2237 Linden Boulevard, Brooklyn NY 11207 · (718) 649-7000 · 97.42% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Linden Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation is located in Brooklyn, New York, which offers more than 20 nursing homes. Featuring an overall score of C, this is likely a middle of the pack nursing home. This grade isn't too far off the city grade for Brooklyn, which is a B-. One of the major highlights of this nursing home's report card is its exemplary inspection reports, which is addressed in the next section.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 280 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Facility Inspections
A
Historical
To pair with its relatively modest overall score, we gave this nursing home a grade of A for its inspection grade. This score is far better than its overall score. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing our inspection grades. One key factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is arguably more important than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies end up being quite insignificant. While this facility had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you the government inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is always a good sign.
Long-term Care Quality
B-
Historical
This nursing home's next best area turned out to be its long-term care grade, where it was awarded a B-. Our long-term care grades are more important for individuals requiring more conventional services associated with personal care. On top of considering the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. We were a bit concerned this facility provided the vaccine to just 84.5679 percent of its patients. On a more positive note, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 1.25 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility has less hospitalizations than many nursing homes.
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Short-term Care Quality
D
Historical
Sadly, this facility's third highest category was short-term care. As it turns out, with a D in this category, it still fared somewhat poorly. In our short-term care grade, we attempt to forge a fair gauge for rehabilitation. In doing so, we look at the facility's level of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. We found that this facility was below average in one of the two key staffing areas we looked at. It offered fewer registered nurse hours per resident than most other nursing homes. Finally, we considered the number of patients who ultimately were able to return home from this nursing home. This nursing home didn't fare well in this area. In fact, we found that just 38.5 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was quite a bit off the national average.
Nurse Quality
F
Historical
The last area we rated was nursing, which ended up being this nursing home's weakest category. We gave it an F in this area, which is certainly a major concern. Our nursing rating is based on a host of factors. The most important one is the amount of time nurses spent with patients. This nursing home averages 3.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day, which is below the national average. Unfortunately, this facility also had abysmal marks in some of the quality-based metrics to go along with its weak nursing hour totals. We looked at the percentage of patients suffering pressure ulcers and we were disappointed. This nursing home was at roughly 150 percent of the national average in this measure. This is a bad sign in light of the fact that so many bed sores are preventable with better nursing care. This metric helped pull down this nursing home's nursing score significantly.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Aug 20
Provider:
C
State:
B
National:
B
Overall Rating
Nurse Rating
Long-Term Rating
Short-Term Rating
Inspection Rating
Linden Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from staying in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Provider
D
14.48%
State
B-
8.47%
National
B
7.33%
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Major falls are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision.
Provider
A
1.13%
State
B+
2.91%
National
B
3.36%
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely associated with facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Closer supervision can limit the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Note that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for infections.
Provider
A
0.41%
State
B+
2.21%
National
B
2.65%
Percent of Patients with UTIs Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric gauges the percent of long-term stay residents which were given antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may mean a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in situations where such drugs are not medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes need to rely on these medications due to having more residents suffering from dementia.
Provider
A+
3.43%
State
B+
11.1%
National
B
14.18%
Percent of Patients Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of patients given antianxiety medications. These drugs are prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
Provider
A+
4.39%
State
A-
13.33%
National
B
19.67%
Percent of Patients Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percent of long-term residents exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Provider
C
6.15%
State
B
7.09%
National
B+
5.09%
Percent of Patients Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Measures the percent of long-term stay patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Provider
D
87.89%
State
B
93.26%
National
B
92.04%
Percent of Patients Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Measures the percent of long-term care residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and eating. Many would argue that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Provider
B+
13.03%
State
B+
13.31%
National
B
14.47%
Percentage of Patients Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients who were able to retain mobility.
Provider
D
9.89%
State
B-
15.38%
National
B
17.09%
Percentage of Residents Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of care.
Provider
A
1.06
State
B+
1.46
National
B
1.70
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Provider
A
9.89
State
B+
15.38
National
B
17.09
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
This indicates the percentage of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with ADL's usually correlates with higher quality rehabilitation.
Provider
A-
78.64%
State
B
69.8%
National
B
68.04%
Percentage of Resident Higher is Better
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