Batavia Health Care Center
257 State St, Batavia NY 14020 · (585) 343-1300 · 98.38% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Located in Batavia, New York, Batavia Health Care Center is one of just three facilities in the area. We gave this nursing home an overall grade of B-. A grade in this range requires some respectable scores. This place seems to have some things working in its favor. This facility is stronger in some categories than others, but it did not have any bad scores in any of the major areas discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 62 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
This facility received a solid overall grade as described above, but we really wanted to point out its excellent inspections in recent years. We awarded them an A+ in this category. Our inspection scores are based on several items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that excel in this category tend to have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. While this facility had some deficiencies on its report, none of them were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. Remember that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in the industry.
Short-term Care Quality
The second highest area we awarded this nursing home in any area came in the area of short-term care, where we gave it a grade of B-. In computing our short-term care scores, we analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our goal is to devise a barometer for comparing the rehabilitation services of various nursing homes. When we looked at this facility's physical therapist hours, we found it offered more hours of physical therapy per day to its residents than most nursing homes. The last datapoint we considered in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that just 44.4 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is actually below average.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility's next highest area ended up being its long-term care score, where it was given a grade of B-. With our long-term care rating, we assess the quantity of services provided by a nursing home, as well as a few qualitative metrics. On top of assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. Thankfully, this nursing home vaccinated 99.484535 percent of its residents, which is a very respectable total. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 1.24 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility had fewer hospitalizations than the average nursing home.
Nurse Quality
The next category we graded was nursing. This nursing home was given a grade of C for the area. Nursing ratings are largely associated with a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 3.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also considered some quality-based assessments. This nursing home fared well in some of the quality measures we looked at. For example, in terms of the percentage of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, this facility outpaced the national average. This is typically a reliable indicator that a nursing home has sufficient quality controls in place. Pressure ulcers can many times be prevented with better nursing care.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Batavia Health Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term care residents who suffer from pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a great indicator of nursing care quality.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Major falls resulting in injury are often the result of poor nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percent of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often linked to poor nursing care. Closer supervision can reduce the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for UTI's.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of patients given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are given to residents for a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Unfortunately, in limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic tells you the percent of long-term patients taking antianxiety drugs.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. High levels of depression could be an indicator lower quality care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percentage of patients who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of erosion of a patient's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This indicates the percentage of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of nursing home care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of nursing home care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This metric measures the percentage of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some experts argue this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better