Emerald North Nursing and Rehabilitation Center turns out to be one of a variety of available nursing homes to decide among in Buffalo, New York. This nursing home received an overall grade of C, which is a decent rating. We wanted to point out that Buffalo received a city grade of B, so you may wish to consider other options in the city as well. The best part of this nursing home's report card is is its inspection rating. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section.
Emerald North Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Partnership
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Bariatric Care
- Optometry
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
This facility earned a solid overall grade as described above, but we really wanted to emphasize its excellent inspections in recent years. We gave them an A- in this category. Our inspection ratings account for a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better scores in this area generally have very few severe deficiencies. This nursing home was assessed 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This tells you that the government inspectors did not deem any of these deficiencies to be an immediate risk to patient health or safety. A couple minor deficiencies shouldn't lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's second best area was short-term care. We gave it a grade of B- in this category. This is essentially a slightly below average score in this area. Our short-term care grade is commonly employed to assess a facility's rehabilitation services. In order to provide highly graded rehabilitation services, facilities generally must have higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other types of therapists. We were surprised to find that this nursing home was below average in the two key staffing areas we assessed. It offered fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other facilities. It is important to determine whether this also correlates to a lower quality of care. The final item we looked at in this area is the percentage of patients that returned home from the facility. We found that just 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home. Unfortunately, this was below average.
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Nurse Quality
This nursing home's nursing grade appears to be one of its better features. The facility received a grade of C in this category. Our nursing grade assesses the facility's level of nurse staffing. We consider both the levels of skill of those nurses and the number of hours spent with patients. This facility averages just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day, which is well below average. Lastly, despite not having the highest 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.
Long-term Care Quality
The final category we scored was long-term care, which was this nursing home's weakest category. Sadly, it received an F in this category, which is clearly a major disappointment. When nursing homes receive this kind of grade in this category it is typically a bad sign for patient care and it may indicate that the facility is not as well-staffed with nurses and aids. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 78.30189 percent of its residents. This is several points lower than what we expected. To our surprise, this facility was actually decent at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. This was its best score in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Emerald North Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Emerald North Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 9.58% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is an indication of the percent of long-term patients who are suffering from pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a great barometer of a facility's nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Emerald North Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 3.04% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of long-term stay residents which had a fall which resulted in major injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be an indication of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Emerald North Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 2.1% of Patients had UTIs
This figure tells you the percent of long-term care patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's could be an indication of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this metric may also be misleading for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Emerald North Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 11.59% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. These medications are used for treating several medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Emerald North Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 13.3% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents given antianxiety medications. These drugs are typically prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Emerald North Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 13.2% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who are demonstrating signs of depression. Many in the industry argue that this is a measure of resident quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Emerald North Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 91.26% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Emerald North Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 14.75% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of decline of a resident's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Emerald North Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 17.32% Percentage of Residents
This metric tracks the percent of long-term care residents who retained mobility levels. Many in the industry would argue that the ability to move around is critical to patients physical and mental well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Emerald North Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 1.31 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Emerald North Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 17.32 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Emerald North Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 8.8 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Emerald North Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 75.07% Percentage of Resident
This is the percent of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of performance with activities of daily living often correlates with successful rehabilitation.
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-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
Looking for more options? Buffalo, New York has 19 other nursing homes
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- Erie County Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 2.13 miles away462 Grider Street Buffalo New York 14215Voluntary non-profit - Private(716) 898-3936
- Kenmore Mercy HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.28 miles away2950 Elmwood Avenue Buffalo New York 14217Voluntary non-profit - Church(716) 447-6100
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- Western Ny Childrens Psychiatric CenterPsychiatric 8.47 miles away1010 East & West Road Buffalo New York 14224Government - State(716) 677-7000
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- Mount St Mary's Hospital and Health CenterAcute Care Hospitals 18.38 miles away5300 Military Road Lewiston New York 14092Voluntary non-profit - Church(716) 297-4800
Nearby Dialysis
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