Fairlane Gardens Nursing and Rehab at Reading is a facility located in Reading, Pennsylvania, a city with a total of 213,013 people. We gave this facility a strong overall grade of B+. After assessing the other options in Reading, this appears to be a slightly higher quality option than the majority of them. Based on our assessment, this nursing home looks like a good fit for most people. We were also pleased to find that this nursing home didn't have any weak links in any of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Fairlane Gardens Nursing and Rehab at Reading
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
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Facility Inspections
In addition to receiving a strong overall rating, this facility also earned an A+ inspection score. This score is based on its recent inspection reports. An A+ in this category is one of the highest complements we can pay to a facility. Our inspection grades are based on many pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that receive favorable grades in this area typically have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This nursing home was assessed 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This tells you that CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies to create an immediate threat to resident safety or health. Remember that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in the industry.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we graded this facility so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing grade. This proved to be its second best category grade. In that area, we gave this nursing home an B+. Nursing ratings are based in large part on quality and quantity of nursing care. This nursing home averages 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can generally be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
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Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home is also strong in the category of short-term care, where it was awarded a score of B. It outpaced most nursing homes in this area. In the category of short-term care, we strive to evaluate measures of a facility's rehabilitation services. We assess the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, based on the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5.1 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we analyzed is long-term care, where this facility was awarded a B-. Even though this wound up being its poorest category score, this is nevertheless not a terrible score. If you are seeking services other than short-term rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each facility's long-term care ratings. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination statistics. We were somewhat surprised to discover that this facility vaccinated only 56.976746 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Nevertheless, this nursing home excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Fairlane Gardens Nursing and Rehab at Reading Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Fairlane Gardens Nursing and Rehab at Reading, 1.29% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure gauges the percentage of long-term residents that developed pressure ulcers . We bake this statistic into our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Fairlane Gardens Nursing and Rehab at Reading, 3.2% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls which result in injury are routinely caused by poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Fairlane Gardens Nursing and Rehab at Reading, 1.18% of Patients had UTIs
This figure gauges the percent of long-term stay patients which had a UTI. UTI's may be an indication of lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this statistic can also be misleading for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Fairlane Gardens Nursing and Rehab at Reading, 22.58% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are administered to patients for many conditions, including cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in some cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Fairlane Gardens Nursing and Rehab at Reading, 15.87% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure gauges the percent of long-term stay patients receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Fairlane Gardens Nursing and Rehab at Reading, 7.74% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term care residents who are showing depressive symptoms. Many would argue this is a measure of resident quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Fairlane Gardens Nursing and Rehab at Reading, 74.43% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Fairlane Gardens Nursing and Rehab at Reading, 21.1% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and continence.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Fairlane Gardens Nursing and Rehab at Reading, 16.52% of Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents who retained mobility levels.
Hospitalizations
In Fairlane Gardens Nursing and Rehab at Reading, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is key to maintaining the physical health of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Fairlane Gardens Nursing and Rehab at Reading, 16.52% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Fairlane Gardens Nursing and Rehab at Reading, 4.11% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure patient care during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Fairlane Gardens Nursing and Rehab at Reading, 58.1% of Resident
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many argue this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Scores for Reading, PA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
Looking for more options? Reading, Pennsylvania has 9 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Reading HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.23 miles away420 S 5th Avenue Reading Pennsylvania 19611Voluntary non-profit - Other(610) 988-8000
- St Joseph Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.15 miles away2500 Bernville Road Reading Pennsylvania 19605Voluntary non-profit - Church(610) 378-2000
- Pottstown HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.24 miles away1600 East High Street Pottstown Pennsylvania 19464Voluntary non-profit - Private(610) 327-7000
- Wellspan Ephrata Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.28 miles away169 Martin Avenue Ephrata Pennsylvania 17522Voluntary non-profit - Other(717) 733-0311
Nearby Dialysis
- Pennsylvania Dialysis Clinic of Reading6.41 miles away625 Spring Street Reading Pennsylvania 19610CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 31 (610) 375-1215
- Reading Dialysis Center6.87 miles away965 Berkshire Boulevard Reading Pennsylvania 19610CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (610) 370-5323
- Fresenius Kidney Care Reading, LLC8.32 miles away1001 Reed Avenue Building E, Suite 410 Reading Pennsylvania 19610Dialysis Stations: 11 (610) 378-7963
- u.s. Renal Care - Pottstown11.33 miles away5 South Sunnybrook Road, Suite 500 Pottstown Pennsylvania 19464CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (610) 718-1127
- Fresenius Kidney Care - Pottstown13.89 miles away2223 East High St. Pottstown Pennsylvania 19464CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (610) 705-1895
- Fresenius Kidney Care - Kutztown15.47 miles away45 Constitution Boulevard Kutztown Pennsylvania 19530Dialysis Stations: 11 (610) 683-9766
- Davita - Ephrata15.58 miles away67 West Church Street Stevens Pennsylvania 17578CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (717) 335-7399
- Fresenius Kidney Care - Limerick17.87 miles away420 West Linfield Trappe Road Building B, Suite 100 Royersford Pennsylvania 19468CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (610) 495-0010