Jefferson's Ferry
500 Mather Drive, Centereach NY 11720 · (631) 650-2700 · 95.16% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Jefferson's Ferry is a small non-profit facility in Centereach, New York. With an overall score of A+, this nursing home is ranked among the top nursing homes we found. In fact, we ranked this nursing home in the top ten percentile of all nursing homes in the United States. As you can see below, this nursing home performed equally well in our category ratings. We gave it a straight A report card!
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 60 Beds
CCRC :
Non profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
One of the many reasons this turned out to be a quality nursing home is that it received an A+ inspection grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this critical category. Inspection scores are tied to several pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this category have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places should 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
We also wanted to point out the fact that this nursing home fared very well in our long-term care rating. We gave them an impressive grade of A+ in this area. When facilities receive this type of score in long-term care it is usually a good sign for resident care and suggests that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses aids. After considering the significant amount of nursing care provided by this facility, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is far higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 1.17 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility has fewer hospitalizations than the average nursing home.
Short-term Care Quality
We also would like to point out the fact that this facility was given a dominant score of A in our short-term care category. Short-term care ratings are based in part on a facility's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a wide range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. This place provides more services with physical therapists and registered nurses than most nursing homes we looked at. This is a great sign. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of residents that were able to return home from this facility. On top of excelling in the area of physical therapy hours, we found that it fared as well as just about any facility in the nation in this area with 58.5 percent of its patients returning home. Most facilities are below 50 percent in this statistic.
Nurse Quality
In the final category, we awarded this facility an A+ for its nursing grade. This topped off a very impressive report card. The nursing score assesses several factors, however, the most important one is the level of nurse hours spent with patients. This facility provided 4.3 hours of nursing care per resident each day, which is among the more impressive totals in the country. A significant portion of those hours were provided by registered nurses, which are one of the more skilled levels of nurses. We were very impressed by both of these statistics. In addition to providing high levels of care, this facility also fared well in several of the quality measures we looked at. In terms of the percentage of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, this nursing home performed better than the national average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Jefferson's Ferry Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to staying in one position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision. Closer supervision limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric tells you the percent of long-term patients receiving antianxiety drugs.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Higher levels of depression could indicate a lower level of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percentage of patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom. Many in the industry argue that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that were able to retain mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is critical to preserving the physical health of nursing home patients.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to gauge short-term care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term patients who saw functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better