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Chemung County Health Center - Nursing Facility

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Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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103 Washington Street,
Elmira NY 14901

(607) 737-2001

57.4% estimated occupancy 1

Chemung County Health Center - Nursing Facility is a large government-owned nursing home in Elmira, New York. This nursing home was awarded an overall grade of B+, which is a strong score. You could certainly do much worse than this place. The best part of this facility's strong profile was its inspection grade. Inspection reports are discussed in the next paragraph

Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Government - County

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

One of the many reasons this turned out to be a great nursing home is that it received an A+ in our inspections category. This is as good as it gets in this critical category. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing these inspection scores. One of those factors is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these end up being quite minor. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

This facility really excelled in the category of long-term care, where it received a score of A-. Very few facilities performed better in this area. When facilities receive this type of score in this category it is typically a good sign for resident care and suggests that the place is well-staffed with nurses aids. In addition to looking at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 99.81447 percent of its residents. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients out of the hospital. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

This facility received a very good nursing grade this year as well. It received one of our better scores in that category with a grade of B. Our nursing score focuses on the nursing home's nurse staffing levels. We consider both the levels of licensure of the nurses as well as the amount of time spent with residents. 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 place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

The last area we rated is short-term care, where this facility was awarded a grade of C. While this ended up being its worst category rating, this is still not a bad grade. In the area of short-term care, we endeavor to evaluate measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We assess a facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last item we considered in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that just 4.5 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Jul 22

Chemung County Health Center - Nursing Facility Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In Chemung County Health Center - Nursing Facility, 9.62% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage resulting from staying in one position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Chemung County Health Center - Nursing Facility, 3.04% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a fall leading to severe injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In Chemung County Health Center - Nursing Facility, 2.08% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often associated with a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this statistic can be misleading for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Chemung County Health Center - Nursing Facility, 11.61% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who are given antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such drugs aren't medically indicated. Nevertheless, some facilities need to rely more on these drugs due to an increased number of patients suffering from cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Chemung County Health Center - Nursing Facility, 13.28% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are given to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In Chemung County Health Center - Nursing Facility, 13.6% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients demonstrating depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In Chemung County Health Center - Nursing Facility, 91.89% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-minus

In Chemung County Health Center - Nursing Facility, 14.66% Percentage of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate erosion of a patient's medical condition.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In Chemung County Health Center - Nursing Facility, 18.82% Percentage of Residents

This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients who remained mobile levels. Some believe that mobility is critical to patients physical and mental well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Chemung County Health Center - Nursing Facility, 1.2 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In Chemung County Health Center - Nursing Facility, 18.82 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-plus

In Chemung County Health Center - Nursing Facility, 8.77 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

Grade: C

In Chemung County Health Center - Nursing Facility, 74.71% Percentage of Resident

This indicates the percent of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

  • St Joseph's HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.23 miles away555 St Joseph's Blvd Elmira New York 14901Voluntary non-profit - Private(607) 733-6541
  • Arnot Ogden Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 1.53 miles away600 Roe Avenue Elmira New York 14905Voluntary non-profit - Private(607) 737-4100
  • Corning HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.2 miles away1 Guthrie Drive Corning New York 14830Voluntary non-profit - Private(607) 937-7200
  • Schuyler Hospital, IncCritical Access Hospitals 18.14 miles away220 Steuben Street Montour Falls New York 14865Voluntary non-profit - Private(607) 530-7121

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita Ivy Dialysis1.55 miles away602 Ivy Street Elmira New York 14905CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (607) 737-4186
  • Davita Corning Dialysis13.93 miles away8 West Pultney Street Dialysis Unit, Suite 101 Corning New York 14830CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 10 (607) 962-2790
  • Bio Medical Applications of Pennsylvania, Inc.16.08 miles away1 Guthrie Square, 8th Floor Sayre Pennsylvania 18840Dialysis Stations: 14 (570) 887-4431
  • Davita Schuyler Dialysis17.83 miles away220 Steuben Street Montour Falls New York 14865Dialysis Stations: 4 (607) 210-1997

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=335480