Located in Bethesda, Maryland, Carriage Hill Bethesda is one of four facilities in the area. This facility received a strong grade of B+ overall. We found this nursing home to be better than the majority of the facilities in Bethesda, which has a city grade of B. In our view, this place is a good fit for quite a few people. This facility's impressive report card was highlighted by its nursing grade, which you can find in the next section.
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Carriage Hill Bethesda
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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
Grade: B-plus
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
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Nurse Quality
Grade: A-minus
In addition to receiving a great overall score, this nursing home also received an elite nursing grade. We gave them one of our better scores in that area, with an A-. Nursing scores are heavily correlated with levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Short-term Care Quality
Grade: A-minus
This facility truly excelled in the category of short-term care, where it received a grade of A-. Very few facilities performed more favorably in this area. In the category of short-term care, we try to evaluate measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We analyze a facility's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5.2 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
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Facility Inspections
Grade: B
Adding to its strong resume, this facility earned a grade of B for its inspections rating. This is a well above average score in this category. Arguably the most significant factor we consider in calculating our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher grades in this category typically dodged the more severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. This place was hit with 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered severe. This tells you that the inspectors didn't deem any of these deficiencies to be an immediate risk to patient health or safety. Remember that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in this industry.
Long-term Care Quality
Grade: B-minus
Turning to the final area, this facility received an acceptable long-term care grade. Although this was not quite as impressive as some of its other category grades, this is really not the end of the world. In our long-term care category, we focus more on the sheer volume of care offered by a nursing home, along with a series of qualitative data points. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. Candidly, we were a bit concerned this nursing home vaccinated a relatively low 90.07092 percent of its residents. Nevertheless, this place was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Carriage Hill Bethesda Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: A
In Carriage Hill Bethesda, 3.57% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric indicates the percent of long-term care residents which suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: D
In Carriage Hill Bethesda, 6.38% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are often linked to lower levels of patient supervision. Better nursing care can reduce the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: B-minus
In Carriage Hill Bethesda, 2.31% of Patients had UTIs
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients which sustained urinary tract infections. While a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it can be difficult to compare between nursing homes due to reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: B-minus
In Carriage Hill Bethesda, 16.03% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure indicates the percentage of long-term patients which are prescribed antipsychotic medication. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in situations where such drugs aren't medically required. However, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these drugs due to an increased number of residents suffering from cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: B-plus
In Carriage Hill Bethesda, 17.04% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric measures the percent of long-term patients receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: B
In Carriage Hill Bethesda, 4.17% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who are showing signs of depression. Many in the industry argue that this is a reliable measure of patient quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: C
In Carriage Hill Bethesda, 89.48% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these vaccines indispensable.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: A-minus
In Carriage Hill Bethesda, 10.77% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: B-plus
In Carriage Hill Bethesda, 17.95% of Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
Grade: A-minus
In Carriage Hill Bethesda, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: B-minus
In Carriage Hill Bethesda, 17.95% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Grade: A-minus
In Carriage Hill Bethesda, 8.86% of Patients
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Grade: B
In Carriage Hill Bethesda, 76.96% of Resident
This metric measures the percentage of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements.
Scores for Bethesda, MD
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? Bethesda, Maryland has 3 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
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- Suburban HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.66 miles away8600 Old Georgetown Road Bethesda Maryland 20814Voluntary non-profit - Private(301) 896-2576
- Holy Cross HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.81 miles away1500 Forest Glen Road Silver Spring Maryland 20910Voluntary non-profit - Church(301) 754-7000
- Sibley Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.9 miles away5255 Loughboro Rd Nw Washington District of Columbia 20016Voluntary non-profit - Other(202) 537-4680
- Medstar Georgetown University HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.65 miles away3800 Reservoir Rd Washington District of Columbia 20007Voluntary non-profit - Private(202) 784-3000
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- Children's Hospital NmcChildrens 7.27 miles away111 Michigan Ave, Nw Washington District of Columbia 20010Voluntary non-profit - Private(202) 476-5000
- Howard University HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.51 miles away2041 Georgia Ave Nw Washington District of Columbia 20060Voluntary non-profit - Other(202) 745-6100
Nearby Dialysis
- Bma - Bethesda2.02 miles away6420 Rockledge Dr Ste 1100 Bethesda Maryland 20817Dialysis Stations: 18 (301) 652-2554
- Us Renal Care - Rockville3.45 miles away11800 a Nebel St Rockville Maryland 20852Dialysis Stations: 12 (301) 468-3221
- Holy Cross Hospital3.47 miles awayRenal Dialysis Unit 1500 Forest Glen Rd Silver Spring Maryland 20910Dialysis Stations: 14 (301) 754-7560
- Bma - Wheaton3.62 miles away10901b Georgia Avenue Silver Spring Maryland 20902Dialysis Stations: 14 (301) 933-1307
- Us Renal Care Bethesda Dialysis4.09 miles away4701 Sangamore Rd Suite p017 Bethesda Maryland 20816Dialysis Stations: 10 (870) 931-5400
- Davita - Silver Spring4.25 miles away8040 Georgia Ave Ste 150 Silver Spring Maryland 20910CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (301) 608-8961
- Renal Treatment Center - Wheaton4.46 miles awayWheaton Park Shopping Ctr 11941 Georgia Ave Silver Spring Maryland 20902CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (301) 949-9620
- Howard University Dialysis Center, LLC5.49 miles away2041 Georgia Ave Nw Tower Building Suite 1119b Washington District of Columbia 20060CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (202) 865-7365
