Forest Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
701 Edmondson Avenue, Catonsville MD 21228 · (410) 747-7425 · 87.3% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Forest Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a large facility in Catonsville, Maryland. With an overall score of F, we consider this to be a very poor nursing home. Catonsville received a city grade of B-, so there are other options in the city worth considering. Finally, we were surprised to learn that this place earned a decent score in the area of nursing. You can find additional information on this category below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 167 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
While we graded this facility incredibly poorly overall, it received a fairly respectable nursing grade this year. We gave it a grade of B- in that category. Our nursing category assesses several subcategories, most of which are associated with levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 3.7 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at a few nursing quality-based metrics and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, it performed very well in this statistic.
Short-term Care Quality
Sadly, this facility only earned a grade of D for its short-term care grade, which is actually one of its more respectable category scores. In determining our short-term care ratings, we scrutinize the nursing home's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other types of therapists. This score is generally a fair assessment of the nursing home's rehabilitation. Considering its score in this category, we weren't surprised to discover that this place is well below average in terms of the quantity of registered nurse and physical therapy hours provided to its residents based on the measures we assessed. Lastly, we looked at the number of patients who ultimately returned home from this nursing home. This facility didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 42.8 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
Facility Inspections
This nursing home received a grade of just D in the area of inspections. One of the more critical factors in evaluating an inspection report is deficiencies. We recommend you pay close attention to the severity of those deficiencies. This particular facility was hit with 6 deficiencies by CMS. The only favorable thing we found is that none of the deficiencies were in the categories that indicate that they caused a risk to resident safety or health. Lastly, this facility was flagged by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We prefer to avoid facilities with this designation. Please do your best to find an alternative nursing home.
Long-term Care Quality
Switching gears to the fourth category, we awarded this nursing home a D in the area of long-term care. This was the nursing home's worst category score. For residents looking for a permanent place to live rather than skilled nursing, long-term care grades are a key measure. In addition to considering the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. To our surprise, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.57 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home had less hospitalizations than most nursing homes. Sadly, a few of its other scores in this category were not as favorable as these.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Forest Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to staying in one position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision. Closer supervision limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric tells you the percent of long-term patients receiving antianxiety drugs.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Higher levels of depression could indicate a lower level of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percentage of patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom. Many in the industry argue that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that were able to retain mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is critical to preserving the physical health of nursing home patients.
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.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to gauge short-term care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term patients who saw functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better