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Complete Care at Berkshire

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B-minus
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5501 Perkiomen Avenue,
Reading PA 19606

(610) 779-0600

91.15% estimated occupancy 1

Complete Care at Berkshire is in Reading, Pennsylvania, a city with a total of 213,013 people. We gave it an overall grade of B-, which is a middle of the pack score. At the end of the day, this place is a solid choice for quite a few people. The best part of this nursing home's report card is its exemplary inspection rating. Inspection reports are discussed in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Dentistry
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Hemodialysis
  • Podiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Audiology
  • Colostomy Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

We want to draw your attention to the fact that this facility outperformed its overall score in the category of inspections. In fact, it received an excellent government inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest scores in this area with an A+. Inspection scores are tied to several items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that score well in this category typically have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This nursing home was assessed 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This means that the government inspectors did not consider any of these deficiencies to create an imminent risk to patient health or safety. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

We also gave this nursing home a decent score in the category of nursing care, with a grade of B-. Nursing ratings are mostly based on the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This figure is far below the national average. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place fared better in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at. In fact, it scored well in the area of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. Many consider these areas to be reliable measures of the quality of nursing care. In some cases, the quality of nursing care is as important as the quantity of hours of care offered.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

This nursing home's third best category ended up being its long-term care grade, where it was given a grade of B-. For patients seeking a permanent place to live rather than skilled nursing, long-term care is an important category. After considering the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 98.95013 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is higher than the average nursing home. Lastly, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

Turning to the last category, this nursing home was awarded a respectable short-term care grade of B-. In computing these short-term care scores, we analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The purpose is to create a measure for comparing the rehabilitation services of various nursing homes. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 4.9 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most nursing homes, closer to half of their patients are able to return home so this figure is below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Complete Care at Berkshire Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Complete Care at Berkshire, 7.72% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by remaining in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A

In Complete Care at Berkshire, 1.31% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients which have sustained a fall resulting in severe injury. We use this statistic in calculating nursing scores.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In Complete Care at Berkshire, 0.82% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often caused by lower quality nursing care. Better hygiene protocols can limit the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this datapoint is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Complete Care at Berkshire, 9.24% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some 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-plus

In Complete Care at Berkshire, 8.29% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic measures the percentage of long-term care patients taking antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-plus

In Complete Care at Berkshire, 0.27% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients who are demonstrating signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In Complete Care at Berkshire, 98.99% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: D

In Complete Care at Berkshire, 20.92% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate decline of a patient's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In Complete Care at Berkshire, 28.45% of Residents

This indicates the percent of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Complete Care at Berkshire, 0.42 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In Complete Care at Berkshire, 28.45% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-plus

In Complete Care at Berkshire, 3.95% of Patients

This is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: C

In Complete Care at Berkshire, 68.7% of Resident

This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements.

Scores for Reading, PA

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

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Nearby Dialysis

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