Kendal on Hudson is a small non-profit nursing home located in Tarrytown, New York. This facility is among the most impressive nursing homes we found. In fact, it received our most impressive grade. In fact, we ranked this as one of the top 10 facilities in the nation, which is just an incredibly impressive feat. If you look below, you can see this facility's category grades, which appear to be equally strong as its overall score.
Kendal on Hudson
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Aquatic Therapy
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
In addition to being a great overall grade, this facility also received A+ health inspections in recent years. Its inspections were virtually flawless. Inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this nursing home had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none were severe based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
An additional reason we graded this facility so highly is that it was awarded an A+ short-term care score. This is flat out as strong as it gets in this category. Our short-term care grades are based on a nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a wide spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, in addition to other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 6.2 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
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Nurse Quality
Another reason we rated this nursing home so highly is that it received an A+ nursing grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this category. There are quite a few datapoints included in this area. Many of the datapoints reflect staffing levels. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by having a policy of turning patients even once per day.
Long-term Care Quality
The fourth category we looked at was long-term care. This remarkable facility also performed extremely well in this area, where we awarded it an A+. This wrapped up a amazing profile of A+'s. Facilities that receive this type of score in this category tend to provide consistent around the clock care to make sure residents are kept in good health. Once we looked at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents out of the hospital. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Kendal on Hudson Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Kendal on Hudson, 9.18% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Kendal on Hudson, 3.11% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure tells you the percent of long-term residents which experienced a fall which caused serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining our nursing grades.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Kendal on Hudson, 2.03% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely linked to poor nursing care. Closer supervision limits the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. We want to point out that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Kendal on Hudson, 12.22% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. These medications may be used for treating a variety of conditions, such as cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Kendal on Hudson, 13.51% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are administered to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Kendal on Hudson, 13.75% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents demonstrating signs of depression. Some would argue this is a measure of resident quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Kendal on Hudson, 90.38% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Kendal on Hudson, 15.3% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and bathing.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Kendal on Hudson, 14.12% Percentage of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that were able to retain mobility.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Kendal on Hudson, 14.12 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Kendal on Hudson, 9.74 Percentage of Patients
Measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Kendal on Hudson, 75.23% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint measures the percent of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Phelps Memorial Hospital AssnAcute Care Hospitals 0.37 miles away701 North Broadway Tarrytown New York 10591Voluntary non-profit - Other(914) 366-3000
- Nyack HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.19 miles away160 North Midland Avenue Nyack New York 10960Voluntary non-profit - Other(845) 348-2000
- Westchester Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.53 miles away100 Woods Rd Valhalla New York 10595Government - Hospital District or Authority(914) 493-7000
- Northern Westchester HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.63 miles away400 East Main Street Mount Kisco New York 10549Voluntary non-profit - Private(914) 666-1200
- St John's Riverside HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.92 miles away976 North Broadway Yonkers New York 10701Voluntary non-profit - Private(914) 964-4444
- Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley MedicalAcute Care Hospitals 11.7 miles away250 Old Hook Road Westwood New Jersey 07675Proprietary(201) 383-1035
- St Joseph's Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 12.65 miles away127 South Broadway Yonkers New York 10701Voluntary non-profit - Private(914) 378-7000
- New York-Presbyterian/Hudson Valley HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.8 miles away1980 Crompond Road Cortlandt Manor New York 10567Voluntary non-profit - Private(914) 734-3611
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita Hudson Valley Dialysis Center3.12 miles away155 White Plains Road Suite 107 Tarrytown New York 10591CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (914) 332-7599
- Freedom Center of Rockland County, LLC3.88 miles away131 Route 303 Valley Cottage New York 10989CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (845) 268-2777
- Dialysis Clinic Inc, Bradhurst4.03 miles away19 Bradhurst Avenue Hawthorne New York 10532CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (914) 592-4366
- Westchester Artificial Kidney Center4.84 miles away234 Tarrytown Road Dialysis Unit Elmsford New York 10523CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (914) 592-5858
- Davita White Plains Dialysis Center7.16 miles away200 Hamilton Avenue Suite 13b White Plains New York 10601CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (914) 328-4900
- Rockland County Dialysis7.99 miles away203 West Route 59 Nanuet New York 10954Dialysis Stations: 20 (845) 501-7590
- Friedwald Center for Dialysis8.83 miles away475 New Hempstead Road New City New York 10956Dialysis Stations: 9 (845) 678-2000
- Davita Port Chester Dialysis and Renal Center9.23 miles away3020 Westchester Ave Purchase New York 10577CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (914) 701-5232