Dunkirk Rehabilitation & Nursing Center is a small nursing home in Dunkirk, New York. We awarded it an overall grade of C, which is a middle of the road rating. You can certainly do worse than this facility. One of the highlights of this facility's report card is its strong inspection grade, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
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Dunkirk Rehabilitation & Nursing Center
- Nursing Home
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
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Dialysis Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Podiatry
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Bariatric Care
- Optometry
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
We would like to point out that this nursing home's inspection score exceeded its overall grade. This facility earned a B+ in this area, which is one of our better grades. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating these inspection grades. One of those factors is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some of these are quite insignificant. Although this nursing home had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were severe based on CMS' scale. A few minor deficiencies should not stop you from considering a nursing home.
Short-term Care Quality
The next most favorable area we awarded this nursing home in any area came in the category of short-term care, where we awarded it a B-. Our short-term care ratings are important for individuals seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes more skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means a vast spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. In this facility's case, we were surprised to learn that it actually provides less registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than a typical facility. The last measure we assessed in this category is the number of residents who who were able to eventually return home from the facility. We found that just 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
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Nurse Quality
Moving on to another strength for this facility, it also received an elite nursing grade. In fact, we gave this facility an D. The nursing grade analyzes a handful of components, but the paramount one is the quantity of nurse hours per patient per week. This nursing home offered just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in calculating our nursing ratings. This place performed well in the area of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. Many consider these datapoints to be measures of the quality of nursing care.
Long-term Care Quality
Switching gears to the fourth category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of D in our long-term care category. This is the facility's least impressive category grade. When facilities receive a score in this range in long-term care it typically means the nursing home did not perform well in our measures relating to resident care. After considering the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination record. Frankly, we were a bit concerned this facility vaccinated 85.84071 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which happens to be quite a bit lower than what we were hoping for. Surprisingly, this place was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility has less hospitalizations than many nursing homes. This was its best feature in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Dunkirk Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Dunkirk Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 9.18% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents which developed new or worsened pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are an measure of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Dunkirk Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 3.11% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care . Major falls resulting in injury are often caused by lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Dunkirk Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 2.03% of Patients had UTIs
This figure is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay patients who have sustained a UTI. While a higher rate infections may reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it can be difficult to compare different facilities due to facilities having reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Dunkirk Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 12.22% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are given to patients for many conditions, including dementia. Tragically, in some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Dunkirk Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 13.51% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are administered to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Dunkirk Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 13.75% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term stay patients who are showing symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Dunkirk Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 90.38% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Dunkirk Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 15.3% Percentage of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Dunkirk Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 14.12% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who were able to retain mobility. Many in the industry believe that mobility is critical to patients physical and mental well-being.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Dunkirk Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 14.12 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Dunkirk Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 9.74 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Dunkirk Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 75.23% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of performance with ADL's typically correlates with superior rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Brooks Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.01 miles away529 Central Avenue Dunkirk New York 14048Voluntary non-profit - Private(716) 366-1111
- Westfield Memorial Hospital, IncAcute Care Hospitals 15.54 miles away189 East Main Street Westfield New York 14787Voluntary non-profit - Private(716) 326-4921
Nearby Dialysis
- Liberty Rc Inc.2.56 miles away3958 Vineyard Dr Dunkirk New York 14048Dialysis Stations: 14 (716) 366-1931