Houghton Rehabilitation & Nursing Center is an average-sized nursing home located in Houghton, New York. We awarded it an overall grade of B-, which is a middle of the road grade. Based on our assessment, this place has some redeeming qualities. The best part of this facility's report card was its stellar inspection score. Inspection reports are discussed in the next paragraph.
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Houghton Rehabilitation & Nursing Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Dialysis Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Podiatry
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Bariatric Care
- Optometry
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
While this nursing home's overall grade was not bad, it really fared well in the area of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A+ for that category, which is one of our highest scores. Our inspection scores are tied to many datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel 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. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Turning to an additional strength for this facility, we awarded it a high-end long-term care grade. Indeed, we gave this facility a score of A-. Long-term care scores of this caliber generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. Once we assessed the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 99.69512 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Vaccines are critical to keeping patients healthy. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Nurse Quality
Next, we looked at the nursing category where we gave this nursing home an F. This is certainly not one of this facility's better areas. Our nursing rating is based on a variety of subcategories. The most important factor is the quantity of hours nurses spent with residents. 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. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in computing our nursing grades. This nursing home performed well when it comes to avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.
Short-term Care Quality
The last area we rated was short-term care. It received an F for this area, which is an abysmal score. This is certainly a major concern. In the area of short-term care, we try to assess indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We analyze a nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. Unfortunately, this nursing home was below average in terms of its quantity of physical therapy and registered nurse hours offered to its patients based on the staffing figures we considered. Finally, we considered the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. This wasn't a strength for this facility. We found that just 4 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home. At most nursing homes, around half of their patients are able to return home so this is well below average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Houghton Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Houghton Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 9.63% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Houghton Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 1.83% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls are often caused by poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Houghton Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 0.63% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely linked to worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this statistic could be skewed for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Houghton Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 5.56% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many patients, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Houghton Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 15.94% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are used to treat residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Houghton Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 3.63% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents demonstrating signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Houghton Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 95.1% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Houghton Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 20.5% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Houghton Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 21.78% of Residents
This tells you the percent of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Houghton Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Houghton Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 21.78% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Houghton Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 19.62% of Patients
This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Houghton Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 85.63% of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.