Located in Fort Washington, Maryland, Fort Washington Health & Rehabilitation Center is the lone option we found there. This nursing home is a solid facility, with an overall grade of B-. Based on our ratings, this place ought to meet the needs of many people. One of the highlights of this facility's profile is its impressive inspection reports, which you can find in the next paragraph.
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Fort Washington Health & Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Dialysis Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Bariatric Care
- Oncology Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
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Facility Inspections
The main reason this ended up being a decent nursing home is that it received an excellent inspection grade. In fact, its inspection score was far better than its overall grade. In our inspections category, we gave it an A-. These inspection ratings take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This facility received 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This means that the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies to cause an immediate threat to resident health or safety. We should note that deficiency-free inspections are rare in this industry.
Long-term Care Quality
One of this facility's higher category grades was in the category of long-term care. This turned out to be its second best category. In that area, we awarded this nursing home a B-. Our long-term care grades are more meaningful for residents requiring more conventional services associated with personal care. Once we finished looking at the volume of nursing care, we turned to the facility's vaccination records. Frankly, we were a bit worried that this facility vaccinated just 78.58672 percent of its patients against pneumonia. On a more positive note, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
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Short-term Care Quality
This facility received its next most favorable category score in the category of short-term care. We gave this facility a grade of B- in this area, which is a decent score. Our short-term care ratings are believed to be most critical for individuals in need of rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation usually requires more skilled nursing services. This means not only nursing services, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, it does not look like this facility submitted registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. Lastly, we assessed the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 5.7 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most facilities, closer to half of their residents are able to return home so this figure is below average.
Nurse Quality
The last area we analyzed is nursing. We gave it a grade of C in this area. This is a perfectly acceptable grade in this area. Our nursing grade is based on a handful of components, but the paramount one is the quantity of nurse hours per patient per week. This nursing home averages just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Lastly, our nursing grades also consider some quality-focused measures. We look at the percentage of patients who experienced pressure ulcers and major falls. Sometimes these metrics are decent indicators of the quality of nursing care, since superior care tends to reduce these issues.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Fort Washington Health & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Fort Washington Health & Rehabilitation Center, 11.37% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Fort Washington Health & Rehabilitation Center, 0.64% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents who sustained a fall which caused severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Fort Washington Health & Rehabilitation Center, 0.87% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely associated with lower quality nursing care. More frequent bathing can reduce the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Note that this datapoint is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Fort Washington Health & Rehabilitation Center, 3.75% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure is a measure of the percent of long-term residents receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Fort Washington Health & Rehabilitation Center, 6.96% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly used to treat residents suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Fort Washington Health & Rehabilitation Center, 0.96% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who are exhibiting signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Fort Washington Health & Rehabilitation Center, 85.32% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Fort Washington Health & Rehabilitation Center, 35.77% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term stay patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and taking a bath.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Fort Washington Health & Rehabilitation Center, 32.52% of Residents
This metric tracks the percent of long-term residents who maintained mobility. Some experts believe that mobility is important for residents' mental and physical health.
Hospitalizations
In Fort Washington Health & Rehabilitation Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Fort Washington Health & Rehabilitation Center, 32.52% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Fort Washington Health & Rehabilitation Center, 17.47% of Patients
This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess patient care during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Fort Washington Health & Rehabilitation Center, 80.44% of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many would argue this is a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Fort Washington HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.52 miles away11711 Livingston Road Fort Washington Maryland 20744Voluntary non-profit - Other(301) 292-7000
- Inova Mount Vernon HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.85 miles away2501 Parkers Lane Alexandria Virginia 22306Voluntary non-profit - Private(703) 664-7000
- Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.33 miles away7503 Surratts Road Clinton Maryland 20735Voluntary non-profit - Private(301) 868-8000
- United Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.79 miles away1310 Southern Avenue Se Washington District of Columbia 20032Proprietary(202) 574-6611
- Fort Belvoir Community HospitalAcute Care - Department of Defense 8.44 miles away9300 Dewitt Loop Fort Belvoir Virginia 22060Department of Defense(571) 231-3224
- Inova Alexandria HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.38 miles away4320 Seminary Rd Alexandria Virginia 22304Voluntary non-profit - Private(703) 504-3167
- George Washington Univ HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.83 miles away900 23rd St Nw Washington District of Columbia 20037Proprietary(202) 716-4605
- Umd Charles Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 13.45 miles away5 Garrett Avenue La Plata Maryland 20646Voluntary non-profit - Private(301) 609-4265
Nearby Dialysis
- Bma - Fort Washington0.63 miles away12780 Old Fort Rd Fort Washington Maryland 20744Dialysis Stations: 12 (301) 203-9010
- Fmc - Fort Foote1.44 miles away8507 Oxon Hill Rd Suite 100 Fort Washington Maryland 20744Dialysis Stations: 12 (301) 686-0802
- Us Renal Care Fort Washington Dialysis1.48 miles away10707 Indian Head Highway Fort Washington Maryland 20744Dialysis Stations: 14 (301) 292-3610
- Friendly Farms Home Dialysis2.14 miles away10905 Fort Washington Road Fort Washington Maryland 20744Dialysis Stations: 5 (301) 292-0540
- Somatus Dialysis of Mount Vernon4.81 miles away2501 Parkers Lane Suite 100 Alexandria Virginia 22306Dialysis Stations: 12 (703) 721-8075
- Rivertowne Dialysis Center5.72 miles away6169 Livingston Road Oxon Hill Maryland 20745CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (301) 749-1713
- Fresenius Kidney Care6.02 miles away8949 Woodyard Rd Clinton Maryland 20735Dialysis Stations: 18 (301) 856-7536
- Nc - Pineview6.07 miles away9106 Pine View Ln Clinton Maryland 20735Dialysis Stations: 10 (301) 856-1600