Bethany Village Retirement Center is in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. This facility was given an A- overall, which is among the top scores we offer. A score in this range requires first-rate marks across the board. In fact, we ranked this nursing home in the top third of all facilities in the nation. This place's strong profile was highlighted by its inspection grade, which we will address in the next paragraph.
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Bethany Village Retirement Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
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. Inspection scores are based on many items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that excel in this category typically have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Although this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were severe based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility also fared very well in the area of long-term care, where we awarded it a score of A. Only a select group of nursing homes fared better in this area. Nursing homes that excel in this category typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to patients. After considering the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is significantly higher than the majority of nursing homes. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received a strong nursing score. In fact, we awarded it an above average grade of B+ in this area. Nursing scores are primarily associated with a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Short-term Care Quality
Switching gears to our final category, this nursing home was awarded a decent short-term care rating. Even though this was not nearly as dominant as several of its other grades, this is still a middle of the pack score. Our short-term care scores are vital for patients requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually requires more highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means a broad scope of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last item we looked at in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that just 4.2 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is below average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Bethany Village Retirement Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Bethany Village Retirement Center, 5.26% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often the result of patients staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Bethany Village Retirement Center, 2.19% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients who have experienced a fall which caused major injury. We use this statistic in determining our nursing ratings.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Bethany Village Retirement Center, 2.71% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely caused by a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this statistic could be skewed for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Bethany Village Retirement Center, 11.4% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric indicates the percent of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Bethany Village Retirement Center, 17.96% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of residents given antianxiety medications. These medications are commonly used to treat residents suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Bethany Village Retirement Center, 0% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients showing signs of depression. Increased levels of depression could imply worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Bethany Village Retirement Center, 100% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term care residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Bethany Village Retirement Center, 11.06% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Bethany Village Retirement Center, 19.67% of Residents
This is the percentage of patients that maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Bethany Village Retirement Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is key to the physical well-being of nursing home patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Bethany Village Retirement Center, 19.67% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Bethany Village Retirement Center, 8% of Patients
This is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Bethany Village Retirement Center, 76.04% of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Scores for Mechanicsburg, PA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
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