Hillside Manor Rehab & Extended Care Center
182 15 Hillside Avenue, Jamaica NY 11432 · (718) 291-8200 · 93.95% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Hillside Manor Rehab & Extended Care Center is a nursing home located in Jamaica, New York, which has 224,445 people. This nursing home was given a very respectable overall grade of B, resulting in it being one of the three highest graded facilities in the city. This place definitely has plenty of good features. Fortunately, this nursing home did not have any weak links in any of the four major categories. Additional information about its category grades can be found below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 400 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Partnership
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Family Council:
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+. Our inspection ratings are tied to several pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this category have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. While this nursing home had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that the government inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Adding to its profile, this nursing home also received a grade of B+ for its long-term care rating. This is an above average score in this category. Facilities that receive this type of grade in long-term care tend to provide consistent around the clock care to make sure patients are well cared for. After considering the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 99.54614 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is significantly higher than most nursing homes. This facility also keeps its residents out of the hospital. While it had 1.79 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, its risk adjusted score was better than most nursing homes since it had some more complicated patients.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility was awarded a strong short-term care score as well. We gave it one of our higher scores in that area with a score of B. Our short-term care grades are probably most critical for residents in need of a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually requires higher levels of skilled nursing. This means not merely nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. This nursing home employs both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities employ these skilled professionals. The final datapoint we considered in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that it was above average in this area with 55.4 percent of its residents returning home.
Nurse Quality
The last area we rated is nursing. We awarded it a grade of C in that category. This is a perfectly acceptable grade in this category. We analyzed the skill-level of nurses at the nursing home, in addition to the quantity of hours those nurses worked with patients, in calculating our grade in this area. This facility provided 3.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based metrics, such as minimizing major falls. This nursing home performed admirably in this statistic. Avoiding major falls is usually a good indicator that a facility has quality controls in place. Many falls can be prevented if a facility offers enough nurses to assist its residents.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Hillside Manor Rehab & Extended Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are often linked to poor nursing care. More supervision can minimize the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This tells you the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely linked to a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this metric could be skewed for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. These medications are sometimes used to treat several medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term stay residents receiving antianxiety medications.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is the percent of residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Higher levels of depression could indicate worse patient care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percentage of residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Measures the percent of long-term stay residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and taking a bath. Many in the industry believe that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is the percent of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is key to the physical well-being of nursing home residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This tells you the percentage of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better