Layhill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is in Silver Spring, Maryland. This city is one of the most densely populated cities in the nation with has a total of 282,095 people. This nursing home proved to be a solid facility, with an overall grade of C. This grade is not too far off the city grade for Silver Spring, which is a B-. One of the better aspects of this facility's profile is its impressive inspection reports, which is addressed in the next section.
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Layhill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- No Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
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Facility Inspections
In addition to being a respectable nursing home overall, this place also excelled in the area of inspections, where it received an A-. Few facilities performed better in this category. Our inspection grades are tied to several datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that score well in this category have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. While this facility had a few minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G through L. This tells you that the inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A few minor deficiencies shouldn't lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility's second best area came in the area of short-term care. In that area, we awarded this facility a B-. Our short-term care ratings are considered to be most meaningful for residents requiring rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation usually mandates higher levels of skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes not just nursing, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Unfortunately, this nursing home was below average in terms of its number of registered nurse and physical therapy hours provided to its residents based on the measures we assessed. The last datapoint we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients who ultimately were able to return home from the facility. We found that just 4.8 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
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Nurse Quality
Turning to another strength for this facility, it also received an elite nursing rating. We gave this nursing home an impressive grade of D. Nursing ratings are heavily correlated with quantity of nursing care available. This nursing home averaged a meager 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident daily. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in computing our nursing grades. This place fared well in terms of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we graded is long-term care, is this nursing home's weakest category. We awarded this facility a grade of D in that area. In a long-term care environment, the nursing home's primary objective is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. After looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 96.111115 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is more than the majority of nursing homes. Surprisingly, this place was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Sadly, some of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Layhill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Layhill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 8.41% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care reduces the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Layhill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 1.11% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are often caused by lower quality nursing care. More supervision reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Layhill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 1.13% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely caused by a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this datapoint can be skewed for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Layhill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 6.73% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure is a measure of the percent of long-term residents receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Layhill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 7.83% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic tells you the percent of long-term patients that are prescribed antianxiety medication. These medications are generally given to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Layhill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 40.33% of Patients
This is the percent of residents showing signs of depression. Higher levels of depression could reveal a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Layhill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 96.7% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these vaccines critical to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Layhill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 24.32% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Layhill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 20.55% of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that were able to retain mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Layhill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the overall quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Layhill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 20.55% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Layhill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 7.1% of Patients
This is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Layhill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 73.79% of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements.
Scores for Silver Spring, MD
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
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Nearby Hospitals
- Medstar Montgomery Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 4.4 miles away18101 Prince Philip Drive Olney Maryland 20832Voluntary non-profit - Private(301) 774-8882
- Holy Cross HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.54 miles away1500 Forest Glen Road Silver Spring Maryland 20910Voluntary non-profit - Church(301) 754-7000
- Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.46 miles away12100 Plum Orchard Drive Silver Spring Maryland 20904Voluntary non-profit - Private(301) 891-5651
- Walter Reed National Military Med CenAcute Care - Department of Defense 6.6 miles away8901 Rockville Pike Bethesda Maryland 20889Department of Defense(301) 295-4000
- Suburban HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.94 miles away8600 Old Georgetown Road Bethesda Maryland 20814Voluntary non-profit - Private(301) 896-2576
- Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.03 miles away9901 Medical Center Drive Rockville Maryland 20850Voluntary non-profit - Private(240) 826-6527
- University of Md Laurel Regional HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.98 miles away7300 Van Dusen Road Laurel Maryland 20707Voluntary non-profit - Private(301) 725-4300
- Holy Cross Germantown HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.95 miles away19801 Observation Drive Germantown Maryland 20876Voluntary non-profit - Private(301) 557-6020
Nearby Dialysis
- Brownwood Dialysis LLC2.33 miles away5544 Norbeck Rd Rockville Maryland 20853CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (301) 460-2090
- Renal Treatment Center - Wheaton3.57 miles awayWheaton Park Shopping Ctr 11941 Georgia Ave Silver Spring Maryland 20902CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (301) 949-9620
- Us Renal Care - Rockville3.78 miles away11800 a Nebel St Rockville Maryland 20852Dialysis Stations: 12 (301) 468-3221
- Bma - Wheaton4.04 miles away10901b Georgia Avenue Silver Spring Maryland 20902Dialysis Stations: 14 (301) 933-1307
- Bma - Rockville4.58 miles away7524 Standish Pl Ste 100-B Derwood Maryland 20855Dialysis Stations: 16 (301) 610-0711
- Cadia Dialysis Springbrook5.48 miles away12325 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring Maryland 20904Dialysis Stations: 11 (301) 244-3028
- Fmc - Silver Spring5.59 miles away12120 Plum Orchard Rd Ste 140 Silver Spring Maryland 20904Dialysis Stations: 12 (301) 572-2484
- Bedell Dialysis, LLC5.59 miles away13875 Outlet Drive Silver Spring Maryland 20904Dialysis Stations: 18 (301) 890-1504