Charles T Sitrin Health Care Center is one of just a few available facilities located in New Hartford, New York. This nursing home was given an A- overall, which is very good grade. Based on our assessment, you can not go wrong with this nursing home. Keep reading to find this facility's category grades, which are also quite good. It would be hard to find any major flaws in this place's profile.
Charles T Sitrin Health Care Center
- Nursing Home
- Home Health Agency
- Assisted Living
- Adult Day Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Dentistry
- Occupational Therapy
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
On top of being a first rate facility overall, this nursing home also performed well in our inspections category, where it earned an A+. Very few nursing homes fared this well in this category. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing our inspection ratings. One critical factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies are relatively minor. While this nursing home had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as categories G through L. This means the inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
Adding to its elite profile, this nursing home also excelled in our short-term care area. In fact, we gave it a grade of A in that area. Our short-term care grades are vital for prospective residents in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically mandates additional skilled nursing. This includes a broad range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the percentage of residents that ultimately returned home from this nursing home. We found that 6 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
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Long-term Care Quality
The next area we assessed was long-term care. This facility received an above average long-term care score, with a B+ in this category. Facilities that receive this type of grade in long-term care tend to provide consistent around the clock care to make sure residents are well cared for. On top of considering the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 94.932434 percent of its residents. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents healthy. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Nurse Quality
The last area we rated was nursing, in which this nursing home was awarded a grade of B. This actually ended up being this facility's least impressive category. A nursing home is doing something right when it's lowest grade still outperforms most facilities. Our nursing grade includes quite a few data points, however, the main consideration is the number of nurse hours spent with patients. This nursing home provides 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 nursing home 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 many times be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Charles T Sitrin Health Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Charles T Sitrin Health Care Center, 9.58% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Charles T Sitrin Health Care Center, 3.04% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are considered to be a measure of nursing care . Major falls are routinely the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Charles T Sitrin Health Care Center, 2.1% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely the result of facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Better nursing care limits the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. We want to point out that this datapoint is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Charles T Sitrin Health Care Center, 11.59% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Charles T Sitrin Health Care Center, 13.3% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of patients given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Charles T Sitrin Health Care Center, 13.2% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who are exhibiting signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Charles T Sitrin Health Care Center, 91.26% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Charles T Sitrin Health Care Center, 14.75% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Charles T Sitrin Health Care Center, 17.32% Percentage of Residents
This metric tracks the percentage of long-term care residents who maintained mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Charles T Sitrin Health Care Center, 1.31 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Charles T Sitrin Health Care Center, 17.32 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Charles T Sitrin Health Care Center, 8.8 Percentage of Patients
This metric tracks the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Charles T Sitrin Health Care Center, 75.07% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- St Elizabeth Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 2.76 miles away2209 Genesee Street Utica New York 13501Voluntary non-profit - Private(315) 798-8100
- Mohawk Valley Psychiatric CenterPsychiatric 3.66 miles away1400 Noyes St Utica New York 13502Government - Local(315) 797-6800
- Rome Memorial Hospital, IncAcute Care Hospitals 16.14 miles away1500 North James Street Rome New York 13440Voluntary non-profit - Private(315) 338-7000
- Little Falls HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 19.05 miles away140 Burwell Street Little Falls New York 13365Voluntary non-profit - Private(315) 823-5261
Nearby Dialysis
- Faxton-St. Lukes Healthcare2.88 miles away1676 Sunset Ave Utica New York 13502CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 36 (315) 624-5660
- Faxton St. Luke's Healthcare - Masonic3.04 miles away2150 Bleeker Street Utica New York 13501Dialysis Stations: 20 (315) 724-3897
- Fslh-St. Luke's Home Renal Dialysis3.23 miles away1650 Champlain Avenue Utica New York 13502Dialysis Stations: 8 (315) 624-8998
- Faxton St. Luke's Healthcare - Herkimer12.44 miles away201 East State Street Herkimer New York 13350Dialysis Stations: 8 (315) 574-3025
- Faxton St. Luke's Healthcare - Rome15.72 miles away91 Perimeter Rd-Griffiss Park Rome Dialysis Clinic Rome New York 13440CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (315) 334-4786
- Bassett Healthcare Little Falls Dialysis18.99 miles away140 Burwell Street Little Falls New York 13365Dialysis Stations: 12 (315) 508-9100