Broad Acres Health and Rehab
1883 Shumway Hill Road, Wellsboro PA 16901 · (570) 724-3559 · 90% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Located in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, Broad Acres Health and Rehab is one of just three facilities in the area. We gave this nursing home an overall grade of C. A grade in this range requires some respectable scores. This place seems to have some things working in its favor. This facility is stronger in some categories than others, but it did not have any bad scores in any of the major areas discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 120 Beds
CCRC :
Non profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
We would like to point out that this facility's inspection grade exceeded its overall score. This facility earned a grade of B in this area, which is one of our better grades. Our inspection scores are based on many datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that score well in this area typically have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. Although this nursing home had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. A few minor deficiencies shouldn't stop you from considering a nursing home.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility received its next best category score in the area of long-term care. We awarded this nursing home a grade of B- in this area, which is a reasonably acceptable score. In the area of long-term care, we focus on the quantity of services offered by a nursing home, rather than more healthcare-oriented services. After we finished looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination records. We were pleased to discover that this facility vaccinated 99.71429 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 1.12 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility had less hospitalizations than most nursing homes.
Short-term Care Quality
We also gave this facility a decent score in the area of short-term care, where it received a grade of B-. In the category of short-term care, we try to assess indicators of a facility's rehabilitation services. We assess a nursing home's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. One reason for this facility's strong score in this category is that it provides a greater volume of physical therapist hours to its residents than the average nursing home. Finally, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. It performed decently in this area, with 48.9 percent of its residents returning home.
Nurse Quality
The next area we scored is nursing. We gave this nursing home a C in that area. There are several data points included in this grade. Many of the subcategories reflect nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 3.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at a few quality-based metrics in computing our nursing scores. This nursing home was above average in many of the major statistics we focus on, with good scores for minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. These metrics are typically good indicators of the quality of nursing care provided.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Broad Acres Health and Rehab Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term care residents who suffer from pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a great indicator of nursing care quality.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Major falls resulting in injury are often the result of poor nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percent of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often linked to poor nursing care. Closer supervision can reduce the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for UTI's.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of patients given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are given to residents for a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Unfortunately, in limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic tells you the percent of long-term patients taking antianxiety drugs.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. High levels of depression could be an indicator lower quality care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percentage of patients who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of erosion of a patient's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This indicates the percentage of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of nursing home care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of nursing home care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This metric measures the percentage of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some experts argue this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better