Groton Community Health Care Center Res Care Fac is an average-sized non-profit nursing home in Groton, New York. Sporting an overall score of B, this nursing home is a very good option. This nursing home truly has plenty of good features. Fortunately, this nursing home did not have any bad scores in any of the four major categories. More information about these categories is available below.
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Groton Community Health Care Center Res Care Fac
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Optometry
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
On top of performing well in its overall grade, this facility performed at an even higher level in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A+. Inspection grades take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This place received 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This indicates that CMS did not deem any of these deficiencies to cause an imminent risk to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility also received a favorable long-term care grade. Indeed, we gave it an above average grade of B+ in this area. Long-term care ratings in this range generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. On top of looking at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 92.73505 percent of its patients. This is a bit lower than we anticipated but still a respectable figure. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Nurse Quality
Next, we looked at the nursing category where we awarded this nursing home a grade of C. This facility didn't perform quite as well in this category as it did in some other categories. Nevertheless, this is still a respectable score. Our nursing grade is based on the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We look at both the levels of licensure of the nurses and the amount of time spent with residents. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident daily. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Lastly, despite not having the highest total nursing hours per resident, this place actually performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is often a good indicator that a place has sufficient quality controls in place.
Short-term Care Quality
Our final area is short-term care, where we awarded this facility a grade of C in this area. With our short-term care score, we attempt to craft a valuable measure for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we analyze a facility's offerings of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last datapoint we looked at in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that just 5.3 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is actually below average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Groton Community Health Care Center Res Care Fac Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Groton Community Health Care Center Res Care Fac, 5.52% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Groton Community Health Care Center Res Care Fac, 5.98% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision. More supervision limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Groton Community Health Care Center Res Care Fac, 2.69% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are linked to insufficient hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Groton Community Health Care Center Res Care Fac, 17.89% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that are administered antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such drugs aren't medically indicated. Nevertheless, some nursing homes need to rely on these drugs due to having more residents suffering from cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Groton Community Health Care Center Res Care Fac, 13.04% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of residents given antianxiety medications. These drugs are typically used to treat patients suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Groton Community Health Care Center Res Care Fac, 15.81% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Groton Community Health Care Center Res Care Fac, 96% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Groton Community Health Care Center Res Care Fac, 14.67% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and bathing. Some experts argue that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Groton Community Health Care Center Res Care Fac, 20.26% of Residents
Measures the percent of long-term patients who were able to retain mobility. Some argue that the ability to move around is vital to residents' mental and physical well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Groton Community Health Care Center Res Care Fac, 0.01 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 important to the physical health of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Groton Community Health Care Center Res Care Fac, 20.26% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Groton Community Health Care Center Res Care Fac, 8.28% of Patients
This is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Groton Community Health Care Center Res Care Fac, 74.54% of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of performance with ADL's generally correlates with higher quality rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 9.46 miles away134 Homer Avenue Cortland New York 13045Voluntary non-profit - Private(607) 756-3501
- Cayuga Medical Center at IthacaAcute Care Hospitals 11.91 miles away101 Dates Drive Ithaca New York 14850Voluntary non-profit - Private(607) 274-4401
Nearby Dialysis
- St. Joseph's - Cortland8.49 miles away3993 West Road Cortland New York 13045CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 10 (607) 662-0140
- Davita Ithaca Dialysis Center11.62 miles away201 Dates Drive Suite 206 Ithaca New York 14850Dialysis Stations: 12 (607) 272-1693