Central Island Healthcare

Nursing Home

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

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Central Island Healthcare's website

825 Old Country Rd,
Plainview NY 11803

(516) 433-0600

77.32% estimated occupancy ¹

Central Island Healthcare is in Plainview, New York. This city has a population of 28,127 people. This nursing home received an overall grade of B, which is a quality score. Based on our assessment, you can do much worse than this facility. This place's impressive report card was highlighted by its inspection reports, which is addressed in the next section.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Limited Liability company
Offers Hospice
Offers Post-Acute Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Transportation
Medical Transportation
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Dentistry
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Tracheotomy Care
Podiatry
Mental Health
Diabetes Management
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Pharmacy
Pain Management
Optometry
Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Facility Inspections

In addition to performing well in its overall grade, this facility performed at an even higher level in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A+. Our inspection scores are based on datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this category have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. While this facility had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that the inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A few relatively minor deficiencies aren't the end of the world.

Short-term Care Quality

This facility performed well in the category of short-term care. In fact, we gave it a grade of A- for that category, which happens to be one of our better scores. In determining our short-term care grades, we assess the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The purpose is to formulate a tool for comparing the rehabilitation services of nursing homes. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 6.9 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

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Long-term Care Quality

We also awarded this facility a solid grade in the area of long-term care, with a grade of B-. In crafting our long-term care ratings, we quantify the facility's personal care services. In addition to considering the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 98.740555 percent of its patients. This nursing home also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Nurse Quality

The next area we scored is nursing, turned out to be this facility's worst category. We gave this facility a D in that category. This really was one of just a few weak points on a very solid profile. When computing a nursing home's nursing grade, we weigh the quantity of hours nurses commit to residents and the level of licensure of those nurses. This nursing home averaged a meager 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This number is well below the national average. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in computing our nursing ratings. This place fared well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. Many consider these data points to be good measures of the quality of nursing care.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Central Island Healthcare Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Central Island Healthcare, 9.58% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term patients who suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We factor in this statistic in computing our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Central Island Healthcare, 3.04% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care. Closer supervision limits the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Central Island Healthcare, 2.1% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely associated with poor nursing care. However, this statistic may be misleading for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Central Island Healthcare, 11.59% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure measures the percent of long-term stay patients who are administered antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior in situations where such drugs aren't medically required. However, some facilities need to rely on these drugs due to an increased number of residents suffering from dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Central Island Healthcare, 13.3% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Central Island Healthcare, 13.2% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents showing signs of depression. Some experts believe that this is a reasonable measure of quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Central Island Healthcare, 91.26% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Central Island Healthcare, 14.75% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom. Some experts would argue this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Central Island Healthcare, 17.32% Percentage of Residents

This tells you the percentage of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

In Central Island Healthcare, 1.31 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Central Island Healthcare, 17.32 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Central Island Healthcare, 8.8 Percentage of Patients

This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Central Island Healthcare, 75.07% Percentage of Resident

Measures the percent of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many would argue this is a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation performance.

Nearby Hospitals

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St Joseph HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.37 miles away4295 Hempstead Turnpike Bethpage New York 11714Voluntary non-profit - Private(516) 579-6000
Nassau University Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.18 miles away2201 Hempstead Turnpike East Meadow New York 11554Government - Local(516) 572-0123
Huntington HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.1 miles away270 Park Avenue Huntington New York 11743Voluntary non-profit - Private(631) 351-2000
Nyu Winthrop HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.79 miles away259 First Street Mineola New York 11501Voluntary non-profit - Private(516) 663-0333
Mercy Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.03 miles away1000 North Village Avenue Rockville Centre New York 11570Voluntary non-profit - Private(516) 705-2525
St Francis Hospital, RoslynAcute Care Hospitals 10.14 miles away100 Port Washington Boulevard Roslyn New York 11576Voluntary non-profit - Church(516) 562-6000
Pilgrim Psychiatric CenterPsychiatric 10.26 miles away998 Crooked Hill Road Brentwood New York 11717Government - State(631) 761-3500

Nearby Dialysis

Davita Oyster Bay Dialysis2.05 miles away17 E Old Country Road Hicksville New York 11801CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (516) 681-2786
New York Dialysis Services Inc.2.1 miles away760 South Broadway Hicksville New York 11801CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 14 (516) 827-1370
Davita Crossways Park Dialysis2.3 miles away113 Crossways Park Dr Suite 102 Woodbury New York 11797Dialysis Stations: 17 (516) 921-0914
Nyu Langone Hospitals2.56 miles away530 Hicksville Road The Dialysis Center @ Bethpage Bethpage New York 11714CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (516) 663-4980
Davita Long Island Renal Care5.98 miles away3460 Great Neck Road Amityville New York 11701CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (631) 532-6969
Davita Garden City Dialysis Center6.45 miles away1100 Stewart Avenue Suite 2 Garden City New York 11530CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 31 (516) 357-0004
Davita Huntington on Broadway Dialysis6.65 miles away256 Broadway Huntington Station New York 11746CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (631) 423-4320
New York Dialysis Services, Inc.6.65 miles away33 Walt Whitman Road Huntington Station New York 11746Dialysis Stations: 26 (631) 547-4150