Autumn Lake Healthcare at Birch Manor is a facility in Sykesville, Maryland. This city has a population of 37,941 people. This nursing home received an F, which is definitely concerning in our grading scheme. Keep in mind that Sykesville received a city grade of C, so should look at other options in the city as well. More information on this facility's category grades may be found below. Its best category was long-term care, which is addressed in the next section.
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Autumn Lake Healthcare at Birch Manor
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Podiatry
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Pain Management
- Bariatric Care
- Colostomy Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Long-term Care Quality
We couldn't find anything good to say about this place. It received a D in long-term care. Unfortunately, this was its best category. When nursing homes receive a grade in this range in this category it typically means the nursing home didn't perform well in our quality measures relating to patient care. In addition to assessing the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 91.690544 percent of its patients. This is somewhat lower than we anticipated but still a reasonably acceptable figure. Surprisingly, this facility was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home had less hospitalizations than most nursing homes. This is its best feature in this category.
Facility Inspections
This nursing home received a grade of just D in the area of inspections. Unfortunately, this ended up being its second best grade. Our inspection grades factor in many items found on the facility's recent inspection reports. If you see too many deficiencies on the inspection reports, this is generally the worst sign. Severe deficiencies indicate a risk to resident safety. This particular facility was hit with 6 deficiencies on its inspection report. The only positive thing we can say is that none of the deficiencies were in the categories that indicate that they posed a risk to resident health or safety. Finally, this facility also received 3 substantiated complaints in recent years. This is yet another bad sign.
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Nurse Quality
Among this nursing home's several poor grades was its F in the area of nursing care. Our nursing rating consists of several subcategories, however, the paramount consideration is the quantity of nurse hours spent with patients. This nursing home averaged just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This is well below average. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in calculating our nursing scores. This nursing home performed well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.
Short-term Care Quality
Switching gears to the next category, this nursing home did not perform well in this category either. With a bottom of the barrel grade of F in short-term care, this is just about as terrible as it gets. With our short-term care grade, we strive to craft a valuable gauge for rehabilitation services. In this process, we analyze the nursing home's scope of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Not surprisingly, we found that this nursing home provides far less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than the average facility. Finally, we assessed the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. This definitely was not a strength for this nursing home. We found that just 3.6 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home. At most facilities, around half of their patients are able to return home so this is well below average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Birch Manor Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Autumn Lake Healthcare at Birch Manor, 14.58% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric indicates the percent of long-term care patients which have pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a reliable indicator of nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Autumn Lake Healthcare at Birch Manor, 3.15% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term residents that have sustained a fall which resulted in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be an indication of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Autumn Lake Healthcare at Birch Manor, 1.48% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care . UTI's are often caused by lower quality nursing care. However, this metric could also be misleading for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Autumn Lake Healthcare at Birch Manor, 9.84% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic gauges the percent of long-term stay residents who are given antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may mean a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in scenarios where such drugs are not medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these drugs due to having more residents with dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Autumn Lake Healthcare at Birch Manor, 12.05% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This gauges the percentage of long-term care patients that were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are typically used to treat patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Autumn Lake Healthcare at Birch Manor, 8.66% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term stay residents demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Autumn Lake Healthcare at Birch Manor, 93.27% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines vital to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Autumn Lake Healthcare at Birch Manor, 20.65% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and eating. Some argue this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Autumn Lake Healthcare at Birch Manor, 22.33% of Residents
Measures the percent of long-term care patients that were able to retain mobility. Some believe that mobility is critical to residents' physical and mental well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Autumn Lake Healthcare at Birch Manor, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care. There is a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the overall quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Autumn Lake Healthcare at Birch Manor, 22.33% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Autumn Lake Healthcare at Birch Manor, 8% of Patients
Measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Autumn Lake Healthcare at Birch Manor, 77.41% of Resident
This is the percent of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of performance with ADL's generally correlates with higher quality rehabilitation.
Scores for Sykesville, MD
- Overall Rating has a grade of C
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B
Looking for more options? Sykesville, Maryland has 3 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Northwest Hospital CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.04 miles away5401 Old Court Road Randallstown Maryland 21133Voluntary non-profit - Private(410) 521-2200
- Howard County General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.93 miles away5755 Cedar Lane Columbia Maryland 21044Voluntary non-profit - Private(410) 740-7890
- Carroll Hospital CenterAcute Care Hospitals 12.68 miles away200 Memorial Avenue Westminster Maryland 21157Voluntary non-profit - Private(410) 848-3000
- Medstar Montgomery Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 16.09 miles away18101 Prince Philip Drive Olney Maryland 20832Voluntary non-profit - Private(301) 774-8882
- Sinai Hospital of BaltimoreAcute Care Hospitals 16.43 miles away2401 West Belvedere Avenue Baltimore Maryland 21215Voluntary non-profit - Private(410) 601-5131
- Saint Agnes HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.33 miles away900 Caton Avenue Baltimore Maryland 21229Voluntary non-profit - Church(410) 368-2101
- Bon Secours HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.05 miles away2000 W Baltimore Street Baltimore Maryland 21223Voluntary non-profit - Private(410) 362-3000
- Greater Baltimore Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 18.28 miles away6701 North Charles Street Towson Maryland 21204Voluntary non-profit - Private(443) 849-2000
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - Owings Mills8.62 miles away11221 Dolfield Blvd Owings Mills Maryland 21117Dialysis Stations: 25 (410) 363-2019
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- Davita Ridge Road Dialysis10 miles away530 E Ridgeville Blvd Mount Airy Maryland 21771Dialysis Stations: 13 (301) 829-5162
- Davita - Windsor Dialysis11.05 miles away2707 Rolling Rd Stes 104-105 Windsor Mill Maryland 21244CMS Rating: 1 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (410) 944-2649
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