Bedford Co Nursing Home is one of a mere two available facilities in Bedford, Virginia. This facility was awarded an A- overall, which is very good score. You really can't do much better than this place. The best part of this facility's strong report card was its nursing grade. Nursing grades are discussed in the next paragraph
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Bedford Co Nursing Home
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- No Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Government - County
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
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Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
One of the reasons this place received a great overall grade is that it earned a very impressive nursing rating. In this area, we gave this facility a grade of A. The nursing grade assesses several components, most of which are associated with nursing hours. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures 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 many times be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by having a protocol of turning patients more frequently.
Facility Inspections
Adding to its impressive category grades, this nursing home also excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned an A. Not many nursing homes performed better in this area. Perhaps the most critical factor we consider in determining our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a facility's inspection reports. Facilities with better scores in this category typically avoided the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. Fortunately, although this place had some minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G through L. This tells you CMS didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. We should note that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in the industry.
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Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home is also strong in the area of long-term care, where it was given a grade of B. It outpaced most nursing homes in this category. When nursing homes receive this type of score in this category it is a good sign for patient care and indicates that the facility is well-staffed with nurses and aids. In addition to considering the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 99.29825 percent of its patients, which is significantly higher than the majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Short-term Care Quality
The next area we looked at was short-term care, where this facility received a grade of B-. While this turned out to be its least impressive category score, this is still not a major area of concern. With our short-term care grade, we endeavor to craft a sound gauge for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we analyze the facility's levels of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. We weren't able to locate registered nurse or physical therapy staffing data for this facility. The final measure we considered in this category is the number of residents that were able to return home from the facility. We found that just 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Bedford Co Nursing Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Bedford Co Nursing Home, 3.28% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols minimizes the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Bedford Co Nursing Home, 0.7% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are routinely the result of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Bedford Co Nursing Home, 2.81% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are linked to inadequate hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Bedford Co Nursing Home, 23.13% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many residents, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Bedford Co Nursing Home, 14.87% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Bedford Co Nursing Home, 0.37% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents demonstrating signs of depression. Some experts believe that this is a reliable measure of patient quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Bedford Co Nursing Home, 99.65% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Bedford Co Nursing Home, 13.25% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and continence. Many in the industry argue this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Bedford Co Nursing Home, 9.81% of Residents
This indicates the percent of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Bedford Co Nursing Home, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Bedford Co Nursing Home, 9.81% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Nearby Hospitals
- Bedford Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.84 miles away1613 Oakwood Street Bedford Virginia 24523Voluntary non-profit - Private(434) 200-6366
- Centra Health, IncAcute Care Hospitals 19.68 miles away1901 Tate Springs Road Lynchburg Virginia 24501Voluntary non-profit - Private(434) 200-4789
Nearby Dialysis
- Bma - Blue Ridge3.12 miles away838 Ole Turnpike Dr Bedford Virginia 24523Dialysis Stations: 16 (540) 586-9777
- Fresenius Kidney Care Lynchburg17.58 miles away3204 Old Forest Rd Lynchburg Virginia 24501Dialysis Stations: 13 (434) 385-5230
- Uva Altavista Dialysis18.18 miles away701 5th Street Ste 102 Altavista Virginia 24517CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (434) 309-1128
- Uva Lynchburg Dialysis19.14 miles away103 Clifton St Lynchburg Virginia 24501CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 46 (434) 455-7100