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Locust Grove Retirement Village

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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69 Cottage Road,
Mifflin PA 17058

(717) 436-8921

77.78% estimated occupancy 1

Locust Grove Retirement Village is an average-sized facility located in Mifflin, Pennsylvania. We gave it an overall grade of C, which is a middle of the road rating. Based on our assessment, there are definitely far worse facilities out there. This nursing home did not excel in all of our categories, but it did not receive any rock-bottom grades either. More information about its category grades can be found below.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Physical Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

This nursing home received a solid overall grade as described above, but we really wanted to emphasize its nearly flawless inspection reports in recent years. We gave them an impressive grade of A in this category. Inspection grades account for several factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better grades in this category generally have few of these severe deficiencies. Although this nursing home had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. A couple of minor deficiencies should not lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

This nursing home's short-term care score appears to be one of its better scores. The facility received a grade of B- in this area. In determining our short-term care scores, we look at a nursing home's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other highly trained professionals. This area is considered to be a reliable assessment of the facility's rehabilitation. Unfortunately, we found that this place provided fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other facilities. The last metric we considered in this category is the percentage of residents who eventually returned home from the facility. We found that just 4.9 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

This facility's next best category was its nursing grade, where it received a grade of B-. The nursing grade is based on quite a few components, but the main consideration is the level of nurse hours per patient per week. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Lastly, nursing scores also consider quality-based measures, such as avoiding major falls. Despite not having the highest total nursing hours, this nursing home performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is usually a reliable indicator that a place has quality controls in place. Some falls can be avoided if a nursing home supplies enough nurses to assist its residents.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

The final category we assessed was long-term care, which was a weak spot for this nursing home. We gave this facility a grade of D in long-term care. For prospective patients looking for a permanent place to live rather than rehabilitation, long-term care is a very important category. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 95.9854 percent of its residents, which is higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. To our surprise, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility has fewer hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes. Unfortunately, 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.

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

Locust Grove Retirement Village Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In Locust Grove Retirement Village, 5.85% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Locust Grove Retirement Village, 3.65% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric tells you the percentage of long-term care residents which had falls resulting in serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indication of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A

In Locust Grove Retirement Village, 0.38% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely associated with poor nursing care. Better hygiene protocols can limit the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Note that this datapoint is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Locust Grove Retirement Village, 15.95% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric tells you the percentage of long-term stay patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may mean a facility is using these medications to subdue residents in situations where such drugs aren't medically required. However, some nursing homes need to rely on these drugs due to having more patients suffering from cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Locust Grove Retirement Village, 22.26% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally used to treat residents suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Locust Grove Retirement Village, 2.28% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term care patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Some experts believe this is a measure of patient quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Locust Grove Retirement Village, 94.44% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines important for resident well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-minus

In Locust Grove Retirement Village, 9.92% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and eating.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In Locust Grove Retirement Village, 14.16% of Residents

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that maintained mobility. Many in the industry argue that mobility is vital to patients health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A

In Locust Grove Retirement Village, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Locust Grove Retirement Village, 14.16% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical abilities of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A

In Locust Grove Retirement Village, 6.83% of Patients

This tells you the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-plus

In Locust Grove Retirement Village, 80.08% of Resident

This is the percent of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with ADL's generally correlates with better rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Geisinger-Lewistown HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.95 miles away400 Highland Avenue Lewistown Pennsylvania 17044Voluntary non-profit - Private(717) 248-5411

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita - Lewistown Dialysis8.82 miles away611 Electric Avenue Lewistown Pennsylvania 17044CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 23 (717) 248-2344
  • Bio-Medical Applications of Pennsylvania, Inc.9.69 miles away325 W. Freedom Avenue, Suite 110 Burnham Pennsylvania 17009Dialysis Stations: 13 (717) 248-4513
  • Fresenius Kidney Care - New Bloomfield15.11 miles away218 S. Carlisle Street New Bloomfield Pennsylvania 17068Dialysis Stations: 12 (717) 582-0165