Delaware Veterans Home
100 Delaware Veteran's Drive, Milford DE 19963 · (302) 424-6000 · 48.33% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Located in Milford, Delaware, Delaware Veterans Home is one of just three facilities in the area. We gave this nursing home an overall grade of B+. A grade in this range requires above average scores in most areas. This place definitely has plenty of good features. This place's strong report card was highlighted by its nursing grade, which you can find in the next paragraph.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 150 Beds
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Government - State
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
In addition to a phenomenal overall grade, this facility also received A+ nursing grade. We scrutinized the qualifications of nurses at the nursing home, in addition to the quantity of time the nurses spent with residents, in calculating our grade in this area. This nursing home provided 6.5 hours of nursing care per resident daily, which is among the highest figures in the country. A significant percentage of those hours were provided by registered nurses, which are one of the most skilled levels of nurses. We were very impressed by these statistics. In addition to providing high levels of care, this nursing home also excelled in the quality-based metrics we assessed. For example, it performed as well as any nursing home in the nation when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We look at these areas as good measures of the caliber of nursing care offered.
Facility Inspections
This facility also excelled in the area of inspections. We gave it an A- for that area. Inspection scores take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this nursing home had some minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you the inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we analyzed is long-term care. This nursing home was given a very positive long-term care grade, with a grade of B in the category. When nursing homes receive this type of score in this category it is a good sign for patient care and suggests that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses and aids. On top of really impressive nursing hour statistics, this nursing home's vaccination records was first-rate as well. In fact, this facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 1.32 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home has fewer hospitalizations than many nursing homes.
Short-term Care Quality
Switching gears to our last area, this nursing home was awarded a high-end short-term care rating. This nursing home did not turn out to have any weak areas. In the category of short-term care, we strive to qualify indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We look at the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. This facility elevated its grade in this area by offering more care from registered nurses to its residents than the average facility. Lastly, we assessed the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 16.3 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Delaware Veterans Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term care residents who suffer from pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a great indicator of nursing care quality.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Major falls resulting in injury are often the result of poor nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percent of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often linked to poor nursing care. Closer supervision can reduce the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for UTI's.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of patients given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are given to residents for a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Unfortunately, in limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic tells you the percent of long-term patients taking antianxiety drugs.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. High levels of depression could be an indicator lower quality care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percentage of patients who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of erosion of a patient's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This indicates the percentage of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of nursing home care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better