Fulton Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare is in Gloversville, New York. This city has a population of 23,773 people. With an overall score of F, we consider this to be a very poor nursing home. At the end of the day, you would be better off to avoid of this facility. Finally, we were surprised to learn that this place earned a decent grade in our long-term care category. We provide additional information about this category below.
Fulton Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Note: Fulton Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Speech Therapy
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
While this facility's overall grade was as bad as it gets, it actually didn't perform terribly in the area of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a B- for that category, which is one of our better scores. These inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This facility was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe. This means that the government inspectors didn't deem any of these deficiencies to be an immediate risk to patient safety or health. Lastly, this nursing home was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. This is generally a really bad sign. We would never recommend this facility.
Nurse Quality
We gave this facility a grade of just D for our nursing rating and that actually turned out to be its second highest score. Our nursing score is largely associated with the nursing home's nurse staffing. This particular facility averaged just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This number is far below average. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in computing our nursing ratings. This nursing home performed well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.
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Short-term Care Quality
Another issue was the F this nursing home received in the category of short-term care. In calculating our short-term care grades, we assess the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. Our objective is to create a measure for comparing the rehabilitation services of different facilities. Given its score in this category, we were not stunned to discover that this facility was well below average in terms of the quantity of registered nurse and physical therapy hours offered to its residents based on the figures we assessed. Honestly, this was about what we expected to find. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. This wasn't a strength for this nursing home. We found that just 3.8 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home. At most nursing homes, about half of their patients are able to return home so this is well below average.
Long-term Care Quality
The final area we scored is long-term care, in which this facility received a poor score here also. Sadly, it received a lowly F for this area, which is obviously very concerning. When nursing homes receive this kind of score in this category it is typically a bad sign for patient care and it may mean that the place is not as well-staffed with nurses and aids. After considering the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 93.25045 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is slightly less than we anticipated but still a decent percentage. Surprisingly, this nursing home was actually decent at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. This was its best feature in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Fulton Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Fulton Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare, 9.58% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often caused by patients staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Fulton Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare, 3.04% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients that suffered from a fall which resulted in serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Fulton Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare, 2.1% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections may be linked to insufficient hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Fulton Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare, 11.59% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of residents given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Fulton Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare, 13.3% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure measures the percent of long-term residents taking antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Fulton Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare, 13.2% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents showing depressive symptoms. High rates of depression may be an indicator a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Fulton Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare, 91.26% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Fulton Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare, 14.75% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Fulton Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare, 17.32% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Fulton Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare, 1.31 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Fulton Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare, 17.32 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Fulton Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare, 8.8 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Fulton Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare, 75.07% Percentage of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Nathan Littauer HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.17 miles away99 East State Street Gloversville New York 12078Voluntary non-profit - Private(518) 725-8621
- St Mary's HealthcareAcute Care Hospitals 11.37 miles away427 Guy Park Avenue Amsterdam New York 12010Voluntary non-profit - Private(518) 841-7101
Nearby Dialysis
- Gloversville Dialysis Center2.16 miles away46 Easterly Street Gloversville New York 12078Dialysis Stations: 13 (518) 725-4821
- Mohawk Valley Dialysis Center, Inc.12.15 miles away115 Towne Square Drive Amsterdam New York 12010Dialysis Stations: 15 (518) 627-0280
- Fms-Amsterdam Dialysis Center13.12 miles away1810 Riverfront Center Amsterdam New York 12010Dialysis Stations: 16 (518) 842-4360