Beth Sholom Home of Eastern Vi
6401 Auburn Dr, Virginia Beach VA 23464 · (757) 420-2512 · 90.16% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Beth Sholom Home of Eastern Vi is an average-sized non-profit nursing home located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. We awarded this facility an overall rating of B+, which is a very respectable grade. In fact, this is ranked among the three highest graded nursing homes in the city. Based on our assessment, you could do much worse than this nursing home. This facility also received impressive grades in each of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 120 Beds
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Non profit - Other
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
One of the reasons this ended up being a strong facility is that it received a very impressive inspection rating. Inspections is its best category grade. In that area, we awarded it an A. Our inspection ratings are tied to pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that receive favorable grades in this category tend to have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. Although this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were serious based on CMS' scale. A couple relatively minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.
Short-term Care Quality
Contributing to this nursing home's list of achievements, it also was awarded a first-rate short-term care score. We gave them a strong strong of A- in this category. In the category of short-term care, we strive to assess indicators of a facility's rehabilitation services. We analyze a nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. We were pleased to find that this nursing home employs both registered nurses and physical therapists. The same can't be said for all nursing homes. The final item we considered in this category is the number of residents who ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that it performed as well as just about any facility in Virginia in this area with 68.6 percent of its residents returning home. With most nursing homes, fewer than half of their short-term residents are able to return home.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we assessed is long-term care. This nursing home received a favorable long-term care grade, with a grade of B in the category. Nursing homes that excel in long-term care tend to provide residents with more supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. One of the statistics we considered after this facility's impressive nursing hours is vaccinations. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 99.34211 percent of its patients. Vaccines are a great way to avoid unnecessary deaths for seniors. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Nurse Quality
The final area we rated was nursing, where this nursing home was given a B. This facility ended up being relatively strong in all areas we analyzed. Our nursing rating weighs a variety of subcategories. The most heavily weighted one is the amount of time nurses spent with patients. This nursing home provided 4.9 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This is an extremely impressive statistic which typically leads to higher quality care. Lastly, this nursing home also excelled in several quality-based metrics we looked at. With less than five percent of its residents experiencing pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Many pressure ulcers can be avoided by offering better nursing care and having a system of moving patients even once per day.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Beth Sholom Home of Eastern Vi Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a fall leading to serious injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections could be associated with insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents which are given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are typically given to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home patients, making these vaccines vital to patient care.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and taking a bath.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who maintained mobility. Some argue that the ability to move around is important for residents' mental and physical health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to the physical well-being of residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally 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 tells you the percent of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better