Bethel Health Care Center is the only facility located in Bethel, Connecticut. This nursing home was given an A- overall, which is very good grade. We simply can't say enough great things about this nursing home. Keep reading to find this nursing home's category ratings, which are also impressive. It would be hard to find any major flaws in this place's profile.
Bethel Health Care Center
- Nursing Home
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Podiatry
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Optometry
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our inspections rating. Inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that we have information on deficiency's for this nursing home. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
We also want to alert you to the fact that this nursing home was given a dominant grade of A- in our short-term care category. Short-term care grades are generally employed to measure a facility's performance with rehabilitation. In order to provide high-end rehabilitation services, facilities generally need to provide better levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other highly trained professionals. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last statistic we considered in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that 6.2 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
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Long-term Care Quality
The third area we assessed is long-term care. Adding to its elite profile, this nursing home also performed well in that area. In fact, we gave it a of A- in the area. Long-term care grades of this caliber generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. In addition to considering the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 63.40694 percent of its patients, which is a bit less than we anticipated. Although its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we had hoped, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Nurse Quality
The next category we analyzed was nursing. In that category, we awarded this facility an above average grade of B. We analyzed the licensure of nurses working for the facility, in addition to the quantity of hours the nurses spent with residents, in calculating our score in this area. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Bethel Health Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Bethel Health Care Center, 6.69% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Bethel Health Care Center, 3.55% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents that have suffered falls resulting in major injury. We use this statistic in calculating nursing scores.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Bethel Health Care Center, 1.93% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often the result of worse hygiene protocols. More frequent bathing can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Keep in mind that this datapoint is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Bethel Health Care Center, 14.74% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are given to patients for many conditions, including dementia. Unfortunately, in some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Bethel Health Care Center, 17.2% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Bethel Health Care Center, 6.52% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who are showing signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Bethel Health Care Center, 88.27% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines important for resident well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Bethel Health Care Center, 17.82% Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and continence. Many in the industry would argue this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Bethel Health Care Center, 22.18% Percentage of Residents
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care residents who retained mobility levels. Many believe that mobility is critical to patients mental and physical well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Bethel Health Care Center, 1.49 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Bethel Health Care Center, 22.18 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Bethel Health Care Center, 9.56 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Bethel Health Care Center, 75.26% Percentage of Resident
This metric measures the percentage of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Danbury HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.71 miles away24 Hospital Ave Danbury Connecticut 06810Voluntary non-profit - Private(203) 739-7000
- Putnam Hospital CenterAcute Care Hospitals 13.98 miles away670 Stoneleigh Avenue Carmel New York 10512Voluntary non-profit - Private(914) 279-5711
- Griffin HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.93 miles away130 Division St Derby Connecticut 06418Voluntary non-profit - Other(203) 732-7500
- St Vincent's Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 18.49 miles away2800 Main St Bridgeport Connecticut 06606Voluntary non-profit - Church(203) 576-5551
- Waterbury HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.87 miles away64 Robbins St Waterbury Connecticut 06721Proprietary(203) 573-6000
Nearby Dialysis
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- Davita Bridgeport Dialysis18.81 miles away900 Madison Avenue Bridgeport Connecticut 06606CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 51 (203) 335-0191
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