Jeanne Jugan Residence
4200 Harewood Road Ne, Washington DC 20017 · (202) 269-1831 · 89.75% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Jeanne Jugan Residence turns out to be one of many nursing home options to select from in Washington, District of Columbia. We awarded this facility world class overall score of A+. Consequently, it graded out better than the average nursing home in Washington by a wide margin. We flat out can not say enough favorable things about this place. Headlining this place's exemplary profile is its nursing rating, which you can find in the next section.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 40 Beds
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
In addition to a phenomenal overall grade, this facility also received A+ nursing grade. In computing a nursing home's nursing score, we consider the amount of time nurses are caring for patients and the levels of training of the nurses. This place boasts a really impressive 7.2 hours of nursing care per resident per day, of which a significant portion of those hours were provided by registered nurses. This is one of the most highly highly trained levels of nurses. This is one of the higher totals of nursing hours we found. On top of providing impressive levels of care, this nursing home also excelled in the quality measures we looked at. For example, it performed as well as any nursing home in District of Columbia in the area of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We look at these statistics as predictive measures of the caliber of nursing care being provided.
Facility Inspections
This facility has also received near flawless health inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Our inspection grades are based on many datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent government inspections. Facilities that receive favorable grades in this category typically 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. Although this nursing home had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Turning our third area, this top-shelf nursing home also dominated in the category of long-term care. In this category, we awarded it a A+. Only a small group of facilities fared better in this area. Facilities that receive this kind of score in this category tend to provide consistent 24/7 care to make sure residents are well cared for. One of the statistics we considered on top of this facility's quality nursing hours is vaccinations. This nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccination to 100 percent of its patients. Vaccines are a great way to avoid unnecessary hospitalizations for the elderly. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Short-term Care Quality
In the final category we rated, this nursing home was awarded an impressive grade grade of A- in our short-term care category. With this score, the nursing home wrapped up a straight A profile. In our short-term care assessment, we strive to create a fair gauge for rehabilitation. In this process, we analyze the facility's levels of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. One of this nursing home's strengths is it offers more than seven hours of care per week from registered nurses to each resident. This is the gold standard for this area, as it's roughly 1.5 times higher than the average nursing home's level of registered nurse staffing. The final measure we assessed in this area is the number of residents who eventually returned home from the nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home rather than remaining at the facility permanently.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Jeanne Jugan Residence Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care reduces the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term patients which had falls leading to serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be a sign of poor nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This figure is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay residents who have had urinary tract infections. While a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it can be difficult to compare different facilities due to nursing homes having reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to residents for many medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Sadly, in some situations, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents receiving antianxiety medications.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This tells you the percent of patients who are exhibiting signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percent of residents that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and eating.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is the percent of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better