Long Island Care Center

Nursing Home

Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

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Long Island Care Center's website

144-61 38th Ave,
Flushing NY 11354

(718) 939-7500

87.4% estimated occupancy ¹

Long Island Care Center is in Flushing, New York, a city with 219,342 people. It looks like this facility is a well below average nursing home. A score in this range suggests we found a few red flags. Not surprisingly, this is rated as one of the five worst rated nursing homes in Flushing based on the data we assessed. With many other nursing homes in the city, you should be able to do better. Despite all this, one of the few highlights of this facility's profile is its impressive inspection reports. You can scroll down to find out about inspections and other category grades

Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
Amputee Recovery
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Dentistry
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Tracheotomy Care
Podiatry
Mental Health
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Pharmacy
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Optometry

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)

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Facility Inspections

While we were not high on this nursing home's overall grade, it received a very impressive inspection report this year. In fact, it received an excellent inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our best grades in that category with a grade of A+. Our inspection ratings weigh a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. You should avoid places with a bunch of deficiencies flagged. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. In spite of this deficiency, this place still had a relatively favorable report.

Long-term Care Quality

This facility's second best area came in the area of long-term care. In that area, we gave this facility a B-. For patients in need of a permanent residence rather than skilled nursing, long-term care grades are a key measure. One of the factors we considered after nurse's aid hours was vaccinations. Frankly, we were a bit worried that this facility provided the pneumonia vaccination to just 81.51986 percent of its patients. On a more positive note, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

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Short-term Care Quality

This nursing home ended up receiving a a very poor score in our short-term care category. It received an F in this area. In the area of short-term care, we endeavor to evaluate indicators of a facility's rehabilitation. We assess a facility's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Considering its grade in this category, we weren't surprised to discover that this facility was well below average in terms of the number of registered nurse and physical therapy hours offered to its residents based on the metrics we assessed. The final measure we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients that who were able to eventually return home from the facility. This nursing home struggled quite a bit in this area as well, with just 4.7 percent of its patients returning home. This was quite a bit below average.

Nurse Quality

The final category we assessed is nursing, where this facility was given a very poor grade in this area also. We gave it a lowly F in this area, which is obviously a major concern. There are a host of data points within this area. Most of these factors reflect nurse staffing. This nursing home offered a meager 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in calculating our nursing scores. This facility performed well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Long Island Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Long Island Care Center, 9.62% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to remaining in one position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Long Island Care Center, 3.04% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term care residents that sustained a fall which resulted in major injury. We use this statistic in computing nursing ratings.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Long Island Care Center, 2.08% of Patients had UTIs

This is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients which have suffered from urinary tract infections. Although more of these infections may reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it can be difficult to compare between nursing homes due to facilities having differing reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Long Island Care Center, 11.61% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. These drugs are sometimes used for treating a variety of conditions, including dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Long Island Care Center, 13.28% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term residents taking antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Long Island Care Center, 13.6% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients exhibiting depressive symptoms. High levels of depression may reveal lower quality care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Long Island Care Center, 91.89% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these types of vaccines critical to patient health.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Long Island Care Center, 14.66% Percentage of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Long Island Care Center, 18.82% Percentage of Residents

This is the percent of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Long Island Care Center, 1.2 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is key to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Long Island Care Center, 18.82 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Long Island Care Center, 8.77 Percentage 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

In Long Island Care Center, 74.71% Percentage of Resident

This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements.

Scores for Flushing, NY

Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
Nurse Rating has a grade of D
Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
Inspection Rating has a grade of A-plus

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