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Elderwood at Amherst

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Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B
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4459 Bailey Ave,
Buffalo NY 14226

(716) 835-2543

91.19% estimated occupancy 1

Elderwood at Amherst is in Buffalo, New York, which is among the most densely populated metropolitan areas in the country. This is a very respectable nursing home. We gave it an overall grade of B, which is a very solid grade. This grade is right in line with the city grade in Buffalo. The best aspect of this nursing home's impressive profile is its inspection grade. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • No Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Oncology Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

On top of receiving a great overall grade, this facility also earned top notch government inspections in recent years. We awarded it one of our higher grades in this area, with a grade of A-. Inspection grades take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these issues by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This facility received 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe. This means that the government inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies to cause an imminent risk to resident safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

This facility is also strong in the category of short-term care, where it was given a score of B+. It performed better than most nursing homes in this category. Short-term care scores are crucial for patients needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates higher levels of skilled nursing. This means a broad spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. However, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last metric we assessed in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that 5.7 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B

This nursing home received a strong long-term care score as well. We awarded it one of our higher scores in that category with a grade of B. If you are looking for services other than short-term rehabilitation, you should take a close look at long-term care grades. On top of considering the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 72.016464 percent of its patients. This is a few points lower than we expected but still a respectable percentage. While its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we hoped for, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

The last category we analyzed is nursing. For that category, we awarded this facility a C. Our nursing score assesses the facility's level of nurse staffing. We look at both the levels of skill of the nurses and the quantity of hours spent with patients. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident each day, which is not an impressive total. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based measures, such as preventing major falls. Despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours, this nursing home actually performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is often a reliable indicator that a facility has sufficient quality controls in place. Many falls could be avoided if a nursing home provides enough nurses to assist its residents.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18May 23

Elderwood at Amherst Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: C

In Elderwood at Amherst, 9.18% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Elderwood at Amherst, 3.11% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are often linked to lower levels of patient supervision. Closer supervision can limit the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In Elderwood at Amherst, 2.03% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often the result of worse hygiene protocols. More frequent bathing minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. We want to point out that this metric is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In Elderwood at Amherst, 12.22% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term care residents that are prescribed antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior in situations where such drugs are not medically indicated. Nevertheless, some nursing homes need to rely on these medications due to an increased number of residents suffering from dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Elderwood at Amherst, 13.51% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of patients given antianxiety medications. These medications are typically used to treat residents experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Elderwood at Amherst, 13.75% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents showing signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: D

In Elderwood at Amherst, 90.38% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In Elderwood at Amherst, 15.3% Percentage of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term care residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and taking a bath.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Elderwood at Amherst, 14.12% Percentage of Residents

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents who were able to retain mobility. Some experts would argue that mobility is critical to patients mental and physical health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Elderwood at Amherst, 1.46 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is important to maintaining the physical health of residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Elderwood at Amherst, 14.12 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: C

In Elderwood at Amherst, 9.74 Percentage of Patients

This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-minus

In Elderwood at Amherst, 75.23% Percentage of Resident

This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many would argue this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.

Scores for Buffalo, NY

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A

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