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Elderwood at Wheatfield

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Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
Oct 18: ANov 18: ADec 18: AJan 19: AFeb 19: AMay 19: AJun 19: AJul 19: AAug 19: ASep 19: AJan 20: AMar 20: AApr 20: AMay 20: AJun 20: AJul 20: AAug 20: ASep 20: A-Oct 20: A-Jan 21: A-Feb 21: A-Mar 21: A-Apr 21: AMay 21: AJun 21: AJul 21: AAug 21: ASep 21: AOct 21: A-Nov 21: A-Jan 22: B+Feb 22: B+Mar 22: B+Apr 22: B+May 22: B+Jun 22: B+
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Elderwood at Wheatfield's website

2600 Niagara Falls Boulevard,
Niagara Falls NY 14304

(716) 215-8000

78.94% estimated occupancy 1

Elderwood at Wheatfield is a large nursing home located in Niagara Falls, New York. This proved to be a well above average facility, with an overall grade of B+. You can definitely do much worse than this nursing home. This nursing home's impressive profile was highlighted by its inspection rating, which we will address in the next section.

Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

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

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

On top of faring well overall, this facility received nearly flawless government inspections. Consequently, it received one of our best scores in that category with an A+. Inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This place was hit with 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This means that the inspectors didn't consider any of these deficiencies to create an immediate risk to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

This nursing home really excelled in the area of short-term care, where we awarded it a grade of A-. Only a select group of nursing homes performed more favorably in this area. Our short-term care grades are probably most critical for patients requiring a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates additional skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes not only nursing services, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5.6 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B

This facility received an impressive long-term care score as well. We awarded it one of our better grades in that area with a grade of B. Nursing homes that do well in long-term care tend to be well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to residents. Once we concluded our assessment of the volume of nursing care, we then looked at the facility's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 95.64033 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia tragically can be a dangerous illness for nursing home patients so we strongly prefer when a facility does not take any chances. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

Switching gears to our fourth area, this nursing home received an acceptable nursing rating. Although this is not quite as dominant as some of its other scores, this is really not a bad grade. There are a variety of factors within this area. Most of these factors are tied to the quantity of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place surprisingly fared better in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at. It performed well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Jul 22

Elderwood at Wheatfield Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: F

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

This figure gauges the percentage of long-term patients who suffered from pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are a reliable barometer of quality of care.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: D

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

This indicates the percent of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Major falls are often the result of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In Elderwood at Wheatfield, 2.08% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections could be associated with poorer hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A

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

This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term care patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

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

This gauges the percentage of long-term stay patients that are prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are prescribed to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Elderwood at Wheatfield, 13.6% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents exhibiting signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Elderwood at Wheatfield, 91.89% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In Elderwood at Wheatfield, 14.66% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and bathing. Some experts believe that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Elderwood at Wheatfield, 18.82% Percentage of Residents

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who retained mobility levels.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A

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

This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Elderwood at Wheatfield, 18.82 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

In Elderwood at Wheatfield, 8.77 Percentage of Patients

This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to gauge the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: C

In Elderwood at Wheatfield, 74.71% Percentage of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Niagara Falls Memorial Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.22 miles away621 Tenth Street Niagara Falls New York 14302Voluntary non-profit - Other(716) 278-4000
  • Mount St Mary's Hospital and Health CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.55 miles away5300 Military Road Lewiston New York 14092Voluntary non-profit - Church(716) 297-4800
  • Kenmore Mercy HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.08 miles away2950 Elmwood Avenue Buffalo New York 14217Voluntary non-profit - Church(716) 447-6100
  • Sisters of Charity HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.69 miles away2157 Main Street Buffalo New York 14214Voluntary non-profit - Private(716) 862-1000
  • Erie County Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 12.1 miles away462 Grider Street Buffalo New York 14215Voluntary non-profit - Private(716) 898-3936
  • Eastern Niagara HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.18 miles away521 East Avenue Lockport New York 14094Voluntary non-profit - Private(716) 514-5700
  • Kaleida HealthAcute Care Hospitals 13.52 miles away100 High Street Buffalo New York 14210Voluntary non-profit - Private(716) 859-8620
  • Mercy Hospital of BuffaloAcute Care Hospitals 17.63 miles away565 Abbott Road Buffalo New York 14220Voluntary non-profit - Private(716) 826-7000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Niagara Dialysis Center4.41 miles away2932 Military Road Niagara Falls New York 14304Dialysis Stations: 13 (716) 297-4059
  • Fresenius Kidney Care - Wheatfield4.47 miles away3909 Forest Parkway North Tonawanda New York 14120Dialysis Stations: 15 (716) 696-6193
  • Fresenius Kidney Care - Niagara4.47 miles away3018 Military Road Niagara Falls New York 14304Dialysis Stations: 15 (716) 298-4195
  • Davita Northtowns Dialysis Center7.01 miles away4041 Delaware Avenue Ste 150 Tonawanda New York 14150CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (716) 871-8103
  • Us Renal Care Tonawanda Dialysis7.17 miles away3161 Eggert Road Tonawanda New York 14150CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 13 (716) 832-0159
  • Davita Niagara Falls Kidney Center7.19 miles away621 10th Street Niagara Falls New York 14301Dialysis Stations: 17 (716) 278-4639
  • Us Renal Care Amherst Dialysis8.65 miles away2880, Sheridan Dr Tonawanda New York 14150Dialysis Stations: 13 (716) 541-9165
  • Fms-Kenmore Artificial Kidney Center9.44 miles away1508 Sheridan Drive Buffalo New York 14217CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 15 (716) 871-9988

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=335790