Laurel Center
125 Holly Road, Hamburg PA 19526 · (610) 562-2284 · 90.53% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Laurel Center is a large nursing home located in Hamburg, Pennsylvania. We gave this facility an overall grade of B. A score of this caliber requires solid marks in most areas. This place truly has plenty working in its favor. The best aspect of this facility's strong profile is its inspection rating. We discuss inspections in the next section
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 130 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
One of the reasons this ended up being a quality nursing home is that it received an impressive inspection rating. Inspections turned out to be its best category. In that category, we awarded this facility a grade of A+. Arguably the most critical factor we consider in calculating our inspection scores is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places with better grades in this area typically avoided the most severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. This nursing home was hit with 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This tells you that the government inspectors did not deem any of these deficiencies to pose an imminent risk to patient safety or health. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also received a strong short-term care grade. In fact, we gave it an above average grade of B in this area. With our short-term care rating, we attempt to forge a valuable barometer for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we assess a nursing home's level of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. One reason for this facility's strong score in this category is that it provides more care with registered nurses to its residents than the average nursing home. The last statistic we looked at in this area is the percentage of patients who ultimately returned home from the facility. It fared as well as just about any nursing home in Pennsylvania in this metric with 56 percent of its patients returning home.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home is also above average in the category of long-term care, where it was awarded a grade of B. It performed more favorably than most facilities in this area. Nursing homes that do well in long-term care tend to provide residents with better supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. On top of looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 99.76798 percent of its patients, which is far higher than the average nursing home. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 1.26 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility has fewer hospitalizations than many nursing homes.
Nurse Quality
The last category we analyzed is nursing. In that category, we awarded this nursing home a B-. Nursing grades are based largely on nurse staffing levels. This nursing home provides 3.9 hours of nursing care per patient each day. This is better than average. In calculating our nursing grades, we apply more weight to hours performed by more highly trained nurses such as registered nurses. Lastly, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed admirably in this statistic.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Laurel Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This statistic gauges the percentage of long-term stay residents which suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a reliable barometer of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents who have had a fall which caused serious injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This tells you the percentage of long-term care residents that suffered from urinary tract infections. Although a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare between facilities due to reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility 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 percent of long-term residents who were given antianxiety medication. These medications are typically given to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. Some argue that this is a reliable measure of quality of life.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percentage of residents who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percentage of residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may indicate erosion of a patient's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is the percent of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of 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
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is the percentage of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of performance with ADL's usually correlates with superior rehabilitation.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better