Blue Ridge Nursing Therapy Connection is a large facility located in Stuart, Virginia. Featuring an overall grade of B-, this is a solid nursing home. You can certainly do worse than this facility. The best part of this nursing home's report card was its exemplary inspection grade. Inspection reports are discussed in the next paragraph.
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Blue Ridge Nursing Therapy Connection
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- Memory Care
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Bariatric Care
- Optometry
- Oncology Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Lymphedema Care
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Facility Inspections
While this facility's overall grade was not bad, it really fared well in the category of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A for that category, which is one of our best scores. Our inspection ratings weigh several factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with better scores in this area generally have very few of these severe deficiencies. While this nursing home had some deficiencies on its report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Another one of this nursing home's more favorable category grades was in the category of long-term care. In that category, we awarded this facility a B+. It actually outperformed most nursing homes in this 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. Once we concluded our assessment of the volume of care provided by nurses, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 91.92547 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Short-term Care Quality
We also gave this nursing home a middle of the road score in the category of short-term care, with a C. In the area of short-term care, we try to assess indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We assess a nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. It doesn't look like this facility provided registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. The last metric we considered in this category is the number of residents that eventually returned home from the nursing home. We found that just 5.8 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Nurse Quality
The final category we rated was nursing. Sadly, it received a lowly F for this category, which is a rock bottom score. This is clearly a major concern. Our nursing score is mostly tied to a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home offered just 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This statistic is quite a bit below the national average. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in calculating our nursing grades. This nursing home performed well in terms of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. Many consider these statistics to be measures of the quality of nursing care.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Blue Ridge Nursing Therapy Connection Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Blue Ridge Nursing Therapy Connection, 8.53% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that developed pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a reliable indicator of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Blue Ridge Nursing Therapy Connection, 3.74% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are often the result of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Blue Ridge Nursing Therapy Connection, 2.25% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often linked to facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Better nursing care limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Keep in mind that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Blue Ridge Nursing Therapy Connection, 15.09% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many patients, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Blue Ridge Nursing Therapy Connection, 19.63% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are used to treat patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Blue Ridge Nursing Therapy Connection, 5.07% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients showing depressive symptoms. Higher levels of depression could imply worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Blue Ridge Nursing Therapy Connection, 88.92% of Patients
This is the percent of residents that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Blue Ridge Nursing Therapy Connection, 17.15% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Blue Ridge Nursing Therapy Connection, 18.14% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who were able to retain mobility. Some experts argue that mobility is important for residents' mental and physical health.
Hospitalizations
In Blue Ridge Nursing Therapy Connection, 1.38 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Blue Ridge Nursing Therapy Connection, 18.14 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Blue Ridge Nursing Therapy Connection, 12.25 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Blue Ridge Nursing Therapy Connection, 74.96% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of performance with activities of daily living generally correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.