ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (Chambersburg) is a very-large facility located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. This is a subpar facility, with an overall grade of D. This isn't the worse place we found, but we would still be very reluctant to recommend it. Lastly, this facility had an ownership change in the last year. Hopefully, new ownership is able to elevate its quality standards.
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ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (Chambersburg)
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
Please note our records indicate that ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (Chambersburg) has changed ownership recently and while our data on this page is up-to-date there is a chance that the quality of this facility may change under new management.
Note: ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (Chambersburg) has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
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Facility Inspections
Although we did not have many positive things to say about this facility's overall grade, it earned a somewhat respectable inspection report this year. As a result, it received a decent score in this area with a score of B-. Inspection ratings take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this place had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, CMS cited this nursing home for possible abuse or neglect. Hopefully, its performance improves in the future, but until then we simply can't recommend this facility.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's second best category came in the area of short-term care. In that area, we awarded this facility a C. Our short-term care grades are crucial for residents seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates more skilled nursing services. This includes a broad spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Unfortunately, this place was below average in terms of its quantity of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its patients based on the metrics we assessed. The last datapoint we assessed in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that just 4.8 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is actually below average.
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Nurse Quality
This nursing home actually received a decent grade in the area of nursing as well. We awarded it a grade of C for that category, which is not a bad score. Our nursing grade analyzes quite a few datapoints, many of which are based on levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This figure is far below average. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this facility surprisingly excelled in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at. It performed well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be indicators of the quality of nursing care. In many cases, the quality of nursing care is just as important as the quantity of hours of care provided.
Long-term Care Quality
The final category we looked at was long-term care. This nursing home was awarded a C for the category. In determining our long-term care ratings, we quantify the nursing home's ability to maintain its permanent residents' health and quality of life. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 98.283264 percent of its residents. This facility also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.03 hospitalizations per 1,000 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 (Chambersburg) Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (Chambersburg), 7.95% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term care residents who suffered from pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a great indicator of a facility's nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (Chambersburg), 3% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients who have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Falls resulting in injury are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (Chambersburg), 1.75% of Patients had UTIs
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who had a UTI. While more of these infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare different nursing homes due to facilities having varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (Chambersburg), 25.18% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (Chambersburg), 14.11% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure indicates the percent of long-term patients who are administered antianxiety drugs. These drugs are used to treat patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (Chambersburg), 0% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression. Increased rates of depression could indicate lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (Chambersburg), 97.57% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (Chambersburg), 18.55% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and continence. Some experts argue that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (Chambersburg), 24.07% of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that retained mobility levels. Some would argue that the ability to move around is important for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (Chambersburg), 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (Chambersburg), 24.07% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (Chambersburg), 13.72% of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the overall quality of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (Chambersburg), 66.01% of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with activities of daily living usually correlates with better rehabilitation services.
Scores for Chambersburg, PA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- 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 B-plus
Looking for more options? Chambersburg, Pennsylvania has 6 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Chambersburg HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.3 miles away112 North Seventh Street Chambersburg Pennsylvania 17201Voluntary non-profit - Private(717) 267-3000
- Waynesboro HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.12 miles away501 East Main St Waynesboro Pennsylvania 17268Voluntary non-profit - Private(717) 765-4000
- Fulton County Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 18.92 miles away214 Peach Orchard Road Mc Connellsburg Pennsylvania 17233Voluntary non-profit - Private(717) 485-3155
Nearby Dialysis
- u.s. Renal Care - Chambersburg1.58 miles awayPark Fifth Avenue, Professional Center 765 Fifth Avenue, Suite A Chambersburg Pennsylvania 17201CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (717) 263-9300
- Fresenius Kidney Care - Chambersburg1.7 miles away22 St. Paul Drive, Suite 104 Chambersburg Pennsylvania 17201CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (717) 263-8505
- Dialysis Care Center - Chambersburg LLC1.83 miles away20 Parkwood Drive, Suite 1 Chambersburg Pennsylvania 17201Dialysis Stations: 14 (717) 401-2060
- Fresenius Kidney Care - Waynesboro12.15 miles away27 Vista Avenue Waynesboro Pennsylvania 17268CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (717) 765-8880
- Fmc - Hagerstown17.43 miles away12931 Oak Hill Ave Hagerstown Maryland 21742CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 29 (301) 797-2311
- Dialysis Care Center Fulton County, LLC18.93 miles away214 Peach Orchard Road Mc Connellsburg Pennsylvania 17233Dialysis Stations: 8 (717) 325-3180
- Eastern Boulevard Dialysis19.42 miles away246 Eastern Blvd N Ste 105 Hagerstown Maryland 21740Dialysis Stations: 22 (301) 745-4251