Homeland Center is an average-sized non-profit facility located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. We awarded this facility world class overall grade of A. It outscored the vast majority of the nursing homes in Harrisburg by a significant margin. We really couldn't find many bad things to say about this facility. Its ratings are as good as they get. This nursing home also received strong ratings in all of our categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Homeland Center
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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- Recreational Therapy
- Optometry
- Audiology
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Long-term Care Quality
In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this facility also received an A+ long-term care grade. When facilities receive a score in this range in this category it typically means it has plenty of staff and is a quality place to reside on a permanent basis. On top of considering the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 98.48485 percent of its residents, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia is often a life or death illness for nursing home residents so we prefer when a facility does not roll the dice on this issue. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Facility Inspections
This nursing home also received a virtually flawless government inspection. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that area with a score of A+. This is one of the few places to receive multiple A+'s. Perhaps the most important factor we consider in calculating our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Places with better grades in this area typically dodged the most severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. This place was hit with 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This tells you that the inspectors didn't consider any of these deficiencies to cause an immediate risk to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
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Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A-. Our nursing rating includes quite a few components, many of which are based on nursing hours. This nursing home averages 0.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Short-term Care Quality
Turning to our fourth area, this nursing home was awarded a highly favorable short-term care score. Even though this wasn't quite as impressive as several of its other scores, this remains one of our better scores a facility can receive. Our short-term care grade is generally used to gauge a facility's rehabilitation services. To offer quality rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally must offer better levels of highly skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other licensed professionals. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last datapoint we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that 4.7 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Homeland Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Homeland Center, 2.77% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Homeland Center, 2.73% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Major falls which result in injury are routinely the result of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Homeland Center, 2.8% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often the result of a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this statistic may be misleading for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Homeland Center, 16.36% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure gauges the percent of long-term care patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such medications aren't medically indicated. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these drugs due to an increased number of patients with dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Homeland Center, 20.49% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Homeland Center, 4.67% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care residents demonstrating signs of depression. Many in the industry would argue this is a measure of patient quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Homeland Center, 98.68% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Homeland Center, 13.67% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Homeland Center, 18.41% of Residents
This tells you the percent of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Homeland Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Homeland Center, 18.41% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Homeland Center, 5.14% of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Homeland Center, 72.47% of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Scores for Harrisburg, PA
- Overall Rating has a grade of C
- Nurse Rating has a grade of C
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of D
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
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