Eastbrook Center is a facility in Charleston, West Virginia, which has 116,525 people. With a rock bottom overall grade of F, this facility didn't fare well in our assessment. If you are not happy with this facility's subpar overall grade, you will be pleased to know there are seven other nursing homes in Charleston. We would not blame you if you are ready to stop reading and find another nursing home. However, if you want to learn more about this place's category grades, we will discuss nursing in the next section.
Eastbrook Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Dentistry
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
Even though we graded this nursing home very poorly overall, it received a somewhat respectable nursing rating this year. We gave it a B- in that area. The nursing category analyzes many factors, many of which are tied to levels of nurse staffing. This place averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis, which is not an impressive total. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics. Although this facility got docked a bit for nursing hours per resident, it excelled in some of these quality measures. With less than five percent of its residents experiencing pressure ulcers, it fared well in this area. This can be an indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as employing a protocol of moving residents at least once a day.
Short-term Care Quality
Remarkably, we awarded this nursing home a C for its short-term care grade, which isn't too bad of a score. Our short-term care scores are based in part on a facility's quantity of skilled nursing services. This includes a wide scope of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, this nursing home was below average in terms of its quantity of registered nurse and physical therapy hours provided to its patients based on the metrics we assessed. The important question is whether this adversely affected quality of care. Lastly, we considered the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5.1 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most facilities, closer to half of their residents are able to return home so this figure is below average.
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Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's second worse category was long-term care, where it received a grade of just D in that category. This is a well below average score. When facilities receive this type of grade in this category it is often a bad sign for patient care and it may mean that the place is not as well-staffed with nurses and aids. In addition to looking at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 93.071594 percent of its patients, which is somewhat lower than we were hoping for. To our surprise, this facility was actually decent at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had just 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. This was its best score in this category.
Facility Inspections
The final category we looked at was inspections. This ended up being this facility's worst grade. We gave it a D in this category. Since this data is compiled by independent government inspectors, we weight it heavily in our assessment. Inspection grades account for a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. You should be more cautious when considering a nursing home with severe deficiencies on its inspection reports. This facility had 4 deficiencies by government inspectors. The only favorable thing we can say is that none of the deficiencies were in the categories that indicate they posed a risk to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility also received 17 substantiated complaints in recent years. This is yet another bad sign.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Eastbrook Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Eastbrook Center, 9.09% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by remaining in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Eastbrook Center, 4.6% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a fall resulting in major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Eastbrook Center, 3.73% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with poorer hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Eastbrook Center, 16.43% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure measures the percent of long-term stay patients that were prescribed antipsychotic medication. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such drugs aren't medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely on these medications due to having more patients suffering from cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Eastbrook Center, 23.7% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric tells you the percent of long-term care residents that are prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are used to treat patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Eastbrook Center, 4.48% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents showing signs of depression. High rates of depression could reveal a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Eastbrook Center, 92.53% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Eastbrook Center, 16.2% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Eastbrook Center, 23.25% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percent of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Eastbrook Center, 1.47 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Eastbrook Center, 23.25 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Eastbrook Center, 13.15 Percentage of Patients
Measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to gauge patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Eastbrook Center, 70.85% Percentage of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of performance with activities of daily living generally correlates with successful rehabilitation services.
Scores for Charleston, WV
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B
Looking for more options? Charleston, West Virginia has 7 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Charleston Area Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 2.15 miles away501 Morris Street Charleston West Virginia 25301Voluntary non-profit - Private(304) 388-5432
- St Francis HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.7 miles away333 Laidley St Charleston West Virginia 25301Proprietary(304) 347-6500
- Thomas Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.26 miles away4605 Maccorkle Avenue Sw Charleston West Virginia 25309Voluntary non-profit - Private(304) 766-3600
- Montgomery General Hospital, IncCritical Access Hospitals 17.6 miles away401 Sixth Avenue Montgomery West Virginia 25136Voluntary non-profit - Private(304) 442-5151
Nearby Dialysis
- Fms - Charleston1.01 miles away2345 Chesterfield Ave Charleston West Virginia 25304CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 32 (304) 345-7322
- Davita Greater Charleston Dialysis6.8 miles away24 Maccorkle Ave Sw Charleston West Virginia 25303CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 23 (304) 720-2222
- Fmc - Kanawha County7.73 miles away951 Dunbar Village Dunbar West Virginia 25064CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (304) 766-1009
- Fmc Hawks Nest17.65 miles away506 3rd Avenue Montgomery West Virginia 25136Dialysis Stations: 13 (304) 442-5711