Bridgepoint Sub-Acute and Rehab Capitol Hill

Even though we did not have many favorable things to say about this facility's overall grade, it did receive a respectable nursing grade of B-. In determining a nursing home's nursing score, we consider the amount of time nurses are seeing patients as well as the level of licensure of those nurses. This place provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this nursing home actually excelled in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at. In fact, it scored well when it comes to avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be reliable measures of the quality of nursing care. In some cases, the quality of nursing care is as important as the quantity of hours of care offered.

This nursing home was awarded its second highest category score in the area of short-term care. We gave this facility a grade of B- in this area, which is an acceptable score. Short-term care ratings are important for individuals seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires more highly-skilled nursing. This includes a vast range of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other types of therapy. We were surprised to find that this nursing home was below average in the two key staffing areas we looked at. It provided fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other nursing homes. The final item we considered in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that just 4.4 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is below average.

This nursing home's third most favorable category was long-term care. We awarded it a B- in this category. This is basically a middle of the road score in this category. In forming our long-term care scores, we assess the nursing home's personal care services. On top of assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. We discovered that this nursing home gave the vaccine to only 74.75248 percent of its patients, which is not a very encouraging sign. Nevertheless, this place was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Looking to our last category of inspections, we gave this nursing home a just D, which is a relatively poor grade. Our inspection score is based on the nursing home's inspection reports. Since this data is compiled by independent government inspectors, we place a great deal of weight on it in our overall grades. Our inspection ratings weigh many items found on the nursing home's recent inspection reports. If you see severe deficiencies on the reports, this is typically the worst sign. Severe deficiencies indicate a threat to the well being of residents. This facility was hit with 5 deficiencies by government inspectors. The only favorable thing we can say is that none of its deficiencies were in the categories that suggest they caused a risk to patient health or safety. Lastly, this nursing home was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. This is generally a really bad sign. We would never recommend this facility.