Brethren Village is a nursing home located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, which has a population of 164,596 people. This nursing home received a concerning overall grade of D based on the data we looked at. Fortunately, this nursing home is one of 11 nursing homes in this city so if you aren't impressed, you should have better options. The best thing we can really say about this place is that it didn't receive any F's in in any of the major categories. Additional information about these categories can be found below.
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Brethren Village
- Nursing Home
- Home Health Agency
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
Note: Brethren Village has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- Recreational Therapy
- Bariatric Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Aquatic Therapy
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Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
While we were not high on this facility overall, we awarded it a B- for inspections. This score is better than this facility's overall grade. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing our inspection scores. One of those factors is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies can be relatively insignificant. Unfortunately, we weren't able to find information about this nursing home's deficiencies. Finally, this facility was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We would not recommend this facility under any circumstance.
Nurse Quality
We also awarded this facility a grade of B- for our nursing rating. Nursing ratings are largely associated with the facility's nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place excelled in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed. In fact, it performed well in the area of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.
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Long-term Care Quality
This facility was awarded its third highest category grade in the area of long-term care. We gave this facility a grade of B- in this area, which is a decent score. For prospective patients in need of a permanent place to live as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care grades are a key measure. One of the criteria we considered in addition to nurse's aid hours was vaccinations. Frankly, we were a bit worried that this nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccination to a relatively low 85.783134 percent of its patients. Nevertheless, this facility excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Short-term Care Quality
Moving on to the final category, this facility was awarded a C in short-term care, which is a decent rating. In computing our short-term care grades, we analyze a nursing home's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This area is considered to be a solid measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We found that this place was below average in the two key staffing areas we looked at. In fact, it provided fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other facilities. Finally, we considered the percentage of residents who who were able to eventually return home from this facility. We found that 3.9 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was well below the national average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Brethren Village Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Brethren Village, 3.71% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This gauges the percentage of long-term residents who suffered from pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are a solid indicator of nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Brethren Village, 4.1% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients who suffered from a fall which caused severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Brethren Village, 0.24% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely the result of nursing homes with worse hygiene protocols. More frequent bathing limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Note that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Brethren Village, 16.87% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to residents for many conditions, including dementia. Tragically, in some situations, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Brethren Village, 17.63% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were given antianxiety medications. These medications are typically used to treat patients suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Brethren Village, 0.98% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Brethren Village, 92.67% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term stay residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Brethren Village, 8.06% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term stay patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and taking a bath.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Brethren Village, 10.29% of Residents
This tells you the percent of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Brethren Village, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Brethren Village, 10.29% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Brethren Village, 4.48% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to gauge patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Brethren Village, 82.65% of Resident
This is a measure of the percentage of short-term residents who saw functional improvements.
Scores for Lancaster, 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
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
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Nearby Hospitals
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