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Concordia of the South Hills

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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1300 Bower Hill Road,
Pittsburgh PA 15243

(412) 278-1300

87.82% estimated occupancy 1

Concordia of the South Hills is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which is among the largest cities in the country. Featuring an overall score of A-, this nursing home is one of the better facilities we looked at. Pittsburgh offers a host of nursing homes, however, we doubt you will need to look at too many others. This one looks like a first class option. The best aspect of this facility's impressive report card was its inspection reports. We discuss inspections in the next section

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • No Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

In addition to being a great overall grade, this facility also received A+ health inspections in recent years. Its inspections were virtually flawless. These inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. 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. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

To complement its impressive performance in other areas, we gave this facility a score of A for our short-term care rating. In determining our short-term care grades, we size up the nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This score is considered to be a useful measure of the facility's ability to rehabilitate patients. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, according to the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final metric we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We found that 6.7 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

Another strong feature for this facility is that it received an impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B+. There are numerous criteria included in this area. Many of these subcategories relate to staffing levels. This nursing home averages 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 nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The last area we scored is long-term care, where this facility was awarded a grade of B-. Although this turned out to be its lowest category rating, this is nevertheless not a poor grade. Our long-term care grades are more meaningful for people requiring more conventional services related to activities of daily living. After considering the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 91.66667 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is slightly below what we anticipated but still a respectable percentage. Fortunately, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Concordia of the South Hills Quality Metrics

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A+

In Concordia of the South Hills, 0% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls resulting in injury are routinely the result of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Concordia of the South Hills, 4.55% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely associated with facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Additional nurse staffing limits the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this statistic is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Concordia of the South Hills, 8.33% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Concordia of the South Hills, 14.29% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients which were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In Concordia of the South Hills, 26.09% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients showing signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Concordia of the South Hills, 91.29% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: D

In Concordia of the South Hills, 25% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of decline of a patient's health.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

In Concordia of the South Hills, 11.02% of Patients

This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the overall quality of care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: F

In Concordia of the South Hills, 57.88% of Resident

This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry would argue that this is a measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.

Scores for Pittsburgh, PA

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus

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Nearby Dialysis

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