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 Apr 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. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in the industry.
Short-term Care Quality
Another one of this facility's above average category grades came in the area of short-term care. We gave them one of our more favorable grades in that category, with a score of B. Our short-term care grades are probably most important for folks needing rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation generally utilizes higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes not only nursing, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. We were not able to locate registered nurse or physical therapy staffing data for this facility. The last measure we considered in this area is the percentage of patients that ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that 5.2 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
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Nurse Quality
Adding to its profile, this facility also earned a grade of B for its nursing rating. This is a well above average score in this category. The nursing score features a variety of subcategories. The most important one is the amount of time nurses spend with residents. This facility provided 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in the area of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we graded was long-term care. We awarded this nursing home a grade of C in that category. For prospective residents in need of a permanent place to live rather than rehabilitation, long-term care grades are a key measure. One of the statistics we considered in addition to nursing hours was vaccines. This facility provided the pneumonia vaccine to 92.36948 percent of its patients. Nevertheless, this nursing home excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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, 8.09% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Groton Community Health Care Center Res Care Fac, 8.43% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a fall which caused major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Groton Community Health Care Center Res Care Fac, 2.12% of Patients had UTIs
This metric tells you the percent of long-term patients that sustained a UTI. Although more of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare between facilities due to reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Groton Community Health Care Center Res Care Fac, 20.69% 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, 13.47% 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, 13.75% 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, 95.51% 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, 18.3% 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, 22.2% 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, 22.2% 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, 2.88% 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, 77.44% 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