Harlem Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation is located in the large metropolitan area of New York, New York. Featuring an overall rating of C, this appears to be a solid nursing home. You can certainly do worse than this facility. One of the major highlights of this nursing home's report card is its exemplary inspection score, which is addressed in the next section.
Harlem Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Grade: C
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
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Facility Inspections
Grade: A-plus
The main reason this turned out to be a decent nursing home is that it received an elite inspection score. In fact, its inspection grade was far superior to its overall grade. In the inspections category, we gave this facility an A+. 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 deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies end up being relatively insignificant. Fortunately, although this nursing home had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as categories G through L. This tells you CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A couple minor deficiencies should not lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.
Long-term Care Quality
Grade: B-plus
Another one of this nursing home's more favorable category grades came in the category of long-term care. In that category, we awarded this facility a B+. Long-term care grades in this range generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. In addition to assessing the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 98.4127 percent of its residents, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia sadly can be a life threatening illness for nursing home residents so we like it when a facility doesn't leave its residents vulnerable. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0.05 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Nurse Quality
Grade: D
Another strength of this facility is its favorable grade in nursing. We gave them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of D. There are quite a few factors included in this area. Most of these subcategories reflect nurse staffing. With a meager 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis, this place's nurse staffing levels were significantly below the national average. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in computing our nursing grades. This nursing home fared well in terms of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.
Short-term Care Quality
Grade: F
Turning to our last category, this facility really didn't perform well. With an abysmal grade of F in short-term care, this is this nursing home's worst category. Our short-term care scores are based in part on a facility's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a vast spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other types of therapy. With a grade of this caliber in this area, we weren't surprised to find this facility was below average in two of the key staffing metrics we looked at. The facility provided substantially fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most facilities. The last statistic we considered in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that just 4 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is well below average. The combination of these subpar statistics was damning for this facility's short-term care score.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Harlem Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: C
In Harlem Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, 9.58% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from staying in the same position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: A-plus
In Harlem Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, 3.04% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic tells you the percent of long-term patients who sustained a fall which resulted in major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be an indication of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: B
In Harlem Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, 2.1% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often associated with facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Better nursing care minimizes the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. We want to point out that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: A
In Harlem Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, 11.59% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: A-plus
In Harlem Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, 13.3% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic gauges the percent of long-term care patients who are administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: B-minus
In Harlem Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, 13.2% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents who are exhibiting signs of depression. Many in the industry believe this is a reliable measure of quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: B
In Harlem Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, 91.26% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: B-minus
In Harlem Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, 14.75% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of the erosion of a resident's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: C
In Harlem Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, 17.32% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents that retained mobility levels. Many believe that mobility is critical to residents' physical and mental health.
Hospitalizations
Grade: D
In Harlem Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, 1.31 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: A-minus
In Harlem Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, 17.32 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Grade: B-plus
In Harlem Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, 8.8 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Grade: A-minus
In Harlem Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, 75.07% Percentage of Resident
This is the percent of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with activities of daily living often correlates with better rehabilitation services.
Scores for New York, NY
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
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Nearby Hospitals
- Harlem Hospital CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.17 miles away506 Lenox Avenue New York New York 10037Government - Local(212) 939-1000
- Lincoln Medical & Mental Health CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.72 miles away234 East 149th Street Bronx New York 10451Government - Local(718) 579-5000
- Bronx-Lebanon Hospital CenterAcute Care Hospitals 2.11 miles away1276 Fulton Avenue Bronx New York 10456Proprietary(212) 588-7000
- Metropolitan Hospital CenterAcute Care Hospitals 2.16 miles away1901 First Avenue New York New York 10029Government - Local(212) 423-6262
- Lenox Hill HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.14 miles away100 East 77th Street New York New York 10021Voluntary non-profit - Private(212) 439-2345
- Palisades Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.38 miles away7600 River Rd North Bergen New Jersey 07047Voluntary non-profit - Private(201) 854-5000
- St Barnabas HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.55 miles away4422 Third Avenue Bronx New York 10457Voluntary non-profit - Private(212) 960-9000
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Nearby Dialysis
- Harlem Hospital0.16 miles away506 Lenox Avenue - Room 18-107 Dialysis Unit New York New York 10037Dialysis Stations: 11 (212) 939-4848
- Lincoln Hospital0.71 miles away234 East 149th Street Hemodialysis Unit Bronx New York 10451Dialysis Stations: 8 (718) 579-5548
- Park Avenue Dialysis Center LLC0.79 miles away116 East 124th Street New York New York 10035CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (646) 979-3317
- Avantus Harlem Green Dialysis0.92 miles away488 West 128th Street 2nd Floor New York New York 10027CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 32 (212) 866-0206
- Knickerbocker Dialysis1.14 miles away459 East 149th Street Bronx New York 10455Dialysis Stations: 24 (718) 585-4951
- Mt. Sinai Kidney Center at East River Plaza1.43 miles away520 East 117th Street 4th Fl New York New York 10035CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 35 (212) 731-3752
- City Dialysis Center1.64 miles away105 East 106th Street New York New York 10029CMS Rating: 1 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (212) 348-6637
- Ridgewood Dialysis Center, Inc.1.66 miles away1249 Fifth Avenue Dialysis Unit New York New York 10029CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (212) 360-3860
