Elderwood at Liverpool

Nursing Home

Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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Elderwood at Liverpool's website

4800 Bear Road,
Liverpool NY 13088

(315) 457-9946

91.25% estimated occupancy ¹

Elderwood at Liverpool is the sole facility we were able to find in Liverpool, New York. We gave this facility an overall grade of B. A grade of this caliber requires quality scores in most areas. Based on the data we reviewed, you can do much worse than this facility. This nursing home's strong report card was highlighted by its inspection rating, which is addressed in the next section.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Limited Liability company
Offers Respite Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

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

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Facility Inspections

In addition to performing well in its overall grade, this nursing home performed at an even higher level in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A+. Inspection ratings are tied to pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that excel in this category tend to have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. While this nursing home had a few minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G through L. This tells you that CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A few minor deficiencies are not the end of the world.

Short-term Care Quality

Among the reasons we rated this nursing home so highly is that it received a strong short-term care score. In fact, short-term care turned out to be its second best category score. In that area, we gave this facility a score of A-. In calculating our short-term care scores, we size up the nursing home's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other licensed professionals. This category is more often than not a fair measure of the facility's rehabilitation services. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of patients who returned home from this facility. We found that 5.9 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.

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Long-term Care Quality

This facilities next most favorable area was long-term care. We awarded it a C in this category. This is basically a middle of the road grade in this area. For residents looking for a permanent place to live as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care is an important category. One of the criteria we considered after nurse's aid hours is vaccinations. Thankfully, this facility provided the pneumonia vaccine to 99.21875 percent of its patients. Lastly, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Nurse Quality

Switching gears to our fourth area, we gave this facility a D in nursing. This was the facility's weakest category rating. Sadly, this category hurt the nursing home's overall profile to a certain degree. We weighed the licensure of nurses at the facility, in addition to the number of hours those nurses were with patients, in determining our grade in this category. This facility offered just 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in calculating our nursing ratings. This place performed well when it comes to minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Elderwood at Liverpool Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Elderwood at Liverpool, 9.62% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Elderwood at Liverpool, 3.04% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of residents that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are often caused by lower levels of patient supervision. More supervision can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Elderwood at Liverpool, 2.08% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections could be linked to inadequate hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Elderwood at Liverpool, 11.61% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Elderwood at Liverpool, 13.28% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are given to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Elderwood at Liverpool, 13.6% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term patients showing signs of depression. Many believe this is a reasonable measure of quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Elderwood at Liverpool, 91.89% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home patients, making these vaccines vital to patient care.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Elderwood at Liverpool, 14.66% Percentage of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the erosion of a resident's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Elderwood at Liverpool, 18.82% Percentage of Residents

This tells you the percent of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

In Elderwood at Liverpool, 1.2 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Elderwood at Liverpool, 18.82 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Elderwood at Liverpool, 8.77 Percentage of Patients

This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the quality of care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Elderwood at Liverpool, 74.71% Percentage of Resident

This metric measures the percent of short-term patients that saw functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

St Joseph's Hospital Health CenterAcute Care Hospitals 4.94 miles away301 Prospect Avenue Syracuse New York 13203Voluntary non-profit - Private(315) 448-5111
University Hospital S U N Y Health Science CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.95 miles away750 East Adams Street Syracuse New York 13210Government - State(315) 473-4240
Crouse HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.04 miles away736 Irving Avenue Syracuse New York 13210Voluntary non-profit - Private(315) 470-7449

Nearby Dialysis

Liverpool Dialysis Center, LLC2.14 miles away1304 Buckley Road Syracuse New York 13212CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (315) 466-2402
St. Joseph's Dialysis - Seneca4.37 miles away8302 Provo Drive Liverpool New York 13090Dialysis Stations: 12 (315) 652-8474
St. Joseph's - Regional5 miles away973 James Street Syracuse New York 13203CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (315) 703-6700
Davita Central New York Dialysis Center5.46 miles away910 Erie Boulevard East Syracuse New York 13210CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (315) 410-8040
University Dialysis Center5.78 miles away1127 East Genesee Street Syracuse New York 13210CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (315) 473-5100
St. Joseph's - Camillus6.97 miles away5101 West Genesee Street Camillus New York 13031Dialysis Stations: 11 (315) 488-2979
St. Joseph's - Northeast9.96 miles away4105 Medical Center Drive Fayetteville New York 13066Dialysis Stations: 12 (315) 329-2580