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Ferncliff Nursing Home Co

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Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: D
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Ferncliff Nursing Home Co's website

21 Ferncliff Drive,
Rhinebeck NY 12572

(845) 876-2011

73.07% estimated occupancy 1

Note: Ferncliff Nursing Home Co has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.

Ferncliff Nursing Home Co is a nursing home in Rhinebeck, New York, a city with a population of 9,123 people. This facility received an overall grade of D in our grading scheme. If you are not satisfied with this facility's low overall grade, you may find you have slim pickings in Rhinebeck. The city has just two other nursing homes. We wouldn't blame you if you're ready to stop reading and find another nursing home. However, if you want to learn more about this facility's category grades, inspection reports are discussed in the next paragraph.

Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation

Specialized Services

  • Recreational Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: B-minus

Although we did not rate this facility well overall, we wanted to point out its decent inspection reports in recent years. We gave it a relatively respectable score of B- in that area. Our inspection grades are tied to many pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are a key thing to look for on these inspections. Severe deficiencies indicate a risk to patient safety. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, CMS flagged this nursing home for possible abuse or neglect. This is not what you want to see. We advise you to direct your search elsewhere.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

One of the other reasons we graded this facility so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing grade. In fact, nursing proved to be its second best category grade. In that category, we gave this facility an B-. Our nursing category weighs many datapoints, many of which are tied to levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Finally, nursing grades also factor in quality-based measures, such as avoiding major falls. Despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours, this place performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is often a good indicator that a nursing home has quality controls in place. Many falls could be avoided if a facility provides enough nurses to assist its residents.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

We also gave this nursing home a middle of the pack grade in the category of long-term care, where we gave it a grade of B-. Long-term care grades are commonly used to gauge a nursing home's performance as a traditional convalescent home, as opposed to focusing on the skilled nursing services offered by a skilled nursing facility. On top of looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. Frankly, we were a bit concerned this nursing home gave the vaccine to just 79.57317 percent of its residents. Nevertheless, this facility was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: D

Moving on to our next area, we awarded this facility a grade of D for the area of short-term care. This is the facility's worst category rating. Short-term care grades are crucial for individuals in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually utilizes more skilled nursing services. This includes a broad spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Not surprisingly, we found that this nursing home provides far less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than the average facility. The last statistic we looked at in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that just 5 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is well below average. The combination of these subpar statistics doomed this facility's short-term care grade.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Ferncliff Nursing Home Co Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In Ferncliff Nursing Home Co, 9.58% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Ferncliff Nursing Home Co, 3.04% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term care residents that experienced falls which resulted in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be an indication of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In Ferncliff Nursing Home Co, 2.1% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to poorer hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B

In Ferncliff Nursing Home Co, 11.59% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In Ferncliff Nursing Home Co, 13.3% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of patients given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In Ferncliff Nursing Home Co, 13.2% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term residents who are exhibiting symptoms of depression. Many would argue that this is a reasonable measure of resident quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: D

In Ferncliff Nursing Home Co, 91.26% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines critical to patient health.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Ferncliff Nursing Home Co, 14.75% Percentage of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and eating. Many believe that this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B

In Ferncliff Nursing Home Co, 17.32% Percentage of Residents

This indicates the percent of patients who maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Ferncliff Nursing Home Co, 1.31 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In Ferncliff Nursing Home Co, 17.32 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-minus

In Ferncliff Nursing Home Co, 8.8 Percentage of Patients

This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-minus

In Ferncliff Nursing Home Co, 75.07% Percentage of Resident

This is a measure of the percentage of short-term patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many would argue that this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Healthalliance Hospital Broadway CampusAcute Care Hospitals 3.32 miles away396 Broadway Kingston New York 12401Voluntary non-profit - Private(914) 331-3131
  • Healthalliance Hospital Marys Avenue CampusAcute Care Hospitals 3.61 miles away105 Mary's Avenue Kingston New York 12401Voluntary non-profit - Church(845) 338-2500
  • Vassar Brothers Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 17.33 miles away45 Reade Place Poughkeepsie New York 12601Voluntary non-profit - Private(845) 454-8500

Nearby Dialysis

  • Kingston Hospital Dialysis Center- Satellite4.11 miles away37 Albany Avenue Kingston New York 12401CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (845) 334-2821
  • Hpld Partners LLC14.29 miles away386 Violet Avenue Poughkeepsie New York 12601Dialysis Stations: 15 (845) 454-4181
  • Dsi Dutchess Dialysis19.36 miles away2585 South Road Poughkeepsie New York 12601CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 34 (845) 471-6300