Cadia Healthcare - Springbrook
12325 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring MD 20904 · (301) 622-4600 · 72.42% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Cadia Healthcare - Springbrook is in Silver Spring, Maryland. This city is one of the most densely populated metropolitan areas in the nation with has a total of 282,095 people. It looks like this facility is a well below average facility. A score in this range indicates we found some red flags. If you aren't happy with this facility's overall grade, you should be able to find a better option in Silver Spring. The city has at least 10 other nursing homes. Despite all this, one of the few highlights of this nursing home's profile is its impressive inspection grade. You can continue reading to find out about inspections and other category grades
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 99 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
While we didn't give this facility a good overall score, we did give it a relatively strong grade in the category of inspections, where it received a B+. Our inspection grades weigh a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. You generally want to avoid facilities with too many deficiencies flagged. Fortunately, although this facility had some minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means that the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A few minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home actually received a decent grade in the area of nursing as well. We awarded it a grade of B- for that category, which is not a bad score. Our nursing rating is mostly based on a facility's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided 3.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in some quality-focused statistics. Specifically, we look at the percent of residents who sustained pressure ulcers and major falls. We look at these areas as reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care, since better care tends to reduce these problems.
Short-term Care Quality
The next highest category we gave this facility in any category came in the category of short-term care, where we gave it a grade of C. With our short-term care rating, we seek to craft a meaningful barometer for rehabilitation. In this process, we assess a facility's levels of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. One of this nursing home's strengths is physical therapy hours. We found that it offers at least 50% more hours with physical therapists to its residents than most other facilities. Finally, we looked at the number of patients that who were able to eventually return home from this nursing home. We found that 32 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was actually below the national average.
Long-term Care Quality
The final category we scored is long-term care. This nursing home was given a rock bottom grade of F in that category. When facilities receive this type of grade in long-term care it is typically a bad sign for resident care and it may indicate that the place is not as well-staffed. One of the statistics we considered on top of nurse's aid hours was vaccinations. Candidly, we were a bit concerned this facility administered the pneumonia vaccination to only 87.8327 percent of its patients. Finally, we were stunned by its number of hospitalizations. We found that this facility fared poorly with 3.71 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Unfortunately, this figure is more than double the national average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Cadia Healthcare - Springbrook Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This statistic gauges the percentage of long-term stay residents which suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a reliable barometer of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents who have had a fall which caused serious injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This tells you the percentage of long-term care residents that suffered from urinary tract infections. Although a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare between facilities due to reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term residents who were given antianxiety medication. These medications are typically given to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. Some argue that this is a reliable measure of quality of life.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percentage of residents who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percentage of residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may indicate erosion of a patient's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is the percent of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is the percentage of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of performance with ADL's usually correlates with superior rehabilitation.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better