Manorcare Health Services-Laureldale
2125 Elizabeth Avenue, Reading PA 19605 · (610) 921-9292 · 88.53% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Manorcare Health Services-Laureldale is a large non-profit facility in Reading, Pennsylvania. This is a good nursing home. We awarded it an overall grade of B, which is a favorable grade. This ought to be on your short list in Reading as we ranked it as one of the top five facilities in the city. This place was stronger in some categories than others, but it didn't have any poor grades in any of our four major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 198 Beds
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Non profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this facility also earned first-rate government inspections in recent years. We gave it one of our better grades in this area, with an A. Inspection scores are tied to pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that receive favorable grades in this category tend to have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This nursing home was hit with 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This means that the government inspectors didn't consider any of these deficiencies to be an imminent threat to resident health or safety. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspections are rare in the industry.
Short-term Care Quality
Another one of this facility's impressive category scores came in the area of short-term care. We gave them one of our more favorable grades in that area, with a score of B. In our short-term care category, we try to craft a meaningful measure for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we analyze a facility's level of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. This nursing home is respectable both in terms of its quantity of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its residents. Finally, we looked at the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. This place outperformed the majority of facilities in the nation in this area with 51.3 percent of its patients returning home.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we graded was long-term care, where this nursing home was given a grade of B- in this area. In the area of long-term care, we focus more on the quantity of care offered by a facility, as opposed to more medically-intensive services. Once we looked at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination record. We were optimistic to learn that this nursing home vaccinated 99.170815 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 1.59 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home had less hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes.
Nurse Quality
Switching gears to our last area, this nursing home was awarded a grade of B- in nursing, which is a respectable rating. Our nursing score looks at the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We consider both the levels of training of the nurses and the quantity of hours spent with patients. This facility provided just 3.2 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Finally, although this nursing home got dinged a bit for nursing hours, it actually excelled in a few of our quality measures. With fewer than five percent of its residents experiencing pressure ulcers, it fared well in this area.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Manorcare Health Services-Laureldale Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are routinely linked to poor nursing care. Better nursing care minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections may be associated with inadequate hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who are given antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such drugs aren't medically indicated. However, some nursing homes need to rely more on these drugs due to having more residents suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally used to treat patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percentage of patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate erosion of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This indicates the percent of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the quality of care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This metric measures the percentage of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry believe this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better