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Kendal at Ithaca

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B
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2230 North Triphammer Road,
Ithaca NY 14850

(800) 253-6325

85.83% estimated occupancy 1

Kendal at Ithaca is a small non-profit nursing home in Ithaca, New York. This is a good nursing home. We gave it an overall grade of B, which is a respectable score. You could certainly do much worse than this nursing home. This place's strong profile was highlighted by its inspection score, which we will address in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling

Awards

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Top Nursing Home in New York Awards 2019

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Best Nursing Home in New York Awards 2020

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Best Nursing Home in Ithaca, New York Awards 2020

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Top Nursing Home in New York Awards 2021

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Best Nursing Home in Ithaca, New York Awards 2021

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

In addition to being a quality nursing home overall, this place also excelled in our inspections category, where it earned an A+. Few nursing homes fared better in that area. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining our inspection ratings. One key factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these are relatively insignificant. This nursing home was assessed 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be severe. This means that CMS did not consider any of these deficiencies to create an imminent 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

Grade: B-plus

Another one of this facility's quality category scores came in the area of long-term care. We awarded them one of our more positive grades in that area, with a score of B+. If you are seeking anything other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each nursing home's long-term care ratings. Once we looked at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 93.41318 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is a few points lower than we expected but still a decent figure. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

This facility's next best category was its nursing grade, where it received a grade of C. While this didn't quite match its scores in some of the categories discussed above, this is still a decent score. When calculating our nursing ratings, we assess both staffing levels and the training levels of those nurses. This nursing home averages just 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place surprisingly excelled in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed. In fact, it scored well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. Many consider these areas to be indicators of the quality of nursing care. In many cases, the quality of nursing care is every bit as important as the number of hours of care offered.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: D

The final category we graded is short-term care, which was this facility's weakest category. We awarded this nursing home a D in this area. Sadly, this category hurt the nursing home's overall profile to some degree. In the category of short-term care, we try to qualify indicators of a facility's rehabilitation services. We analyze a facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. In this place's case, it looks like it offered less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than a typical facility. Finally, we assessed the percentage of residents who eventually returned home from this nursing home. This facility didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 4.2 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Kendal at Ithaca Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Kendal at Ithaca, 9.3% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care minimizes the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Kendal at Ithaca, 3.59% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay residents which have suffered a fall which resulted in severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: F

In Kendal at Ithaca, 6.83% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are linked to poorer hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In Kendal at Ithaca, 18.56% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. These medications are used to treat several medical conditions, such as dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Kendal at Ithaca, 13.58% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of patients who were given antianxiety medications. These drugs are given to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Kendal at Ithaca, 2.42% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents demonstrating symptoms of depression. Increased rates of depression may indicate lower quality care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Kendal at Ithaca, 95.62% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines important for resident well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In Kendal at Ithaca, 17.31% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may indicate the decline of a resident's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In Kendal at Ithaca, 19.69% of Residents

This tells you the percent of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Kendal at Ithaca, 0.68 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

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

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Kendal at Ithaca, 19.69% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-plus

In Kendal at Ithaca, 10.19% of Patients

This metric measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Kendal at Ithaca, 92.14% of Resident

This is the percent of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with ADL's often correlates with better rehabilitation services.

Scores for Ithaca, NY

  • Overall Rating has a grade of C
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of D
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of D
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A

Looking for more options? Ithaca, New York has 3 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Cayuga Medical Center at IthacaAcute Care Hospitals 2.95 miles away101 Dates Drive Ithaca New York 14850Voluntary non-profit - Private(607) 274-4401
  • Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 17.67 miles away134 Homer Avenue Cortland New York 13045Voluntary non-profit - Private(607) 756-3501

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita Ithaca Dialysis Center2.89 miles away201 Dates Drive Suite 206 Ithaca New York 14850Dialysis Stations: 12 (607) 272-1693
  • St. Joseph's - Cortland16.58 miles away3993 West Road Cortland New York 13045CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 10 (607) 662-0140