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Hometown Nursing and Rehab Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: D
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Hometown Nursing and Rehab Center's website

149 Lafayette Avenue,
Tamaqua PA 18252

(570) 668-1775

46.13% estimated occupancy 1

Please note our records indicate that Hometown Nursing and Rehab Center 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.

Note: Hometown Nursing and Rehab Center has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.

Hometown Nursing and Rehab Center is a facility in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, which has a population of 11,188 people. We awarded this facility an overall grade of D. A grade of this caliber generally suggests a few concerning datapoints. If you are not satisfied with this facility's pedestrian overall grade, you may have to look in other cities as this is the only nursing home in Tamaqua. Lastly, this nursing home's ownership changed in the last year, so we will need to monitor it to confirm it is able to raise its standard of care going forward.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)
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Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

Although we did not have many favorable things to say about this facility's overall score, it did receive a respectable nursing score of B-. Nursing grades are heavily correlated with levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this facility actually fared better in some of the quality measures we assessed. In fact, it scored well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

One of this nursing home's better category grades was in the area of short-term care. This ended up being its second best category. In that category, we awarded this facility a B-. In computing our short-term care ratings, we scrutinize the nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This category is frequently a reliable measure of the facility's ability to rehabilitate patients. Unfortunately, we found that this nursing home provided fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other facilities. Finally, we assessed the percentage of patients that who were able to eventually return home from this facility. We found that 5.8 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was actually well below the national average.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: C

The third highest category we gave this nursing home in any category came in the category of long-term care, where we awarded it a grade of C. In a long-term care environment, the primary objective is to keep patients as healthy and safe as possible. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate residents. In addition to assessing the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is better than the average nursing home. This facility also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Facility Inspections

Grade: F

Moving on our final category of inspections, this facility received a grade that's as bad as it gets. For places that received this poor of an inspection score, we recommend scrutinizing the severe deficiencies on its inspection report. This nursing home had 5 deficiencies on its inspection report. The only favorable thing we can say is that none of its deficiencies were in the categories that indicate they created a threat to resident safety or health. Finally, CMS flagged this nursing home for possible abuse or neglect. This is not what you want to see. We advise you to direct your search elsewhere.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Hometown Nursing and Rehab Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-plus

In Hometown Nursing and Rehab Center, 2.44% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to remaining in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-plus

In Hometown Nursing and Rehab Center, 0.41% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of patients that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Falls which result in injury are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In Hometown Nursing and Rehab Center, 0.84% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Although more of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it can be problematic to compare between facilities due to facilities having varying reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A

In Hometown Nursing and Rehab Center, 5.91% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to patients for many medical conditions, including cognitive disorders. Sadly, in some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Hometown Nursing and Rehab Center, 14.41% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of residents who were given antianxiety medications. These medications are used to treat residents suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Hometown Nursing and Rehab Center, 2.62% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term care patients exhibiting depressive symptoms. Many believe that this is a reliable measure of patient quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Hometown Nursing and Rehab Center, 99.65% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Hometown Nursing and Rehab Center, 12.28% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In Hometown Nursing and Rehab Center, 19.18% of Residents

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that maintained mobility.

Hospitalizations

Grade: D

In Hometown Nursing and Rehab Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is key to preserving the physical health of nursing home patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Hometown Nursing and Rehab Center, 19.18% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A

In Hometown Nursing and Rehab Center, 6.53% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess patient care during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-minus

In Hometown Nursing and Rehab Center, 74.63% of Resident

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

  • St Luke's Miners Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.79 miles away360 W Ruddle Street Coaldale Pennsylvania 18218Voluntary non-profit - Private(570) 645-2131
  • Lehigh Valley Hospital - HazletonAcute Care Hospitals 8.87 miles away700 East Broad Street Hazleton Pennsylvania 18201Government - Local(570) 501-4000
  • St Luke's Hospital-Gnaden Huetten CampusAcute Care Hospitals 12.52 miles away211 North 12th Street Lehighton Pennsylvania 18235Voluntary non-profit - Private(607) 377-1300
  • Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill S. Jackson StreeAcute Care Hospitals 15.16 miles away420 South Jackson Street Pottsville Pennsylvania 17901Voluntary non-profit - Private(570) 621-5102
  • Palmerton HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.33 miles away135 Lafayette Avenue Palmerton Pennsylvania 18071Voluntary non-profit - Other(610) 826-3141

Nearby Dialysis

  • Etowah Dialysis LLC1.69 miles away1215 East Broad Street Tamaqua Pennsylvania 18252Dialysis Stations: 8 (570) 668-3480
  • Fresenius Kidney Care - Hazleton7.8 miles away110 Butler Drive Hazleton Pennsylvania 18201Dialysis Stations: 12 (570) 454-3558
  • The Kidney Center of Greater Hazleton11.83 miles away426 Airport Road 2 Beltway Commons Hazleton Pennsylvania 18202Dialysis Stations: 21 (570) 450-0870
  • Fresenius Kidney Care - Carbon County13.2 miles away168 S. Sargent Stanley Hoffman Boulevard Lehighton Pennsylvania 18235CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (610) 379-0330
  • Davita Frackville Dialysis13.69 miles away950 Schuylkill Mall Road Frackville Pennsylvania 17931Dialysis Stations: 12 (570) 874-1238
  • Fresenius Kidney Care - Pottsville15.34 miles away278 Industrial Park Road Pottsville Pennsylvania 17901CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (570) 429-1900
  • Palmerton Dialysis Center18.41 miles away185-C Delaware Avenue Palmerton Pennsylvania 18071Dialysis Stations: 10 (610) 826-5929

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=395875