other(757) 388-3000
- Childrens Hospital of the Kings Daughters IncChildrens 17.82 miles away601 Children's Lane Norfolk Virginia 23507Voluntary non-profit - Private(757) 668-9647
- Southampton Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.36 miles away100 Fairview Drive - PO Box 817 Franklin Virginia 23851Proprietary(757) 569-6100
- Chesapeake General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.46 miles away736 Battlefield Blvd, North Chesapeake Virginia 23320Government - Hospital District or Authority(757) 312-8121
- Bon Secours Depaul Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.94 miles away150 Kingsley Lane Norfolk Virginia 23505Voluntary non-profit - Private(757) 889-5000
Nearby Dialysis
- Artificial Kidney Center - Suffolk1.36 miles away1005 Commercial Lane Suite 100 Suffolk Virginia 23434Dialysis Stations: 28 (757) 934-0009
- Deowee Dialysis1.4 miles away3009 Corporate Lane Ste. 130 Suffolk Virginia 23434Dialysis Stations: 13 (757) 539-0618
- Total Renal Care - Harbor View Dialysis11.5 miles away1039 Champions Way Bldg H Ste 500 Suffolk Virginia 23435Dialysis Stations: 24 (757) 484-2814
- Fresenius Kidney Care North Suffolk11.88 miles away5140 River Club Dr. Ste 100 Suffolk Virginia 23435Dialysis Stations: 17 (757) 483-2462
- Rai - Airline-Portsmouth 725312.97 miles away3080 Airline Blvd Portsmouth Virginia 23701CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 28 (757) 488-3590
- Rai - Churchland-Chesapeake13.29 miles away5846 Churchland Blvd Portsmouth Virginia 23703CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (757) 686-5770
- Rai - South Church-Smithfield13.71 miles away1812-C S Church St Smithfield Virginia 23430Dialysis Stations: 15 (757) 365-4293
- Davita - Greater Portsmouth14.99 miles awayDialysis Unit 3516 Queen St Portsmouth Virginia 23707CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (757) 397-2806