Grandell Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
645 W Broadway, Long Beach NY 11561 · (516) 889-1100 · 92.73% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Grandell Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a very-large nursing home located in Long Beach, New York. With an overall rating of B-, this is likely a middle of the pack nursing home. Based on our ratings, there are certainly much worse nursing homes out there. One of the major highlights of this nursing home's profile is its remarkable inspection rating, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 278 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
To pair with its decent overall score, we awarded this facility an A for our inspections rating. This is far better than its overall score. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating these inspection grades. One critical factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some end up being quite minor. This particular nursing home received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility also performed favorably in the area of long-term care, with top notch grade of A in this area. Nursing homes that excel in long-term care typically are well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to residents. After looking at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 99.7936 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Vaccines are critical to keeping patients healthy. Lastly, we looked at its number of hospitalizations. We found that this place had 3.22 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. While this wasn't as impressive as most of its other scores in this category, this figure may be skewed for some facilities due to the medical complexity of patients.
Short-term Care Quality
Moving on to the area of short-term care, this facility received a grade of just D in that area. Short-term care scores are important for individuals looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically mandates additional highly-skilled nursing services. This includes a vast scope of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. It looks like this nursing home was below average in two of the key staffing metrics we assessed. In fact, it provided fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other facilities. The final measure we assessed in this category is the percentage of residents who ultimately returned home from the nursing home. This facility struggled quite a bit in this metric as well, with just 36.7 percent of its residents returning home. Unfortunately, this was quite a bit below the national average.
Nurse Quality
The last area we assessed was nursing. Unfortunately, we gave it a lowly F in this category, which is a rock bottom grade. This is obviously a major disappointment. There are quite a few criteria included in this grade. Most of the factors relate to nurse staffing. We do not think quantity of care is the reason for this facility's poor nursing rating. With 3.9 hours of nursing care per patient each day, this nursing home actually surpassed the national average. Despite performing well in terms of nursing hours, this facility was a bit less impressive in some of the quality-based measures we looked at in determining our nursing grades. We looked at the percent of patients sustaining pressure ulcers and found that this nursing home was at roughly 150 percent of the national average in this statistic. This is likely a bad sign when you consider that many bed sores are believed to be preventable with better nursing care. Unfortunately, this statistic pulled down this nursing home's nursing grade substantially.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Grandell Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care reduces the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This metric gauges the percentage of long-term stay residents that suffered falls resulting in serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indicator of lower quality nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely the result of worse hygiene protocols. However, this datapoint may also be misleading for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is the percentage of patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percent of residents who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the decline of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Measures the percent of long-term care patients that were able to retain mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the overall quality of care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percentage of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better