Excel at Woodbury for Rehab and Nursing
8533 Jericho Tpke, Woodbury NY 11797 · (516) 692-4100 · 91.62% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Excel at Woodbury for Rehab and Nursing is located in Woodbury, New York. With an overall score of B+, this looks like a very good nursing home. This actually turned out to be the top facility in the city. Fortunately, this place did not have any poor grades in any of the major categories. Additional information about these categories is available below.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 123 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
On top of faring well overall, this nursing home also received nearly flawless government inspections. Consequently, it earned one of our best scores in that area with an A+. Our inspection grades weigh several factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this category usually have very few severe deficiencies. While this nursing home had some minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you CMS didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
Contributing to this nursing home's list of strengths, it also was awarded a top-shelf short-term care grade. We gave them a strong grade of A in this area. Our short-term care ratings are based on a facility's quantity of skilled nursing services. This means a vast scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, not to mention other variations of therapy. This nursing home provides more services with registered nurses and physical therapists than most nursing homes we looked at. This is a very favorable sign. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that it outperformed the vast majority of facilities in the country with 64.3 percent of its residents returning home.
Long-term Care Quality
The third area we analyzed is long-term care. This facility was given an impressive long-term care score, with a B in this area. When nursing homes receive this kind of grade in long-term care it is a good sign for resident care and indicates that the place is well-staffed with nurses aids. In addition to assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 95.454544 percent of its patients. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents out of the hospital. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 1.03 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility has fewer hospitalizations than the average nursing home.
Nurse Quality
The last area we analyzed turned out to be this nursing home's weakest area. Nevertheless, even in its weakest link we still awarded it a decent grade of C in our nursing category. Our nursing score is primarily tied to the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. According to CMS records, this place averaged 4 hours of nursing care per resident daily. Keep in mind that when we compute our nursing grades, we apply more weight to hours performed by nurses with a higher level of training. Finally, this facility was relatively weak in some of the major areas we look at, with subpar scores for minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Excel at Woodbury for Rehab and Nursing Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients who developed new or worsened pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a reliable barometer of nursing care quality.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term residents who have experienced a fall leading to serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be an indicator of poor nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are linked to poorer hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs may be used to treat a variety of conditions, including cognitive disorders.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents taking antianxiety drugs.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percent of long-term patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. Some argue that this is a measure of quality of life.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percentage of residents that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and bathing.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that retained mobility levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to the physical health of nursing home residents.
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. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to measure patient care during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is a measure of the percentage of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry argue that this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better