Cobble Hill Health Center is located in the densely populated metropolitan area of Brooklyn, New York with a total of 2,504,700 people. With an overall rating of B, this nursing home is a fine option. Despite Brooklyn offering 16 nursing homes to select from, this nursing home ought to be a quality option. This place's strong profile was highlighted by its inspection grade, which we will address in the next paragraph.
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Cobble Hill Health Center
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Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Hemodialysis
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Colostomy Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Aquatic Therapy
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Facility Inspections
This nursing home received a strong overall score as described above, but we especially would like to point out its excellent government inspections in recent years. We gave it an A+ in this category. Our inspection ratings weigh several factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher scores in this area tend to have few of these severe deficiencies. 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.
Short-term Care Quality
Additionally, this nursing home also was awarded favorable short-term care scores in our assessment. In fact, we gave it one of our more favorable grades in that area, with a grade of B. In computing our short-term care grades, we assess the nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other types of therapists. This rating is typically a meaningful measure of the nursing home's rehabilitation. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last statistic we considered in this area is the number of patients who returned home from the facility. We found that 5.9 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
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Long-term Care Quality
In addition, this facility also was given favorable long-term care grades in our assessment. Indeed, we awarded it one of our better grades in that area, with a score of B. If you are seeking anything other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each nursing home's long-term care scores. After we finished assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses, we next considered the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 90.48508 percent of its patients against pneumonia. While its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we had hoped, at least this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Nurse Quality
The final area we looked at was nursing, was this nursing home's least impressive category. We gave this facility a D in that category. This really is one of just a couple of dings in an otherwise impressive report card. The nursing score is based on quite a few components, most of which are based on levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home averaged a meager 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident daily. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This place performed well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. Many consider these data points to be reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Cobble Hill Health Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Cobble Hill Health Center, 9.18% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Cobble Hill Health Center, 3.11% of Patients had Serious Falls
This gauges the percent of long-term residents who suffered a fall resulting in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be an indication of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Cobble Hill Health Center, 2.03% of Patients had UTIs
This figure gauges the percent of long-term residents who experienced a UTI. UTI's could be an indicator of lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint can be misleading for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Cobble Hill Health Center, 13.51% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are generally used to treat patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Cobble Hill Health Center, 13.75% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Many would argue this is a measure of quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Cobble Hill Health Center, 90.38% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these vaccines vital to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Cobble Hill Health Center, 15.3% Percentage of Patients
This is the percentage of patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Cobble Hill Health Center, 14.12% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents that maintained mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Cobble Hill Health Center, 1.46 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Cobble Hill Health Center, 14.12 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Cobble Hill Health Center, 9.74 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Cobble Hill Health Center, 75.23% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint measures the percent of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry argue that this is a reasonable measure of rehabilitation performance.
Scores for Brooklyn, NY
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of D
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-plus
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Nearby Hospitals
- Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown CampusAcute Care Hospitals 1.04 miles away121 Dekalb Avenue Brooklyn New York 11201Voluntary non-profit - Private(718) 250-8000
- New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.68 miles away506 Sixth Street Brooklyn New York 11215Voluntary non-profit - Private(718) 780-3000
- Woodhull Medical & Mental Health CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.03 miles away760 Broadway Brooklyn New York 11206Government - Local(718) 963-8100
- Mount Sinai Beth IsraelAcute Care Hospitals 3.21 miles awayFirst Avenue at 16th Street New York New York 10003Voluntary non-profit - Private(212) 420-2000
- Jersey City Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.33 miles away355 Grand Street Jersey City New Jersey 07302Voluntary non-profit - Private(201) 915-2000
- Maimonides Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.45 miles away4802 Tenth Avenue Brooklyn New York 11219Voluntary non-profit - Private(718) 283-6000
- Kings County Hospital CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.55 miles away451 Clarkson Avenue Brooklyn New York 11203Government - Local(718) 245-3901
- University Hospital of Brooklyn ( Downstate )Acute Care Hospitals 3.56 miles away445 Lenox Road Brooklyn New York 11203Government - State(718) 270-1000
Nearby Dialysis
- New York Dialysis Services Inc.0.93 miles away595 Degraw Street Brooklyn New York 11217CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 49 (718) 852-0197
- Brooklyn Hospital Center Ii0.95 miles away19 Rockwell Pl Dialysis Unit Brooklyn New York 11217CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (718) 260-2722
- Brooklyn Hospital Center1.03 miles away121 Dekalb Avenue Dialysis Unit-2w Brooklyn New York 11201Dialysis Stations: 10 (718) 250-8160
- Fms-Nephro Care West1.17 miles away358-362 4th Ave Brooklyn New York 11215CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (718) 858-6675
- Rogosin Kidney Center - Bklyn1.73 miles away506 6th St Buckley 7 - Dialysis Brooklyn New York 11215CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (718) 780-5800
- Brooklyn Dialysis Center LLC2.06 miles away915 Dean Street Brooklyn New York 11238CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (347) 915-2140
- Chinatown Dialysis Center Inc2.12 miles away213 Hester St. 2nd Floor New York New York 10013CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 45 (212) 925-0404
- Knickerbocker Dialysis Inc.2.38 miles away1275 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn New York 11216CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 28 (718) 623-0633