With an address in Alexandria, Virginia, ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation - Alexandria is one of six available nursing homes there. This nursing home received an overall grade of B+, which is a strong rating. Based on our assessment, this facility ought to meet the needs of most people. This nursing home's strong profile was highlighted by its inspection reports, which is addressed in the next section.
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ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation - Alexandria
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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
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Facility Inspections
In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this facility also earned top notch government inspections in recent years. We awarded them one of our better grades in that area, with a grade of A-. Inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This place was assessed 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This indicates that the government inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies an immediate risk to patient safety or health. We should point out that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in the industry.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we graded this facility so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing grade. This proved to be its second best category grade. In that area, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A-. The nursing rating features a host of datapoints. The most heavily weighted one is the number of hours nurses spent with residents. This particular nursing home provided 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by employing a policy of turning patients at least once a day.
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Short-term Care Quality
The next category we looked at is short-term care. We awarded them one of our most impressive grades in that category, with a A-. Short-term care grades are vital for individuals needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually utilizes higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes a wide spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the percentage of residents who eventually returned home from this facility. We found that 5.1 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
The last category we analyzed was long-term care. In that area, we gave this nursing home an acceptable grade of C. This actually proved to be this facility's least impressive category. Our long-term care grades are more critical for patients needing more conventional services associated with personal care. In addition to looking at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 92.07049 percent of its residents. This is a few points lower than we were hoping for but still a respectable percentage. Fortunately, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation - Alexandria Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation - Alexandria, 8.18% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation - Alexandria, 0.44% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents who suffered a fall which caused severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be a sign of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation - Alexandria, 1.78% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often caused by lower quality nursing care. More frequent bathing can reduce the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Note that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation - Alexandria, 15.53% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of patients given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to residents for a variety of medical conditions, such as dementia. Unfortunately, in some cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation - Alexandria, 9.27% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents who were given antianxiety medications. These drugs are typically prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation - Alexandria, 1.37% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. Some experts would argue this is a measure of resident quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation - Alexandria, 93.86% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation - Alexandria, 18.69% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of deterioration of a resident's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation - Alexandria, 19.25% of Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation - Alexandria, 19.25% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation - Alexandria, 16.69% of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation - Alexandria, 74.01% of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of performance with ADL's often correlates with successful rehabilitation services.
Scores for Alexandria, VA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B
Looking for more options? Alexandria, Virginia has 5 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Inova Mount Vernon HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.92 miles away2501 Parkers Lane Alexandria Virginia 22306Voluntary non-profit - Private(703) 664-7000
- Fort Washington HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.63 miles away11711 Livingston Road Fort Washington Maryland 20744Voluntary non-profit - Other(301) 292-7000
- Fort Belvoir Community HospitalAcute Care - Department of Defense 4.92 miles away9300 Dewitt Loop Fort Belvoir Virginia 22060Department of Defense(571) 231-3224
- Inova Alexandria HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.65 miles away4320 Seminary Rd Alexandria Virginia 22304Voluntary non-profit - Private(703) 504-3167
- United Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.08 miles away1310 Southern Avenue Se Washington District of Columbia 20032Proprietary(202) 574-6611
- Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital CenterAcute Care Hospitals 9.94 miles away7503 Surratts Road Clinton Maryland 20735Voluntary non-profit - Private(301) 868-8000
- Virginia Hospital CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.32 miles away1701 North George Mason Drive Arlington Virginia 22205Voluntary non-profit - Private(703) 558-5000
- George Washington Univ HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.63 miles away900 23rd St Nw Washington District of Columbia 20037Proprietary(202) 716-4605
Nearby Dialysis
- Somatus Dialysis of Mount Vernon0.88 miles away2501 Parkers Lane Suite 100 Alexandria Virginia 22306Dialysis Stations: 12 (703) 721-8075
- Friendly Farms Home Dialysis2.39 miles away10905 Fort Washington Road Fort Washington Maryland 20744Dialysis Stations: 5 (301) 292-0540
- Fmc - Fort Belvoir2.73 miles away8796 P Sacramento Dr Alexandria Virginia 22309CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (703) 360-4552
- Fmc - Fort Foote3.66 miles away8507 Oxon Hill Rd Suite 100 Fort Washington Maryland 20744Dialysis Stations: 12 (301) 686-0802
- Us Renal Care Fort Washington Dialysis3.8 miles away10707 Indian Head Highway Fort Washington Maryland 20744Dialysis Stations: 14 (301) 292-3610
- Bma - Fort Washington4.11 miles away12780 Old Fort Rd Fort Washington Maryland 20744Dialysis Stations: 12 (301) 203-9010
- Franconia Dialysis Center4.15 miles away5695 King Center Dr Ste 105 Alexandria Virginia 22315CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 14 (703) 921-9506
- Alexandria Kidney Center5.84 miles away4141 Duke Street Alexandria Virginia 22304CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 36 (703) 370-8250