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Guardian Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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Guardian Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center's website

147 Old Newport Street,
Nanticoke PA 18634

(570) 735-7300

77.27% estimated occupancy 1

Please note our records indicate that Guardian Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center has changed ownership recently and while our data on this page is up-to-date there is a chance that the quality of this facility may change under new management.

With an address in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, Guardian Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center is one of a mere two facilities there. We gave this nursing home an overall grade of C. A score in this range requires some decent scores. Based on our assessment, there are certainly much worse facilities out there. The best part of this place's report card is is its inspection rating. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: B-plus

While this facility earned a decent overall score, its inspections score is notably more impressive than its overall score. Due to a strong inspection report this year, it received a strong score in that area with a B+. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining our inspection grades. One critical factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some can be quite minor. This particular nursing home received 6 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a solid inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

This facility received high grades in our nursing category as well. In fact, it received one of our highest scores in that category with a score of B-. Nursing scores are largely associated with the facility's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. This is a low total compared to most facilities. Finally, nursing scores also factor in quality-based measures, such as avoiding major falls. Despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours, this facility actually performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is usually a good indicator that a facility has quality controls in place. Many falls can be avoided if a nursing home provides enough nurses aids to assist its patients.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

This facility was awarded its third highest category grade in the category of short-term care. We gave this nursing home a grade of C in this category, which is a reasonably acceptable score. In calculating our short-term care ratings, we size up the nursing home's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other licensed professionals. This category is more often than not a fair assessment of a facility's ability to rehabilitate patients. We were surprised to find that this place was below average in the two key staffing areas we looked at. In fact, it offered fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other nursing homes. It is still important to determine whether this also correlates to a lower quality of care. The last metric we considered in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that just 4.3 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is below average.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

Moving on to our last area, we awarded this facility a grade of D for our long-term care category. This was the nursing home's least impressive category rating. Facilities that do not fare well in this category typically are not as well-staffed and are lagging in some of the areas of routine healthcare services we looked at. One of the data points we considered after nursing hours was vaccinations. Candidly, we were a bit alarmed this facility administered the pneumonia vaccination to a relatively low 84.04256 percent of its patients. To our surprise, this facility was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility has less hospitalizations than most nursing homes. This was its best score in this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Guardian Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Guardian Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 9.68% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is an indication of the percent of long-term stay residents which are suffering from pressure ulcers . We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Guardian Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 2.48% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of residents who sustained a fall resulting in major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In Guardian Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 0.74% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents that experienced UTI's. Although a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it is problematic to compare between nursing homes due to nursing homes having reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B

In Guardian Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 14.98% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic measures the percentage of long-term stay patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Guardian Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 13.26% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of residents given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-minus

In Guardian Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 0.4% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents who are showing symptoms of depression. Higher rates of depression could reveal worse patient care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: D

In Guardian Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 88.33% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Guardian Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 12.23% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and taking a bath.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B

In Guardian Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 15.31% of Residents

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who were able to retain mobility. Many in the industry would argue that the ability to move around is vital to patients well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: C

In Guardian Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In Guardian Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 15.31% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-minus

In Guardian Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 8.48% of Patients

This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: D

In Guardian Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 66.67% of Resident

This indicates the percent of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with activities of daily living usually correlates with higher quality rehabilitation.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Wilkes-Barre General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.06 miles away575 North River Street Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania 18764Voluntary non-profit - Private(570) 829-8111
  • Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.62 miles away1000 East Mountain Boulevard Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania 18711Voluntary non-profit - Private(570) 826-7300
  • Berwick Hospital CenterAcute Care Hospitals 13.99 miles away701 East 16th Street Berwick Pennsylvania 18603Proprietary(570) 759-5020
  • Lehigh Valley Hospital - HazletonAcute Care Hospitals 17.04 miles away700 East Broad Street Hazleton Pennsylvania 18201Government - Local(570) 501-4000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fresenius Kidney Care - Nanticoke0.56 miles away450 West Main Street Nanticoke Pennsylvania 18634Dialysis Stations: 13 (570) 740-4820
  • Fresenius Kidney Care - Wilkes Barre10.84 miles away307 Laird Street, Suite 1 Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania 18702CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 33 (570) 825-9531
  • Bio-Medical Applications of Pennsylvania, Inc.10.84 miles away309 Laird Street Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania 18702Dialysis Stations: 4 (570) 822-1280
  • The Kidney Center of Greater Hazleton13.99 miles away426 Airport Road 2 Beltway Commons Hazleton Pennsylvania 18202Dialysis Stations: 21 (570) 450-0870
  • Fresenius Kidney Care - Berwick14.79 miles away301 Market Street Berwick Pennsylvania 18603Dialysis Stations: 13 (570) 752-9180
  • Fresenius Kidney Care - Pittston15.67 miles away455 North Main Street Pittston Pennsylvania 18640Dialysis Stations: 13 (570) 655-4115
  • Fresenius Kidney Care - Hazleton18.02 miles away110 Butler Drive Hazleton Pennsylvania 18201Dialysis Stations: 12 (570) 454-3558
  • Old Forge Dialysis19.16 miles away325 South Main Street Old Forge Pennsylvania 18518Dialysis Stations: 12 (570) 457-3174

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=395298