Heritage Hall Nursing Home /Na

Nursing Home
Memory Care

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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9468 Hospital Road,
Nassawadox VA 23413

(757) 442-5600

68.27% estimated occupancy ¹

Please note our records indicate that Heritage Hall Nursing Home /Na 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.

Heritage Hall Nursing Home /Na is the sole facility we identified in Nassawadox, Virginia. We awarded it an overall grade of C, which is a middle of the pack score. Based on our assessment, this facility likely wouldn't be a bad choice. While this nursing home has performed respectably, we did want to let you know that there was an ownership change in the last year. We will keep an eye on their inspections and quality scores to see whether their performance goes up or down under new ownership.

Quick Details

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

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Facility Inspections

The primary reason this nursing home received a decent overall grade is its excellent government inspections in recent years. We awarded it one of our better grades in that area, with an A-. This is a much better score than the place's overall score, which was decent but certainly not elite. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing our inspection scores. One of those factors is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more important than the number of deficiencies, as some of these are quite minor. It does not appear that we have information about this nursing home's deficiencies. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is always a good sign.

Long-term Care Quality

We also gave this facility a positive score in long-term care. This facility earned a B in this area, which turns out to be one of our higher grades. Long-term care scores in this range generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. In addition to considering the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 76.13637 percent of its residents. This is a bit below what we expected but still a reasonably acceptable percentage. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

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Short-term Care Quality

The next area we looked at was short-term care. In that category, we awarded this facility a grade of C. Our short-term care scores are believed to be most meaningful for those in need of rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation usually utilizes more highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes not only nursing, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other types of therapy. In this facility's case, we were surprised to learn that it actually provides less registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than the average facility. The hope is that this does not adversely affect the quality of care. The final statistic we looked at in this category is the number of patients who who were able to eventually return home from the facility. We found that just 5.7 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

Nurse Quality

The final area we assessed was nursing, which turned out to be this nursing home's weakest area. Unfortunately, we gave it an F for this category, which is obviously a major disappointment. Our nursing score assesses a handful of factors, but the paramount one is the level of nurse hours per patient per week. This place offered just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident daily. This number is far below average. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing scores. This facility performed well when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Heritage Hall Nursing Home /Na Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Heritage Hall Nursing Home /Na, 8.72% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Heritage Hall Nursing Home /Na, 3.64% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of patients who have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Major falls are routinely the result of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Heritage Hall Nursing Home /Na, 2.55% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely associated with poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint could be misleading for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Heritage Hall Nursing Home /Na, 13.56% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay residents receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Heritage Hall Nursing Home /Na, 20.28% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are typically given to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Heritage Hall Nursing Home /Na, 3.63% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Heritage Hall Nursing Home /Na, 91.12% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines critical to patient care.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Heritage Hall Nursing Home /Na, 16.48% Percentage of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence. Some argue that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Heritage Hall Nursing Home /Na, 21.22% Percentage of Residents

This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that maintained mobility. Many in the industry believe that the ability to move around is important for residents' mental and physical well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Heritage Hall Nursing Home /Na, 1.29 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Heritage Hall Nursing Home /Na, 21.22 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Heritage Hall Nursing Home /Na, 11.62 Percentage of Patients

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Heritage Hall Nursing Home /Na, 75.54% Percentage of Resident

This indicates the percent of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of independence with activities of daily living often correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

Riverside Shore Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.73 miles away20480 Market Street Onancock Virginia 23417Voluntary non-profit - Private(757) 414-8000