Cherry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center is in Birmingham, Alabama. This city is among the most populated cities in the nation with has a population of 493,806 people. We gave this nursing home an overall score of A- which is a very impressive overall score. Consequently, it is one of the better nursing homes in Birmingham, which features some very good nursing homes. Birmingham has a variety of other nursing homes, but we question whether you will need to visit too many others. This one is a very fine option. This nursing home also received consistently good grades in all four of the major categories we assessed. Additional information about its category grades is available below.
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Cherry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
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Facility Inspections
With an overall grade this high, it should come as no surprise that this facility performed well in inspections, where it received a grade of A. Inspection grades weigh several factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher scores in this area usually have few of these severe deficiencies. While this nursing home had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were severe based on CMS' scale. We should note that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in the industry.
Nurse Quality
Adding to its impressive resume, this nursing home also excelled in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A- for that category. Our nursing grade includes a number of factors. The most heavily weighted one is the quantity of hours nurses spent with patients. This facility provided 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as employing a protocol of turning residents more often.
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Long-term Care Quality
The third area we looked at is long-term care. Adding to its superb resume, this nursing home also performed well in that category. In fact, we awarded it a of A- for that area. In a long-term care setting, the primary goal is to keep patients healthy and safe. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate residents. Once we assessed the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 91.29214 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which happens to be a few points less than we were hoping for but still a decent figure. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.04 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Short-term Care Quality
The next category we looked at was short-term care. This nursing home was awarded an above average nursing rating in our assessment, with a B. Even though this was not nearly as elite as several of its other grades, this remains one of our stronger scores for that area. In calculating our short-term care ratings, we look at the facility's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other highly trained professionals. This grade is considered to be a meaningful measure of the facility's ability to rehabilitate patients. We weren't able to track down information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. The final metric we assessed in this area is the number of patients who returned home from the facility. We found that 4.6 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Cherry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Cherry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, 4.27% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of long-term stay patients that suffered from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Cherry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, 1.97% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents who have had a fall which resulted in severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Cherry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, 3.74% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often the result of lower quality nursing care. However, this datapoint can also be misleading for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Cherry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, 24.92% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many patients, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Cherry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, 28.49% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents taking antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Cherry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, 0% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents demonstrating symptoms of depression. Many argue that this is a reasonable measure of resident quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Cherry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, 85.17% of Patients
This is the percent of patients who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Cherry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, 22.49% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and eating. Some would argue this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Cherry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, 22.4% of Residents
This is the percent of patients who retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Cherry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, 0.04 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Cherry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, 22.4% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Cherry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, 17.14% 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 Cherry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, 72.77% of Resident
This datapoint measures the percentage of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some experts would argue this is a reasonable measure of rehabilitation performance.
Scores for Birmingham, AL
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
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Nearby Hospitals
- Princeton Baptist Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 4.41 miles away701 Princeton Avenue Southwest Birmingham Alabama 35211Voluntary non-profit - Church(205) 783-3800
- University of Alabama HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.34 miles away619 South 19th Street Birmingham Alabama 35233Government - State(205) 934-4011
- Children's Hospital of AlabamaChildrens 5.35 miles away1600 Seventh Avenue South Birmingham Alabama 35233Voluntary non-profit - Private(205) 939-9100
- Uab Callahan Eye Hospital AuthorityAcute Care Hospitals 5.47 miles away1720 University Blvd, Suite 500 Birmingham Alabama 35233Voluntary non-profit - Private(205) 325-8100
- St Vincent's BirminghamAcute Care Hospitals 5.83 miles away810 St Vincent's Drive Birmingham Alabama 35205Voluntary non-profit - Private(205) 939-7000
- Brookwood Baptist Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.51 miles away2010 Brookwood Medical Center Drive Birmingham Alabama 35209Proprietary(205) 877-1000
- St Vincent's EastAcute Care Hospitals 12.04 miles away50 Medical Park East Drive Birmingham Alabama 35235Voluntary non-profit - Private(205) 838-3122
- Grandview Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 12.11 miles away3690 Grandview Parkway Birmingham Alabama 35243Proprietary(205) 971-1000
Nearby Dialysis
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- Crown Dialysis3.07 miles away3007 27th Street North Birmingham Alabama 35207Dialysis Stations: 14 (205) 297-0143
- Steel City Dialysis3.67 miles away1809 Avenue H Birmingham Alabama 35218Dialysis Stations: 10 (205) 785-2972
- Ensley Dialysis4.19 miles away2630 Avenue E Birmingham Alabama 35218CMS Rating: 1 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (205) 786-1371
- Fmc West4.51 miles away633 Lomb Avenue Birmingham Alabama 35211Dialysis Stations: 24 (205) 781-2366
- Rcg Princeton4.54 miles away708 Cotton Ave Sw Birmingham Alabama 35211CMS Rating: 1 stars Dialysis Stations: 34 (205) 785-3500
- Dva Renal Healthcare Inc5.19 miles away300-B 22nd Street South Birmingham Alabama 35233Dialysis Stations: 10 (205) 250-6757