Gurwin Jewish Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a nursing home located in Commack, New York. The city has 29,150 people. Sporting an overall rating of B+, this nursing home should work for most people. Based on our ratings, this facility looks like a good fit for most people. This place was stronger in some categories than others, but it didn't have any poor grades in any of our four major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Gurwin Jewish Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
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- Independent Living
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- Adult Day Care
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Hemodialysis
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
On top of performing well in its overall grade, this nursing home 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. Arguably the most significant factor we consider in determining our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher grades in this area most likely dodged the more severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility truly excelled in the area of long-term care, where we awarded it a grade of A-. Not many facilities performed better in this area. When nursing homes receive this kind of score in this category it is typically a good sign for resident care and indicates that the place is well-staffed with nurses and aids. After assessing the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 95.13514 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is higher than the majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
This facility also was given a favorable short-term care score. In fact, we gave it an above average grade of B+ in this area. Our short-term care ratings are considered to be most important for patients requiring a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically mandates higher levels of highly-skilled nursing services. This means not just nursing services, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, they do not appear to employ 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 6.5 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
Nurse Quality
Switching gears to the last area, this nursing home was awarded a respectable nursing score. Although this was not nearly as elite as a few of its other scores, this is really nothing to be ashamed of. We assessed the levels of nurses working for the facility, as well as the quantity of hours those nurses worked with residents, in calculating our rating in this area. This nursing home provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient each day. This is a low total compared to most facilities. Lastly, nursing ratings also consider quality-based measures, such as avoiding major falls. 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 place has sufficient quality controls in place. Many falls can be avoided if a facility supplies enough nurses to assist its residents.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Gurwin Jewish Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Gurwin Jewish Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 6.09% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic tells you the percent of long-term patients who developed pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a reliable indicator of nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Gurwin Jewish Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 2.16% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term patients which experienced falls resulting in major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be a sign of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Gurwin Jewish Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 1.1% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are linked to poor hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Gurwin Jewish Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 7.95% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. These medications are sometimes used for several medical conditions, including dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Gurwin Jewish Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 13.12% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that are given antianxiety medication. These drugs are used to treat patients suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Gurwin Jewish Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 22.84% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients who are exhibiting signs of depression. Some experts argue this is a reliable measure of patient quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Gurwin Jewish Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 90.1% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Gurwin Jewish Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 14.12% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate decline of a resident's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Gurwin Jewish Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 7.03% of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that were able to retain mobility. Many in the industry believe that mobility is important for patients well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Gurwin Jewish Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the overall quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Gurwin Jewish Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 7.03% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Gurwin Jewish Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 6.67% of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Gurwin Jewish Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 74.85% of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of independence with ADL's typically correlates with higher quality rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
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- Good Samaritan Hospital Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 9.19 miles away1000 Montauk Highway West Islip New York 11795Voluntary non-profit - Church(631) 376-3000
- Plainview HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.02 miles away888 Old Country Road Plainview New York 11803Voluntary non-profit - Private(516) 719-3000
- St Joseph HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.81 miles away4295 Hempstead Turnpike Bethpage New York 11714Voluntary non-profit - Private(516) 579-6000
- John T Mather Memorial Hospital of Port JeffersonAcute Care Hospitals 15.03 miles away75 North Country Road Port Jefferson New York 11777Voluntary non-profit - Private(631) 473-1320
Nearby Dialysis
- Island Rehabilitative Services - Commack0.28 miles away68 Hauppauge Road Commack New York 11725CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (631) 715-2740
- Hauppauge Dialysis Center4.44 miles away30 Central Avenue Hauppauge New York 11788CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (631) 761-6605
- St. Catherine of Siena Med. Ctr4.92 miles away50 Route 25a Dialysis Unit Smithtown New York 11787CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (631) 862-3707
- Carillon Dialysis LLC4.94 miles away830 Park Avenue Huntington New York 11743Dialysis Stations: 8 (631) 630-0398
- Davita Huntington on Broadway Dialysis6 miles away256 Broadway Huntington Station New York 11746CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (631) 423-4320
- New York Dialysis Services, Inc.6 miles away33 Walt Whitman Road Huntington Station New York 11746Dialysis Stations: 26 (631) 547-4150
- Huntington Hospital6.99 miles away270 Park Avenue Dialysis Unit Huntington New York 11743Dialysis Stations: 7 (631) 351-2471
- Long Island Bay Shore Dialysis Center7.07 miles away929 Sunrise Highway Chronic Dialysis Ctr. Bay Shore New York 11706CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (631) 224-8500