Hamden Rehabilitation & Health Care Center
1270 Sherman Lane, Hamden CT 06514 · (203) 281-7555 · 91.17% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Hamden Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is located in Hamden, Connecticut. This nursing home proved to be a very solid facility, with an overall grade of B. Based on our analysis, you can do much worse than this nursing home. Fortunately, this facility didn't have any weak links in any of the four major categories. More information about its category grades is available below.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 153 Beds
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For profit - Partnership
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
In addition to 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-. Inspection scores are based on datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that excel in this area tend to have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. 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. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
Adding to this nursing home's list of accomplishments, it also was awarded a first-rate short-term care score. We awarded them a strong strong of A- in this area. Our short-term care ratings are arguably most critical for individuals needing a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually utilizes additional highly-skilled nursing. This includes not just nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, this nursing home offers both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities offer both. This facility fared much better in the final datapoint we assessed in this area, which was the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. This place performed as well as just about any nursing home in Connecticut in this metric with 66.8 percent of its patients returning home.
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. Our nursing score weighs a variety of subcategories. The most heavily weighted variable is the quantity of hours nurses spent with patients. This nursing home averages 3.8 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed certain nursing quality-based metrics in computing our nursing grades. These include minimizing residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We view these statistics as reliable measures of the caliber of nursing care being provided, since better care tends to reduce these problems.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we rated is long-term care. In this category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B-. In computing our long-term care grades, we scrutinize the personal care received by a facility's patients. Once we looked at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination statistics. Candidly, we were a bit bothered by the fact that this facility vaccinated 79.28287 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is quite a few points below the national average. The last datapoint we assessed is the facility's hospitalization rate. Here we found that this facility had 1.8 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is also below the national average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Hamden Rehabilitation & Health Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a fall which caused severe injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to patients for many medical conditions, including cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a nursing home 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 prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients demonstrating symptoms of depression. High rates of depression may be a sign a less hospitable environment.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This indicates the percentage of residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of erosion of a resident's medical condition.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Measures the percent of long-term patients that maintained mobility. Some experts believe that mobility is important for patients health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is key to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of performance with ADL's often correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better