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Hillview Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center

  • Nursing Home
  • Memory Care

Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: D
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Hillview Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center's website

700 S. Cayuga Avenue,
Altoona PA 16602

(814) 946-0471

59.09% estimated occupancy 1

With an address in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Hillview Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center is one of a mere three nursing homes in this city. Featuring an overall score of D, this is a subpar nursing home. As far as we can see, we would struggle to recommend this place. The only positive thing we can really say about this nursing home is that it did not receive any F's in in any of the major categories. Additional information about these categories is available below.

Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Home Making
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management

Registered Staff Hours

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Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

While we didn't give this nursing home a good overall score, we did give it a very strong grade in nursing, where it earned a B+. This is better than most nursing homes in this area. In determining a facility's nursing score, we weigh the amount of time nurses are seeing patients and the level of skill of those nurses. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Facility Inspections

Grade: B-minus

We actually gave this nursing home a very solid score in the area of inspections as well. We gave it a B- in this category. This is better than many nursing homes in this category. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining these inspection grades. One critical factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these are quite insignificant. This facility was hit with 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This tells you that the inspectors didn't deem any of these deficiencies an immediate risk to patient safety or health. A few minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

We also gave this facility a middle of the pack grade in the area of short-term care, where we gave it a C. In our short-term care score, we seek to craft a sound measure for rehabilitation. In doing so, we assess a facility's offerings of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. We found that this place was below average in the two key staffing areas we focus on. In fact, it supplied fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other facilities. The last statistic we considered in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that just 3.9 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is below average.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

This nursing home's least impressive category was long-term care, which is the final area we scored. For this category, we gave this facility a grade of just D. For prospective patients looking for a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care grades are a key measure. Once we concluded our assessment of the volume of care provided by nurses, we then looked at the facility's vaccination record. We were optimistic to learn that this nursing home vaccinated 96.94656 percent of its patients for pneumonia. To our surprise, this facility was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Unfortunately, a few of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Jul 22

Hillview Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In Hillview Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 7.72% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic gauges the percent of long-term residents which developed pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are an indicator of a facility's nursing care quality.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Hillview Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 3.42% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric tells you the percent of long-term care patients which have suffered falls which caused serious injury. We use this statistic in determining nursing grades.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In Hillview Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 1.92% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care . UTI's are routinely the result of a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this metric could also be misleading for certain facilities due to different reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Hillview Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 15.49% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Hillview Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 19.89% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of residents who were given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are administered to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Hillview Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 3.23% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents demonstrating depressive symptoms. Many believe that this is a reliable measure of quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Hillview Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 88.5% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Hillview Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 15.28% Percentage of Patients

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

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Hillview Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 23.65% Percentage of Residents

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients that remained mobile levels.

Hospitalizations

Grade: C

In Hillview Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 1.24 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Hillview Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 23.65 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-plus

In Hillview Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 8.84 Percentage of Patients

This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the quality of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-plus

In Hillview Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 72.22% Percentage of Resident

This is the percent of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of performance with ADL's typically correlates with higher quality rehabilitation.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Upmc AltoonaAcute Care Hospitals 2.18 miles away620 Howard Avenue Altoona Pennsylvania 16601Voluntary non-profit - Private(814) 889-2011
  • Conemaugh Nason Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.59 miles away105 Nason Drive Roaring Spring Pennsylvania 16673Voluntary non-profit - Private(814) 224-2141
  • Tyrone Regional Health NetworkCritical Access Hospitals 15.17 miles away187 Hospital Drive Tyrone Pennsylvania 16686Voluntary non-profit - Private(814) 684-1255
  • Conemaugh Miners Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.54 miles away290 Haida Avenue Hastings Pennsylvania 16646Proprietary(814) 247-3100

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fresenius Kidney Care - Altoona1.43 miles away1602 Ninth Avenue Altoona Pennsylvania 16602CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 36 (814) 940-2440
  • u.s. Renal Care - Altoona2.55 miles away118 E. Chestnut Avenue Altoona Pennsylvania 16601CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (814) 942-2569
  • Tyrone Dialysis Center15.19 miles away175 Hospital Drive Tyrone Pennsylvania 16686Dialysis Stations: 7 (814) 684-4390
  • Davita - Pdi Ebensburg15.73 miles away429 Manor Dr., Suite 650 Ebensburg Pennsylvania 15931Dialysis Stations: 9 (814) 472-2642

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=395241