Manorcare Health Services-Pittsburgh
550 South Negley Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15232 · (412) 665-2400 · 81.47% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Manorcare Health Services-Pittsburgh is in the large metropolitan area of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This turns out to be a respectable facility, with an overall grade of C. We wanted to point out that Pittsburgh received a city grade of B, so you may want to look at some other options in the city as well. One of the best aspects of this facility's report card is its exemplary inspection rating, which is addressed in the next section.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 197 Beds
CCRC :
Non profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
We want to point out that this facility really outperformed its overall score in the area of inspections. In fact, it received an excellent government inspection report this year. As a result, we gave it one of our highest grades in that area with an A. Our inspection scores are tied to many pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that score well in this area have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Although this nursing home had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were serious based on CMS' scale. A couple of minor deficiencies should not lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility was given its next most favorable category grade in the category of short-term care. We awarded this facility a B- in this area, which is an acceptable score. In our short-term care rating, we seek to craft a meaningful barometer for rehabilitation services. In this process, we assess a nursing home's scope of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Fortunately, we found that this nursing home provided respectable levels of physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident. Lastly, we assessed the number of residents that eventually returned home from this facility. We found that 39.2 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was actually below the national average.
Nurse Quality
One of this facility's better category grades was in the area of nursing care. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of B-. When computing our nursing scores, we factor in both nursing hours and the levels of licensure of the nurses. This place provides only 3.3 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This is a somewhat concerning figure which is well below the national average. Lastly, our nursing scores also consider some quality-focused statistics. We especially look at the percentage of residents who suffered pressure ulcers and major falls. These metrics are indicators of the quality of nursing care, since better care can reduce these issues.
Long-term Care Quality
The last category we graded is long-term care. Unfortunately, we gave it a lowly F for this category, which is a bottom of the barrel grade. This is obviously a major concern. When nursing homes receive a score in this range in long-term care it typically means the facility didn't perform well in our quality measures relating to resident care. In addition to looking at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 77.619896 percent of its residents. This is many points below the national average. To our surprise, this facility was actually decent at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had just 1.39 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. This was its best score in this category.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Manorcare Health Services-Pittsburgh Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This figure indicates the percentage of long-term stay residents that have new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a solid indicator of a facility's nursing care quality.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This statistic indicates the percent of long-term care residents who experienced falls resulting in serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be a sign of lower quality nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely associated with facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Additional nurse staffing can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Note that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are given to patients for a variety of conditions, including cognitive disorders. Tragically, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are typically used to treat residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. High levels of depression may be an indicator worse patient care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percentage of patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This indicates the percent of residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the deterioration of a resident's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percentage of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of residents.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This datapoint measures the percent of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many in the industry argue that this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better