Dresher Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center is in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, a city with 5,999 people. We gave it an overall grade of C, which is a middle of the pack score. This place has some things working in its favor. One of the major highlights of this facility's profile is its remarkable inspection score, which you can find in the next section.
Dresher Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center
Updated May 1, 2022 by Sara Levinsohn
1390 Camp Hill Road,
Fort Washington PA 19034
86.69% estimated occupancy 1
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Facility Inspections
To pair with its decent overall grade, we awarded this nursing home an A for our inspections rating. This grade is far better than its overall grade. Our inspection ratings account for several factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher grades in this area generally have few severe deficiencies. This facility was hit with 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This tells you that the government inspectors did not consider any of these deficiencies to create an imminent risk to resident safety or health. A few minor deficiencies should not lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.
Short-term Care Quality
One of this nursing home's higher category scores came in the category of short-term care. This turned out to be its second best category. In that category, we gave this nursing home a grade of C. In calculating our short-term care scores, we scrutinize the nursing home's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other licensed professionals. This rating is generally a meaningful measure of a facility's ability to rehabilitate patients. This nursing home employs both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities employ these skilled professionals. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents that ultimately were able to return home from this nursing home. It also fared well in this metric with 56 percent of its patients returning home. Most facilities are below 50 percent in this statistic.
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Long-term Care Quality
This facility's next best area turned out to be long-term care. In that category, we awarded this facility a C. In the category of long-term care, we weigh the quantity of care provided by a nursing home, as opposed to more medically-intensive services. In addition to looking at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. Candidly, we were a bit worried that this facility administered the vaccine to a relatively low 71.771774 percent of its residents. On a more positive note, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Nurse Quality
The next category we scored is nursing, turned out to be this nursing home's worst category. We gave this facility a D in that category. When calculating our nursing ratings, we look at both staffing levels and the levels of licensure of the nurses. This nursing home offered only 2.8 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is an alarmingly low total. In addition to receiving below average marks for nursing hours, this facility was a bit less impressive in some of the quality-based measures we looked at in computing our nursing ratings. We looked at the percentage of residents suffering pressure ulcers and found this place was at roughly 1.5 times the national average in this statistic. This is likely a bad sign when you consider that so many pressure ulcers are believed to be preventable with better nursing care. Unfortunately, this statistic pulled down this nursing home's nursing rating substantially.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Dresher Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Dresher Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center, 7.73% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Dresher Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center, 3.42% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Major falls are often the result of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Dresher Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center, 1.81% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often associated with lower quality nursing care. Closer supervision reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. We want to point out that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Dresher Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center, 15.6% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric gauges the percentage of long-term residents taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Dresher Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center, 19.49% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic measures the percent of long-term stay patients that were administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are given to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Dresher Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center, 3.38% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Dresher Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center, 89.35% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Dresher Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center, 15.62% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Dresher Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center, 23.88% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Dresher Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center, 23.88 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Dresher Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center, 8.79 Percentage of Patients
This is 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 Dresher Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center, 72.17% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements.
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