Elderwood at Lockport
104 Old Niagara Road, Lockport NY 14094 · (716) 434-6324 · 85.39% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Elderwood at Lockport is a large facility in Lockport, New York. With an overall score of B+, this nursing home should work for most prospective residents. This nursing home truly has plenty of good features. The best part of this facility's strong profile was its inspection rating. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 126 Beds
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For profit - Limited Liability company
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
On top of being a first rate facility overall, this facility performed well in our inspections category, where it earned a grade of A+. Very few facilities fared this well in this area. Inspection grades account for a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher grades in this area usually have few of these severe deficiencies. This facility was hit with 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This tells you that CMS did not deem any of the deficiencies to pose an immediate risk to resident safety or health. We should point out that deficiency-free inspections are rare in this industry.
Short-term Care Quality
In addition, this nursing home also was awarded favorable short-term care grades this year. Indeed, we awarded it one of our stronger scores in that area, with a grade of B+. In the area of short-term care, we endeavor to evaluate measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We look at a facility's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. This nursing home provides more services with registered nurses and physical therapists than most nursing homes we looked at. Finally, we looked at the number of patients who returned to the community from this nursing home. It performed decently , with 49.1 percent of its residents returning home.
Nurse Quality
Adding to its profile, this facility also earned a grade of B for its nursing rating. This is a well above average score in this category. Our nursing score focuses on the facility's nurse staffing levels. We weigh both the levels of skill of the nurses as well as the amount of time spent with patients. This nursing home provided 4.2 hours of nursing care per patient each day, which was among the highest totals we found. Lastly, this facility also performed well in several of the quality measures we assessed. In terms of the percentage of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, this nursing home performed better than the national average.
Long-term Care Quality
The final area we rated was this facility's weakest area. Nevertheless, even in its weakest link we still gave it a respectable grade of B- in long-term care. With our long-term care score, we look at the amount of services provided by a nursing home, along with some qualitative measures. In addition to above average nursing hour statistics, this nursing home's vaccination records are favorable as well. Indeed, this nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia. This combination proved to be effective as this nursing home also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had just 1.12 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a significantly better hospitalization rate than most nursing homes.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Elderwood at Lockport Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to staying in one position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision. Closer supervision limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric tells you the percent of long-term patients receiving antianxiety drugs.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Higher levels of depression could indicate a lower level of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percentage of patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom. Many in the industry argue that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that were able to retain mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is critical to preserving the physical health of nursing home patients.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to gauge short-term care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term patients who saw functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better