Chatham Health & Rehabilitation Center is an average-sized nursing home in Chatham, Virginia. This nursing home turns out to be a quality facility, with an overall grade of B. You can definitely do much worse than this place. This nursing home's impressive profile was highlighted by its inspection rating, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
Chatham Health & Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this facility also received first-rate inspections in recent years. We awarded them one of our best grades in that area, with an A. Inspection ratings take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Fortunately, although this nursing home had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that the government inspectors did not 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
This facility is also above average in the area of short-term care, where it was awarded a score of B+. It outpaced most facilities in this area. In our short-term care category, we seek to craft a valuable gauge for rehabilitation. In doing so, we analyze the nursing home's level of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final statistic we looked at in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that 6.4 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
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Long-term Care Quality
Additionally, this nursing home also was given favorable long-term care grades in our assessment. In fact, we gave it one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B. When facilities receive a grade in this range in long-term care it generally means it has plenty of staff and is a quality place to live on a permanent basis. On top of looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients out of the hospital. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. 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, which was this facility's weakest category. Sadly, it received an F for this area, which is clearly a bit of a disappointment. Nursing grades are heavily correlated with quantity of nursing care available. This place averaged a meager 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This is not a very impressive figure. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in computing our nursing scores. This nursing home fared well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Chatham Health & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Chatham Health & Rehabilitation Center, 8.72% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Chatham Health & Rehabilitation Center, 3.64% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients which had falls resulting in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be an indication of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Chatham Health & Rehabilitation Center, 2.55% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often associated with lower quality nursing care. More frequent bathing minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Keep in mind that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Chatham Health & Rehabilitation Center, 13.56% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric indicates the percent of long-term care residents receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Chatham Health & Rehabilitation Center, 20.28% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term care patients who are administered antianxiety drugs. These drugs are prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Chatham Health & Rehabilitation Center, 3.63% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who are showing depressive symptoms. High levels of depression may be a sign worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Chatham Health & Rehabilitation Center, 91.12% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Chatham Health & Rehabilitation Center, 16.48% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may indicate the deterioration of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Chatham Health & Rehabilitation Center, 21.22% Percentage of Residents
This is the percent of patients who maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Chatham Health & Rehabilitation Center, 1.29 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to preserving the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Chatham Health & Rehabilitation Center, 21.22 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Chatham Health & Rehabilitation Center, 11.62 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the overall quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Chatham Health & Rehabilitation Center, 75.54% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with activities of daily living generally correlates with successful rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Sovah Health DanvilleAcute Care Hospitals 16.02 miles away142 South Main Street Danville Virginia 24541Proprietary(434) 799-2100
- Southern Virginia Mental Health InstitutePsychiatric 17.49 miles away382 Taylor Drive Danville Virginia 24541Government - State(434) 799-6220
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita Chatham Dialysis1.08 miles away13912 Us Hwy 29 Chatham Virginia 24531Dialysis Stations: 17 (434) 432-1790
- Fmc - Blairs Dialysis4.23 miles away9325 Us Highway 29 Blairs Virginia 24527CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (434) 791-4546
- Renal Care Group - Danville15.77 miles away129 Broad St Ste C Danville Virginia 24541CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 36 (434) 792-1436