Beechwood Homes is located in Getzville, New York. This nursing home was awarded an A- overall, which is very good grade. In fact, we ranked this nursing home in the top third of all facilities in the United States. The best aspect of this nursing home's strong report card was its inspection rating. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section
Beechwood Homes
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Grade: A-minus
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Church related
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Dentistry
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
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Facility Inspections
Grade: A-plus
One of the many reasons this turned out to be a quality nursing home is that it received an A+ inspection grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this critical category. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining these inspection scores. One of those factors is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies end up being quite minor. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
Grade: A
This nursing home also was awarded a high-end short-term care score. This actually ended up being this nursing home's second most impressive category score. In that category, this facility received a score of A. Our short-term care scores are based on a facility's quantity of skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This includes a broad scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last metric we assessed in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We found that 6.2 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
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Nurse Quality
Grade: B
This facility is also strong in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of B. It outperformed most nursing homes in this category. There are a variety of subcategories within this category. Many of the subcategories reflect the quantity and quality of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Long-term Care Quality
Grade: B-minus
The last category we rated was long-term care, in which this facility was awarded a B-. This is this facility's weakest category. This is nevertheless not a terrible score. In computing these long-term care grades, we analyze the nursing home's personal care services. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 99.194626 percent of its residents. This place was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0.01 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.
Beechwood Homes Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: C
In Beechwood Homes, 9.58% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This gauges the percentage of long-term residents who suffer from pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are an measure of quality of care.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: C
In Beechwood Homes, 3.04% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are routinely linked to lower quality nursing care. Better nursing care can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: B
In Beechwood Homes, 2.1% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections could be linked to inadequate hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: B-minus
In Beechwood Homes, 11.59% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to residents for a variety of conditions, including dementia. Unfortunately, in some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: B-plus
In Beechwood Homes, 13.3% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of residents who were given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are given to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: A+
In Beechwood Homes, 13.2% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: B-plus
In Beechwood Homes, 91.26% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: B-minus
In Beechwood Homes, 14.75% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate decline of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: A-minus
In Beechwood Homes, 17.32% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that remained mobile levels.
Hospitalizations
Grade: A
In Beechwood Homes, 1.31 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: C
In Beechwood Homes, 17.32 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Grade: B-minus
In Beechwood Homes, 8.8 Percentage of Patients
This metric tracks the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to assess the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Grade: B-plus
In Beechwood Homes, 75.07% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint measures the percent of short-term patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many in the industry would argue that this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
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