Future Care Northpoint is one of 10 nursing homes in Baltimore, Maryland. We gave this nursing home a B- overall, which is a decent score. This is comparable with the city grade in Baltimore, which is a B. Based on the data we reviewed, there are definitely far worse places out there. One of the better aspects of this nursing home's profile is its strong inspection rating, which we will address in the next paragraph.
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Future Care Northpoint
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Medication Management
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Bariatric Care
- Colostomy Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
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Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
To pair with its relatively modest overall score, we gave this facility a grade of A- for its inspection grade. This score is far better than its overall grade. Arguably the most significant factor we look at in determining our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a facility's inspection reports. Facilities with better grades in this area typically avoided the more severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. This facility received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered severe. This indicates that the government inspectors didn't deem any of these deficiencies to cause an immediate threat to patient safety or health. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in this industry.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility also was awarded an impressive score in our short-term care category. We awarded this facility a better than average grade of B+ in that category. With our short-term care grade, we endeavor to craft a valuable barometer for rehabilitation. In this process, we look at the nursing home's offerings of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5.6 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
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Nurse Quality
The next highest grade we gave this nursing home in any area came in the category of nursing, where we gave it a grade of B-. Our nursing grade assesses the nursing home's nurse staffing levels. We look at both the levels of training of those nurses as well as the number of hours spent with patients. 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, despite not having the highest total nursing hours per resident, this facility performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is typically a good indicator that a facility has sufficient quality controls in place.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we rated was long-term care. We awarded this facility a D in the area of long-term care, making this its weakest area. For patients looking for a permanent place to live rather than skilled nursing, long-term care is a very important category. One of the statistics we considered in addition to nursing hours was vaccinations. Thankfully, this facility provided the pneumonia vaccination to 98.95561 percent of its residents. Surprisingly, this facility also fared well at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had just 0.03 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Future Care Northpoint Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Future Care Northpoint, 10.28% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by remaining in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Future Care Northpoint, 2.53% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of patients that suffered from a fall resulting in serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Future Care Northpoint, 2.06% of Patients had UTIs
This figure is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who have sustained urinary tract infections. UTI's could be a sign of lower quality nursing care. However, this statistic could be skewed for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Future Care Northpoint, 12.87% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Future Care Northpoint, 13.59% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric gauges the percentage of long-term stay residents which are given antianxiety drugs. These medications are used to treat residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Future Care Northpoint, 11.04% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients demonstrating symptoms of depression. Higher rates of depression may indicate lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Future Care Northpoint, 90.84% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these vaccines important for resident well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Future Care Northpoint, 20.64% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Future Care Northpoint, 24.5% Percentage of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that maintained mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Future Care Northpoint, 1.3 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is critical to maintaining the physical well-being of nursing home patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Future Care Northpoint, 24.5 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Future Care Northpoint, 9.63 Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to assess the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Future Care Northpoint, 73.32% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with activities of daily living usually correlates with higher quality rehabilitation.
Scores for Baltimore, MD
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- 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
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
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Nearby Dialysis
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