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Baptist Homes of Western Pennsylvania

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Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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Grade: A-minus
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Baptist Homes of Western Pennsylvania's website

489 Castle Shannon Blvd,
Pittsburgh PA 15234

(412) 563-6550

65.15% estimated occupancy 1

Baptist Homes of Western Pennsylvania is a large non-profit nursing home located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It looks like this nursing home is among the more impressive facilities we assessed. A grade of this caliber requires high-end marks across the board. Even in a city offering 29 nursing homes, this facility stood out. This place's impressive profile was highlighted by its inspection score, which is addressed in the next section.

Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

On top of being a first rate facility overall, this facility excelled in the area of inspections, where it received an A+. Few nursing homes performed as well in this area. Inspection scores are based on datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that score well in this area typically have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. While this nursing home had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G through L. This means the inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor made us feel better about this inspection report.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

Compounding its first-rate accomplishments in other areas, we awarded this facility a grade of A for its short-term care score. In calculating these short-term care ratings, we assess the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our objective is to devise a measure for sizing up the rehabilitation services of nursing homes. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last metric we looked at in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. We found that 6 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A-minus

Adding to its strong resume, this facility also received an excellent nursing score, with a grade of A-. Nursing grades are based in large part on levels of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this place 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 country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as employing a policy of moving patients more frequently.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: C

The last category we scored is long-term care. In that area, we gave this facility a decent grade of C. This actually ended up being this facility's weakest area. In a long-term care environment, the nursing home's primary goal is to keep patients as healthy and safe as possible. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate residents. In addition to assessing the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 95.32374 percent of its residents. This nursing home was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Sep 22

Baptist Homes of Western Pennsylvania Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Baptist Homes of Western Pennsylvania, 7.59% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In Baptist Homes of Western Pennsylvania, 3.37% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are routinely caused by poor nursing care. More supervision can minimize the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In Baptist Homes of Western Pennsylvania, 1.9% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often the result of facilities with lower levels of hygiene. More frequent bathing can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Note that this datapoint is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B

In Baptist Homes of Western Pennsylvania, 15.54% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A

In Baptist Homes of Western Pennsylvania, 19.74% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In Baptist Homes of Western Pennsylvania, 3.12% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients exhibiting signs of depression. Increased rates of depression may indicate a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Baptist Homes of Western Pennsylvania, 88.22% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Baptist Homes of Western Pennsylvania, 14.84% Percentage of Patients

This is the percentage of residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the decline of a resident's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In Baptist Homes of Western Pennsylvania, 21.64% Percentage of Residents

This tells you the percentage of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A+

In Baptist Homes of Western Pennsylvania, 1.31 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is critical to preserving the physical health of patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In Baptist Homes of Western Pennsylvania, 21.64 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the health of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-plus

In Baptist Homes of Western Pennsylvania, 8.92 Percentage of Patients

This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the overall quality of rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: D

In Baptist Homes of Western Pennsylvania, 72.59% Percentage of Resident

This indicates the percent of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Scores for Pittsburgh, PA

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus

Looking for more options? Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has 28 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • St Clair HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.78 miles away1000 Bower Hill Road Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15243Voluntary non-profit - Private(412) 942-4000
  • Upmc MercyAcute Care Hospitals 5.18 miles away1400 Locust Street Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15219Voluntary non-profit - Private(412) 232-8111
  • Magee Womens Hospital of Upmc Health SystemAcute Care Hospitals 5.99 miles away300 Halket Street Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15213Voluntary non-profit - Other(412) 641-4010
  • Allegheny General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.08 miles away320 East North Avenue Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15212Voluntary non-profit - Private(412) 359-3131
  • Upmc Presbyterian ShadysideAcute Care Hospitals 6.2 miles away200 Lothrop Street Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15213Voluntary non-profit - Private(412) 647-8788
  • Jefferson HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.32 miles away565 Coal Valley Road Clairton Pennsylvania 15025Voluntary non-profit - Private(412) 469-5000
  • Ohio Valley General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.6 miles away25 Heckel Road Mc Kees Rocks Pennsylvania 15136Voluntary non-profit - Private(412) 777-6161
  • West Penn HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.81 miles away4800 Friendship Avenue Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15224Voluntary non-profit - Private(412) 578-5000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fresenius Kidney Care - South Hills1.65 miles away4651 Library Road Bethel Park Pennsylvania 15102Dialysis Stations: 18 (412) 835-1229
  • Davita - Bethel Park1.86 miles away6000 Alicia Drive Bethel Park Pennsylvania 15102Dialysis Stations: 4 (412) 833-2612
  • Liberty Dialysis - Banksville2.22 miles away2875 Banksville Road Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15216CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (412) 343-3060
  • Dci Renal Services of Pittsburgh, LLC - Banksville2.33 miles away2727 Banksville Road Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15216CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 29 (412) 341-7410
  • Davita - Jefferson Dialysis4.05 miles away14 Clairton Boulevard Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15236Dialysis Stations: 17 (412) 653-6007
  • Fresenius Kidney Care - Three Rivers5.24 miles away1401 Forbes Avenue, Suite 250 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15219Dialysis Stations: 16 (412) 281-8233
  • Dci Renal Services of Pittsburgh, LLC - Oakland5.86 miles away3260 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15213Dialysis Stations: 30 (412) 647-3700
  • Davita Northside Dialysis6.18 miles away930 Madison Avenue Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15212CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 23 (412) 322-2520