Forest City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is located in Forest City, Pennsylvania. This city has a total of 4,754 people. We gave it an overall grade of B-, which is a middle of the road grade. Based on our assessment, this place likely wouldn't be a bad choice. You also may want to review this nursing home's category grades below. short-term care grades are discussed in the next section.
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Forest City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Hemodialysis
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
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Registered Staff Hours
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home earned an elite short-term care grade. In fact, we gave this facility a grade of A- in this category, which really helped its overall grade. In computing our short-term care ratings, we look at a facility's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other types of therapists. This area is typically a useful measure of the nursing home's rehabilitation services. It doesn't look like this nursing home provided data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The last metric we looked at in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that 6.4 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
Facility Inspections
This facility also performed well in the area of inspections. It received one of our highest grades in that area with an B+. Our inspection ratings weigh a host of factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher scores in this category typically have few severe deficiencies. This place was assessed 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered severe. This indicates that the government inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies to be an imminent risk to patient health or safety. A couple relatively minor deficiencies aren't necessarily the end of the world.
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Nurse Quality
Next, we looked at the nursing category where we awarded this nursing home a grade of C, which is a decent grade. When computing our nursing scores, we assess both staffing levels and the training levels of those nurses. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Lastly, our nursing scores also factor in quality-based metrics, such as preventing major falls. Despite not having the highest total nursing hours, this place actually performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is typically a reliable indicator that a nursing home has sufficient quality controls in place. Many falls can be avoided if a nursing home supplies enough nurses aids to assist its patients.
Long-term Care Quality
The last category we scored was long-term care, turned out to be this nursing home's worst area. We gave this facility a D in this area. This really was one of just a few weak points on a quality profile. For prospective residents looking for a permanent residence rather than skilled nursing, long-term care grades are an important measure. Once we assessed the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 97.35849 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is more than the vast majority of nursing homes. Surprisingly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home had fewer hospitalizations than the average nursing home. Sadly, a few of its other scores in the category weren't as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Forest City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Forest City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 7.61% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric gauges the percentage of long-term stay patients that are suffering from pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a reliable measure of a facility's nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Forest City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 3.38% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic indicates the percent of long-term residents who have suffered a fall leading to major injury. This is one of the statistics we use in calculating nursing scores.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Forest City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 1.85% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with inadequate hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Forest City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 15.28% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Forest City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 18.78% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This measures the percent of long-term residents receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Forest City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 3.3% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who are showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Forest City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 86.27% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Forest City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 15.17% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Forest City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 17.92% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Forest City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 1.44 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
In Forest City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 17.92 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Forest City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 9.68 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Forest City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 73.03% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Wayne Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.89 miles away601 Park Street Honesdale Pennsylvania 18431Voluntary non-profit - Private(570) 253-8100
- Regional Hospital of ScrantonAcute Care Hospitals 19.58 miles away746 Jefferson Avenue Scranton Pennsylvania 18501Proprietary(570) 348-7100
- Moses Taylor HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.63 miles away700 Quincy Avenue Scranton Pennsylvania 18510Proprietary(570) 340-2100
Nearby Dialysis
- Childs Dialysis3.51 miles away101 South Main Street Carbondale Pennsylvania 18407Dialysis Stations: 8 (570) 281-9201
- Honesdale Dialysis Center11.92 miles awayStoursbridge Mall 600 Maple Avenue, Suite 8 Honesdale Pennsylvania 18431Dialysis Stations: 12 (570) 253-0952
- Davita - Eynon Dialysis12.81 miles away260 Scranton Carbondale Highway Archbald Pennsylvania 18403Dialysis Stations: 13 (570) 876-1874
- Scranton Dialysis17.4 miles awayRear 475 Morgan Highway Scranton Pennsylvania 18508Dialysis Stations: 14 (570) 341-8270
- Dunmore Dialysis18.62 miles away1212 Oneal Highway Scranton Pennsylvania 18512CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (570) 558-0190