Located in Du Bois, Pennsylvania, Dubois Nursing Home is one of a mere two available facilities in this area. We gave it an overall grade of C, which is a middle of the pack score. You can definitely do worse than this nursing home. This nursing home did not excel in every category we looked at, but it didn't receive any terrible grades either. More information about its category grades is available below.
Dubois Nursing Home
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
The main reason this turned out to be a decent nursing home is that it earned an excellent inspection score. In fact, its inspection score was far better than its overall grade. In our inspections category, we gave this facility an A-. Inspection grades account for several factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher scores in this category usually have few of these severe deficiencies. While this place 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 that CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A couple of minor deficiencies shouldn't lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we graded this nursing home so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility an B-. Our nursing rating is based on the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We weigh both the levels of licensure of those nurses as well as the amount of time spent with residents. This facility provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This is a lower figure than we were hoping for. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this facility fared better in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed. In fact, it performed well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.
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Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's third most favorable category is short-term care. We awarded it a grade of C in this category. This is basically a middle of the pack grade in this area. Our short-term care grades are critical for people seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically requires higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means a broad spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Unfortunately, this nursing home was below average in terms of its number of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its patients based on the measures we assessed. The final item we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients who ultimately returned home from the facility. We found that just 4.5 percent of this facility's patients returned home. Unfortunately, this was below average.
Long-term Care Quality
Turning to the next area, we awarded this facility a D in our long-term care category. This was the facility's worst category score. Nursing homes that receive this type of grade in long-term care likely don't provide the type of consistent around the clock care that some other nursing homes provide. After assessing the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 92.01031 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which happens to be a bit below what we expected but still a reasonably acceptable percentage. To our surprise, this place actually fared well at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had just 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. This was its best feature in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Dubois Nursing Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Dubois Nursing Home, 7.59% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents who have had 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, also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Dubois Nursing Home, 3.37% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls are routinely the result of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Dubois Nursing Home, 1.9% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often caused by poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint may be skewed for some facilities due to different reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Dubois Nursing Home, 15.54% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs are sometimes used for a variety of conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Dubois Nursing Home, 19.74% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This gauges the percentage of long-term residents who are administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are commonly used to treat patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Dubois Nursing Home, 3.12% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. Increased levels of depression could imply worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Dubois Nursing Home, 88.22% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient health.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Dubois Nursing Home, 14.84% Percentage of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Dubois Nursing Home, 21.64% Percentage of Residents
Measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who retained mobility levels. Many believe that the ability to move around is critical to patients physical and mental health.
Hospitalizations
In Dubois Nursing Home, 1.31 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Dubois Nursing Home, 21.64 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Dubois Nursing Home, 8.92 Percentage of Patients
Measures 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 Dubois Nursing Home, 72.59% Percentage of Resident
Measures the percentage of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many believe this is a measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.