Fox Subacute at Mechanicsburg is in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, a city with 67,052 people. This facility received an overall grade of F. If you are not happy with this facility's pedestrian overall grade, you may find your options to be limited in Mechanicsburg. The city has just three other nursing homes. This facility's only redeeming feature is its inspection grade, which we provide additional information about below.
Fox Subacute at Mechanicsburg
- Nursing Home
Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Hemodialysis
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- Recreational Therapy
- Oncology Care
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
While this nursing home's overall grade was as bad as it gets, it actually excelled in the area of inspections. In fact, we awarded it an A- for that category, which is one of our highest scores. Our inspection ratings account for a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. You generally want to avoid nursing homes with too many deficiencies flagged. Although this place had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none were serious based on CMS' scale. A few minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we rated this nursing home so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing score. In that area, we awarded this facility an D. Nursing ratings are primarily tied to a facility's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provided just 0.5 hours of nursing care per patient each day. This number is significantly below the national average. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in calculating our nursing scores. This place performed well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.
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Short-term Care Quality
The next area we looked at was short-term care, where this nursing home was given an F. In the category of short-term care, we endeavor to evaluate measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We analyze a nursing home's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. With its grade in this area, we were not surprised to discover that this nursing home is well below average in terms of the quantity of physical therapy and registered nurse hours offered to its residents based on the measures we assessed. Honestly, this was about what we expected here. Finally, we considered the percentage of patients that eventually returned home from this facility. This nursing home didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 3.3 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
Long-term Care Quality
Switching gears to our fourth category, this nursing home did not perform well in this area either. With a rock bottom grade of F in long-term care, this is about as as uninspiring as it gets. In a long-term care setting, the nursing home's primary objective is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. On top of considering the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents, which is better than most nursing homes. To our surprise, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.04 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility had less hospitalizations than many nursing homes. Unfortunately, a few of its other scores in this category were not as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Fox Subacute at Mechanicsburg Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Fox Subacute at Mechanicsburg, 7.72% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term residents who developed new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Fox Subacute at Mechanicsburg, 3.42% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are routinely linked to poor nursing care. Additional nurse staffing can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Fox Subacute at Mechanicsburg, 1.92% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to insufficient hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Fox Subacute at Mechanicsburg, 15.49% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term care patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Fox Subacute at Mechanicsburg, 19.89% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric indicates the percent of long-term stay patients which are prescribed antianxiety medication. These drugs are given to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Fox Subacute at Mechanicsburg, 3.23% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents showing depressive symptoms. Many in the industry argue this is a measure of patient quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Fox Subacute at Mechanicsburg, 88.5% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Fox Subacute at Mechanicsburg, 15.28% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Hospitalizations
In Fox Subacute at Mechanicsburg, 1.24 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to maintaining the physical well-being of nursing home patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Fox Subacute at Mechanicsburg, 8.84 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Scores for Mechanicsburg, PA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
Looking for more options? Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania has 3 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Holy Spirit HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.74 miles away503 North 21st Street Camp Hill Pennsylvania 17011Voluntary non-profit - Private(717) 763-2100
- Pinnacle Health HospitalsAcute Care Hospitals 7.13 miles away409 South Second Street Harrisburg Pennsylvania 17105Voluntary non-profit - Other(717) 782-5181
- Pennsylvania Psychiatric InstitutePsychiatric 7.29 miles away2501 North Third Street Harrisburg Pennsylvania 17110Proprietary(717) 782-4742
- Good Samaritan HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.36 miles awayFourth and Walnut Streets Lebanon Pennsylvania 17042Voluntary non-profit - Other(717) 270-7500
- Carlisle Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.96 miles away361 Alexander Spring Road Carlisle Pennsylvania 17015Proprietary(717) 249-1212
Nearby Dialysis
- u.s. Renal Care Mechanicsburg0.05 miles away120 South Filbert Street Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania 17055Dialysis Stations: 15 (717) 790-6080
- Dialysis Care Center - Mechanicsburg LLC3.04 miles away4 Flowers Drive, Suite 1 Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania 17050Dialysis Stations: 11 (717) 795-4665
- u.s. Renal Care - Camp Hill3.76 miles away158 South 32nd Street, Suite 19 Camp Hill Pennsylvania 17011Dialysis Stations: 16 (717) 731-0506
- Fresenius Kidney Care - Camp Hill4.51 miles away240 Grandview Avenue, Suite 200 Camp Hill Pennsylvania 17011Dialysis Stations: 18 (717) 737-7800
- Davita West Shore5.12 miles away550 North 12th St., Suite 110 Lemoyne Pennsylvania 17043Dialysis Stations: 12 (717) 737-3272
- Liberty Dialysis LLC - Camp Hill5.12 miles away500 N. 12th Street, Suite 300 Lemoyne Pennsylvania 17043CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (717) 230-1630
- Bio-Medical Applications of Pennsylvania, Inc.5.97 miles away390 E. Penn Drive Enola Pennsylvania 17025Dialysis Stations: 2 (717) 732-3274
- Fresenius Kidney Care - Cityline7.39 miles away2601 North 3rd Street, Suite 101 Harrisburg Pennsylvania 17110Dialysis Stations: 17 (717) 909-9450