Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center of Frederi
1920 Rosemont Avenue, Frederick MD 21702 · (240) 772-9200 · 90.88% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center of Frederi is a large government-owned facility in Frederick, Maryland. We awarded this facility an overall grade of D. A grade in this range typically suggests a few red flags. If you are not satisfied with this facility's mediocre overall grade, you will be pleased to know there are five other nursing homes in Frederick. The best thing we can really say about this facility is that it did not receive any F's in in any of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 170 Beds
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Government - City/county
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
While we were not high on this facility overall, we gave it a B- for our inspections rating. This score is more respectable than the facility's overall grade. These inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This facility was assessed 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This means that the government inspectors did not consider any of these deficiencies to cause an immediate risk to patient safety or health. Finally, CMS cited this nursing home for possible abuse or neglect. Hopefully, its performance improves in the future, but until then we simply can't recommend this facility.
Short-term Care Quality
We also gave this nursing home a middle of the pack grade in the area of short-term care, where we gave it a grade of B-. In calculating these short-term care ratings, we assess the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our goal is to create a barometer for sizing up the rehabilitation services of nursing homes. One of this nursing home's strengths is registered nurse hours. We found that it offers more care from registered nurses to its residents than most facilities. Finally, we looked at the number of residents who returned home from this facility. It also fared well in this area with 67.3 percent of its residents returning home. Most facilities are below 50 percent in this statistic.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home received its next best category grade in the area of long-term care. We awarded this facility a B- in this area, which is a respectable grade. In crafting these long-term care grades, we analyze the facility's ability to maintain its permanent residents' health and quality of life. In addition to considering the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 98.23183 percent of its patients. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 1.49 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home had less hospitalizations than the average nursing home.
Nurse Quality
The next category we rated was nursing. This facility was awarded a C in the category. We assessed the skill-level of nurses working for the nursing home, in addition to the quantity of hours the nurses were with patients, in determining our rating in this category. According to its CMS reports, this facility provided an average of 4.1 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis, which was above the national average. Finally, we also weighed some quality-based assessments. This facility fared well in some of the quality measures we assessed. In terms of the number of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, this nursing home performed better than the national average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center of Frederi Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term stay residents that are suffering from pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a great barometer of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a fall resulting in serious injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who have had urinary tract infections. While a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare between nursing homes due to nursing homes having inconsistent reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric gauges the percent of long-term patients which were administered antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may mean a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such medications aren't medically required. However, some facilities may need to rely more on these drugs due to an increased number of residents with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This tells you the percent of patients showing signs of depression. High rates of depression could reveal a lower level of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percent of patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and taking a bath. Some believe that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percentage of patients that maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is important to maintaining the physical well-being of nursing home patients.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percentage of short-term residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better