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Kensington Healthcare Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: D
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3000 Mccomas Avenue,
Kensington MD 20895

(301) 933-0060

95.07% estimated occupancy 1

Note: Kensington Healthcare Center has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.

Kensington Healthcare Center is a facility located in Kensington, Maryland. This city has 19,054 people. Sporting an overall rating of D, this is a subpar nursing home. If you are not satisfied with this facility's pedestrian overall grade, you may have to look in other cities as this is the only nursing home in Kensington. We wouldn't blame you if you are ready to stop reading and find another nursing home. However, if you want to learn more about this nursing home's category grades, inspection grades are discussed in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Amputee Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Mental Health
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Bariatric Care
  • Oncology Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition

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Facility Inspections

Grade: B-minus

Although this facility's overall grade is not a highlight, it received a somewhat respectable grade in the category of inspections. We awarded it a B- for this category, which is a decent score. Our inspection grades are tied to many datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are an important thing to look for on these inspections. Severe deficiencies indicate a threat to patient safety. This facility received 7 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This tells you that CMS didn't deem any of these deficiencies an immediate risk to resident health or safety. Finally, CMS cited this nursing home for possible abuse or neglect. Hopefully, its performance improves in the future, but until then we simply can't recommend this facility.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

One of this nursing home's better category grades came in the category of long-term care. This wound up being its second most favorable category. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B-. In a long-term care setting, the primary goal is to keep patients healthy and safe. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate residents. In addition to assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 99.799194 percent of its residents, which is better than the average nursing home. This facility keeps its residents out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

We awarded this facility a respectable grade in the area of nursing as well, with a grade of C. Nursing grades are heavily correlated with nurse staffing levels. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this nursing home actually fared better in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at. It performed well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. Many consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care. In some cases, the quality of nursing care is just as important as the quantity of hours of care provided.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

The next category we assessed is short-term care. This facility received a grade of C for the area. In calculating our short-term care scores, we size up the facility's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other highly trained professionals. This area is often a meaningful measure of the facility's rehabilitation services. Unfortunately, we found that this place provided fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other facilities. The final item we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that just 4.5 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Kensington Healthcare Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Kensington Healthcare Center, 8.5% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often the result of patients staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A

In Kensington Healthcare Center, 0.8% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are routinely associated with lower levels of patient supervision. More supervision reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In Kensington Healthcare Center, 0.61% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely linked to worse hygiene protocols. Closer supervision can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. We want to point out that this statistic is affected by by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Kensington Healthcare Center, 7.89% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Kensington Healthcare Center, 3.07% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of residents who were given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are given to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Kensington Healthcare Center, 2.67% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms. Some experts argue that this is a reasonable measure of quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Kensington Healthcare Center, 99.9% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: F

In Kensington Healthcare Center, 29.53% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Kensington Healthcare Center, 22.18% of Residents

This indicates the percentage of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Kensington Healthcare Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Kensington Healthcare Center, 22.18% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-minus

In Kensington Healthcare Center, 13.72% of Patients

This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-minus

In Kensington Healthcare Center, 87.47% of Resident

This datapoint measures the percentage of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry believe this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation performance.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Holy Cross HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.86 miles away1500 Forest Glen Road Silver Spring Maryland 20910Voluntary non-profit - Church(301) 754-7000
  • Walter Reed National Military Med CenAcute Care - Department of Defense 3.01 miles away8901 Rockville Pike Bethesda Maryland 20889Department of Defense(301) 295-4000
  • Suburban HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.58 miles away8600 Old Georgetown Road Bethesda Maryland 20814Voluntary non-profit - Private(301) 896-2576
  • Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.7 miles away12100 Plum Orchard Drive Silver Spring Maryland 20904Voluntary non-profit - Private(301) 891-5651
  • Sibley Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.28 miles away5255 Loughboro Rd Nw Washington District of Columbia 20016Voluntary non-profit - Other(202) 537-4680
  • Medstar Washington Hospital CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.63 miles away110 Irving St Nw Washington District of Columbia 20010Voluntary non-profit - Other(202) 877-7000
  • Children's Hospital NmcChildrens 7.79 miles away111 Michigan Ave, Nw Washington District of Columbia 20010Voluntary non-profit - Private(202) 476-5000
  • Howard University HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.29 miles away2041 Georgia Ave Nw Washington District of Columbia 20060Voluntary non-profit - Other(202) 745-6100

Nearby Dialysis

  • Bma - Wheaton0.71 miles away10901b Georgia Avenue Silver Spring Maryland 20902Dialysis Stations: 14 (301) 933-1307
  • Renal Treatment Center - Wheaton1.49 miles awayWheaton Park Shopping Ctr 11941 Georgia Ave Silver Spring Maryland 20902CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (301) 949-9620
  • Holy Cross Hospital2.31 miles awayRenal Dialysis Unit 1500 Forest Glen Rd Silver Spring Maryland 20910Dialysis Stations: 14 (301) 754-7560
  • Us Renal Care - Rockville3.4 miles away11800 a Nebel St Rockville Maryland 20852Dialysis Stations: 12 (301) 468-3221
  • Davita - Silver Spring3.54 miles away8040 Georgia Ave Ste 150 Silver Spring Maryland 20910CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (301) 608-8961
  • Bma - Bethesda3.88 miles away6420 Rockledge Dr Ste 1100 Bethesda Maryland 20817Dialysis Stations: 18 (301) 652-2554
  • Cadia Dialysis Springbrook3.92 miles away12325 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring Maryland 20904Dialysis Stations: 11 (301) 244-3028
  • Fmc - Silver Spring4.82 miles away12120 Plum Orchard Rd Ste 140 Silver Spring Maryland 20904Dialysis Stations: 12 (301) 572-2484

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=215043