Burlington Health & Rehabilitation is a large nursing home located in Burlington, Vermont. We gave this facility an overall score of F. If you are not happy with this facility's poor overall grade, you may find your options to be limited in Burlington. The city has just one other nursing home. More information on this facility's category grades may be found below. Its best category was short-term care, which is addressed in the next section.
Burlington Health & Rehabilitation
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
Specialized Services
- Recreational Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Short-term Care Quality
While we gave this nursing home a terrible overall grade, we awarded it a B- for short-term care. Short-term care grades are vital for people seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically mandates more skilled nursing. This means a wide spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. We found that this facility was below average in the two key staffing areas we assessed. The facility provided fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other facilities. The last measure we looked at in this area is the number of patients that returned home from the facility. We found that just 5.6 percent of this facility's patients returned home. Unfortunately, this was below average.
Facility Inspections
Interestingly, this facility's awful overall score can't really be attributed to its inspection reports. We awarded it a C for our inspections rating. Inspection scores are tied to items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are a key thing to look for on these inspections. Severe deficiencies indicate a risk to patient safety. This facility was assessed 2 deficiencies on its government inspection report, but none were in category J, K or L. This indicates that the government inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies to place resident health or safety in immediate harm or jeopardy. Unfortunately, we also need to draw your attention to the fact that this facility received significant government fines in recent years.
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Nurse Quality
We were also surprised to find that this facility received a decent nursing grade this year. We gave it a grade of C in that category. Our nursing grade assesses the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We weigh both the levels of licensure of the nurses and the number of hours spent with residents. This facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. This figure is far below average. Finally, although this nursing home got dinged a bit for its nursing hours per resident, it actually excelled in some of our quality metrics. With fewer than five percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, it did very well in this area.
Long-term Care Quality
The final category we graded is long-term care. This nursing home received a bottom of the barrel grade of F in this area. Facilities that don't fare well in this category typically are not as well-staffed and are lagging in a few of the areas of routine healthcare services we looked at. After considering the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 91.36213 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is a few points lower than we expected but still a respectable figure. To our surprise, this nursing home actually fared well at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. This was its best feature in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Burlington Health & Rehabilitation Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Burlington Health & Rehabilitation, 6.83% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is an indication of the percent of long-term patients that are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We factor in this statistic in computing both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Burlington Health & Rehabilitation, 4.61% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Major falls which result in injury are routinely the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Burlington Health & Rehabilitation, 2.86% of Patients had UTIs
This figure is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. Although more infections may reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it is problematic to compare different nursing homes due to varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Burlington Health & Rehabilitation, 15.24% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Burlington Health & Rehabilitation, 15.83% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents which are prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are used to treat residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Burlington Health & Rehabilitation, 12.18% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients exhibiting signs of depression. Many in the industry would argue this is a reliable measure of patient quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Burlington Health & Rehabilitation, 95.68% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Burlington Health & Rehabilitation, 18.04% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and using the bathroom. Many in the industry argue that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Burlington Health & Rehabilitation, 23.81% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percent of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Burlington Health & Rehabilitation, 1.05 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Burlington Health & Rehabilitation, 23.81 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Burlington Health & Rehabilitation, 13.96 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Burlington Health & Rehabilitation, 78.83% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- University of Vermont Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.54 miles away111 Colchester Ave Burlington Vermont 05401Voluntary non-profit - Other(802) 847-0000
- Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical CtrAcute Care Hospitals 19.79 miles away75 Beekman Street Plattsburgh New York 12901Voluntary non-profit - Private(518) 562-7767
Nearby Dialysis
- University of Vermont Medical Center Inc0.62 miles away111 Colchester Avenue Dialysis Unit-Shep 4 Burlington Vermont 05401Dialysis Stations: 10 (802) 847-5269
- University of Vermont Medical Center Dialysis South Burlington2.07 miles away35 Joy Drive South Burlington Vermont 05403CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (802) 847-3030