Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center
246 Friendship Circle, Beaver PA 15009 · (724) 775-7100 · 83.56% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center is a very-large nursing home in Beaver, Pennsylvania. This nursing home received a rock bottom overall score based on the data we looked at. If you are not satisfied with this facility's pedestrian overall grade, you may have to look in other cities as this is the only nursing home in Beaver. More information on this nursing home's category grades is available below. Its best category was nursing, which is discussed in the next paragraph.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 589 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
We did not have any positive things to say about this nursing home's overall grade or its category scores. This place's best category is nursing. Nevertheless, with just a D in this area, it still performed relatively badly. There are a host of criteria within this category. Most of the factors relate to nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 3.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day, which is below the national average. Lastly, we also looked at a few quality-based metrics in computing our nursing scores. This place was above average in two of the major datapoints we considered, with good marks for avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.
Short-term Care Quality
Among this facility's several low-end scores was its F in the area of short-term care. In calculating our short-term care ratings, we look at the nursing home's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other licensed professionals. This rating is frequently a useful assessment of a facility's rehabilitation. Considering its score in this category, we weren't stunned to discover that this facility is well below average in terms of the number of registered nurse and physical therapy hours provided to its patients based on the metrics we assessed. Honestly, this was about what we expected to find. The final statistic we looked at in this category is the number of residents that who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. This facility struggled quite a bit in this area as well, with just 43.6 percent of its residents returning home.
Long-term Care Quality
In our next category, we gave this facility a rock-bottom F in the area of long-term care. Facilities that receive this type of score in long-term care may not provide the kind of consistent around the clock care that some other facilities provide. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. We were a bit worried that this nursing home administered the vaccine to just 63.184395 percent of its patients. To our surprise, this facility was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With just 1.29 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home has fewer hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes. This is its best score in this category.
Facility Inspections
Moving on our final category of inspections, this facility received a horrible grade. For nursing homes that received this poor of an inspection grade, we would scrutinize any severe deficiencies on its inspection report. This facility was assessed 10 deficiencies by government inspectors. The only positive thing we found is that none of these deficiencies were in the categories that indicate they created a threat to resident health or safety. Finally, CMS flagged this nursing home for possible abuse or neglect. This is not what you want to see. We advise you to direct your search elsewhere.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are often linked to lower quality nursing care. More supervision can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are administered to residents for a variety of conditions, including cognitive disorders. Tragically, in some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly used to treat patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who are showing depressive symptoms. Many argue this is a measure of quality of life.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percentage of residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is the percent of residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of residents who maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percent of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better