Cambria Care Center

Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating

429 Manor Drive,
Ebensburg PA 15931

48.3% estimated occupancy ¹

Cambria Care Center is a very-large nursing home in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. This nursing home was given 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 Ebensburg. Despite all this, one of the few highlights of this nursing home's profile is its impressive inspection score. You can continue reading to learn more about inspections and other category grades

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No
Has Resident Council
Has Family Council
For profit - Corporation

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Facility Inspections

While this nursing home's overall grade was as bad as it gets, it fared well in the area of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a grade of B for that area, which is one of our better scores. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating our inspection ratings. One of those factors is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more important than the number of deficiencies, as some end up being relatively insignificant. Although this place had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. A few minor deficiencies aren't necessarily the end of the world.

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 rating is largely associated with the nursing home's nurse staffing. This facility provides only 3.3 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This is a somewhat concerning figure which is well below average. Lastly, our nursing scores also factor in quality-based assessments, such as preventing major falls. Despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours, this facility performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is typically an indicator that a place has sufficient quality controls in place. Many falls can be avoided if a facility provides enough nurses to assist its patients.

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Long-term Care Quality

The next category we looked at is long-term care, in which this nursing home received an F. Long-term care ratings of this caliber generally are a bad sign for the quantity and quality of care provided by nurses and aids. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination records. We were disappointed to learn that this facility vaccinated a relatively low 53.090908 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Unfortunately, its hospitalization rate was also disappointing. Here we found that this facility had 2.2 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an alarming rate.

Short-term Care Quality

The final category we assessed is short-term care, where this nursing home received a bottom of the barrel score in this area as well. Unfortunately, we gave it an F in this area, which is obviously somewhat alarming. In computing our short-term care grades, we size up a nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other highly trained professionals. This score is often a fair measure of a nursing home's ability to rehabilitate patients. In this nursing home's case, we found that it provides less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than the average facility. Finally, we considered the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that just 35.8 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Cambria Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Cambria Care Center, 7.73% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This figure is is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients which suffered from pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are an barometer of a facility's nursing care quality.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Cambria Care Center, 3.42% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are often linked to poor nursing care. More supervision can reduce the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Cambria Care Center, 1.81% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be a barometer of nursing care . UTI's are often the result of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this datapoint could also be misleading for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Cambria Care Center, 15.6% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to residents for a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Tragically, in some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Cambria Care Center, 19.49% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Cambria Care Center, 3.38% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Higher levels of depression could indicate lower quality care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Cambria Care Center, 89.35% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Cambria Care Center, 15.62% Percentage of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term care residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and bathing.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Cambria Care Center, 23.88% Percentage of Residents

Measures the percentage of long-term care residents that maintained mobility.

Hospitalizations

In Cambria Care Center, 1.24 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the overall quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Cambria Care Center, 23.88 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Cambria Care Center, 8.79 Percentage of Patients

This tells you the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Cambria Care Center, 72.17% Percentage of Resident

This datapoint measures the percentage of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

Conemaugh Miners Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.77 miles away290 Haida Avenue Hastings Pennsylvania 16646Proprietary(814) 247-3100
Upmc AltoonaAcute Care Hospitals 15.99 miles away620 Howard Avenue Altoona Pennsylvania 16601Voluntary non-profit - Private(814) 889-2011
Conemaugh Memorial Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 17.25 miles away1086 Franklin Street Johnstown Pennsylvania 15905Proprietary(814) 534-9000
Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at WindberAcute Care Hospitals 18.74 miles away600 Somerset Avenue Windber Pennsylvania 15963Voluntary non-profit - Private(814) 467-3000
Conemaugh Nason Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.29 miles away105 Nason Drive Roaring Spring Pennsylvania 16673Voluntary non-profit - Private(814) 224-2141

Nearby Dialysis

Davita - Pdi Ebensburg0.17 miles away429 Manor Dr., Suite 650 Ebensburg Pennsylvania 15931Dialysis Stations: 9 (814) 472-2642
Dci of Hastings12.21 miles away264 Haida Avenue, Suite D Hastings Pennsylvania 16646Dialysis Stations: 8 (814) 247-8075
Fresenius Kidney Care - Altoona15.7 miles away1602 Ninth Avenue Altoona Pennsylvania 16602CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 36 (814) 940-2440
u.s. Renal Care - Altoona16.37 miles away118 E. Chestnut Avenue Altoona Pennsylvania 16601CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (814) 942-2569
Davita Napoleon Place Dialysis16.55 miles away420 Napoleon Place Johnstown Pennsylvania 15901Dialysis Stations: 12 (814) 535-8205
Fresenius Kidney Care - Richland Square17.14 miles away105 Metzler Street Johnstown Pennsylvania 15904Dialysis Stations: 11 (814) 262-7560
Davita Budfield Street Home Dialysis17.16 miles away350 Budfield Street, Suite 1 Johnstown Pennsylvania 15904Dialysis Stations: 2 (814) 254-4262
Davita - Pdi Johnstown17.17 miles away344 Budfield Street Johnstown Pennsylvania 15904CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (814) 266-4949