Beechwood Homes
2235 Millersport Highway, Getzville NY 14068 · (716) 504-1000 · 95.73% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Beechwood Homes is one of only two facilities located in Getzville, New York. After receiving an A overall grade, this nursing home has the prestigious distinction of being one of the 100 best nursing homes in New York. This is an impressive achievement in a state with a long list of elite facilities. You simply can not do much better than this place. Keep reading to see this nursing home's category ratings, which are also impressive. It is hard to poke holes in this facility's profile.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 272 Beds
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Non profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
We also wanted to point out the fact that this nursing home has received near flawless health inspections in recent years. We gave them an A+ in this area. Inspection ratings are tied to many items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that score well in this area typically have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. 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
In addition, this nursing home was given elite marks in the category of short-term care. For this reason, it was given one of our most impressive grades in that category with a score of A+. In crafting these short-term care grades, we quantify the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The objective is to formulate a barometer for comparing the rehabilitation services of different facilities. This nursing home provides more services with registered nurses and physical therapists than most nursing homes we looked at. This is usually an encouraging sign. The final measure we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that it performed as well as just about any nursing home in New York in this area with 66.7 percent of its patients returning home. Unfortunately, at most facilities, fewer than half of their short-term residents are able to return home.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A-. We scrutinized the skill-level of nurses at the nursing home, as well as the quantity of time the nurses worked with patients, in calculating our score in this category. This nursing home offers extremely high levels of nursing care, averaging 4.2 hours per resident daily. This is more nursing care than nearly any other place offers. Lastly, this place also performed well in several of the quality-based metrics we looked at. For example, in terms of the number of its residents sustaining falls leading to serious injury, this nursing home performed better than the national average. This is often a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Long-term Care Quality
Switching gears to the final category, this nursing home was given a high-end long-term care rating. In fact, we awarded it a B+ in this area, topping off one of our more favorable report cards. Facilities that do well in this category typically are well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to residents. In addition to assessing the well above average quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff at this nursing home, we also were happy with the nursing home's vaccination statistics. For example, this facility provided the pneumonia vaccine to 97.87986 percent of its patients, which is very impressive. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 1.6 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home had less hospitalizations than the average nursing home.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Beechwood Homes Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This figure gauges the percent of long-term patients who suffered falls which caused severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining our nursing ratings.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that experienced a UTI. UTI's may be a sign of poor nursing care. However, this statistic may be skewed for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. These medications may be used for several medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are administered to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percent of long-term care patients exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient care.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric measures the percent of long-term residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and continence. Some experts argue this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who retained mobility levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of long-term care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percentage of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with ADL's often correlates with better rehabilitation.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better