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Elkins Regional Convalescent Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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1175 Beverly Pike,
Elkins WV 26241

(304) 636-1391

86.84% estimated occupancy ¹

Elkins Regional Convalescent Center is located in Elkins, West Virginia. This city has 14,591 people. We awarded this nursing home an overall grade of B. A score of this caliber requires respectable scores in most areas. Based on our analysis, this place has quite a bit going for it. You should also take a look at this nursing home's category grades below. We discuss long-term care in the next section.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
Has Family Council
Non profit - Corporation
Secure Memory Care
Offers Hospice
Offers Respite Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab
Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Transportation
Medical Transportation
Speech Therapy
Amputee Recovery
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Long-term Care Quality

On top of being a quality nursing home overall, this facility really performed well in the area of long-term care, where it earned an A. Few facilities fared better in this category. Nursing homes that excel in this category tend to be well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to residents. After considering the amount of care provided by nurses, we turned to the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia sadly is often a deadly illness for nursing home residents so we prefer when a nursing home does not leave its residents vulnerable. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Facility Inspections

This nursing home also excelled in inspections. We gave it an A- for that area, which is one of our best scores. This is one of the few nursing homes with an overall grade in this range which received multiple category grades this high. Our inspection scores weigh several factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher grades in this category usually have few of these severe deficiencies. Although this place had a few deficiencies on its report, none were severe based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

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Nurse Quality

This facility's next best category grade came in the area of nursing. In that category, we gave this nursing home a grade of C. This wasn't quite on par with some of its other category grades mentioned above. The nursing grade includes many subcategories, but the main consideration is the quantity of nurse hours per patient per week. This place averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient per day, which is not an impressive total. Lastly, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics. Although this place got docked a bit for nursing hours per resident, it excelled in some of these quality measures. With fewer than five percent of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, it fared remarkably well in this statistic. This is often a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by employing a system of turning a patient at least once a day.

Short-term Care Quality

The last area we graded is short-term care. We awarded this facility a grade of C in that category. In determining our short-term care ratings, we scrutinize a nursing home's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other licensed professionals. This rating is typically a solid assessment of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. 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. Finally, we assessed the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 4.2 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most facilities, closer to half of their residents are able to return home so this figure is below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Elkins Regional Convalescent Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Elkins Regional Convalescent Center, 18.04% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Elkins Regional Convalescent Center, 5.54% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term residents that have had a fall leading to major injury. This is one of the statistics we use in calculating nursing ratings.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Elkins Regional Convalescent Center, 5.18% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely linked to worse hygiene protocols. More frequent bathing reduces 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 facilities have different reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Elkins Regional Convalescent Center, 16.92% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term residents who are given antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior in situations where such medications aren't medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes need to rely more on these medications due to having more patients suffering from dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Elkins Regional Convalescent Center, 21.75% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of patients who were given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Elkins Regional Convalescent Center, 0% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents showing signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Elkins Regional Convalescent Center, 100% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient safety.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Elkins Regional Convalescent Center, 10.62% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may indicate the erosion of a resident's medical condition.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Elkins Regional Convalescent Center, 21.24% of Residents

Measures the percentage of long-term residents who retained mobility levels. Some experts argue that mobility is important for residents' mental and physical health.

Hospitalizations

In Elkins Regional Convalescent Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is critical to maintaining the physical health of patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Elkins Regional Convalescent Center, 21.24% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Elkins Regional Convalescent Center, 22.54% of Patients

This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Elkins Regional Convalescent Center, 89.38% of Resident

This is the percentage of short-term patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with ADL's usually correlates with higher quality rehabilitation.