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ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (West Allen)

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-minus
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535 North 17th Street,
Allentown PA 18104

(610) 432-4351

92.8% estimated occupancy 1

ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (West Allen) is one of nine facilities in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Featuring an overall grade of B-, this appears to be a middle of the pack facility. Based on our assessment, this place ought to be a solid choice for most people. One of the major highlights of this facility's profile is its exemplary inspection rating, which we will address in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • 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
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

This nursing home earned a solid overall grade as described above, but we really wanted to point out its nearly flawless inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A in this category. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining these inspection grades. One of those factors is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these end up being relatively minor. 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. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

One of the other reasons we rated this nursing home so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing score. This turned out to be its second best category grade. In that category, we gave this facility a grade of B. Our nursing score analyzes the facility's level of nurse staffing. We consider both the levels of training of the nurses and the number of hours spent with patients. This particular nursing home provided 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The next best category we gave this nursing home in any area came in the area of short-term care, where we awarded it a grade of B-. Our short-term care scores are arguably most meaningful for patients in need of a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates higher levels of highly-skilled nursing services. This includes not merely nursing, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 4.6 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most facilities, closer to half of their residents are able to return home so this figure is below average.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

The next area we scored was long-term care. We awarded this facility a grade of D in long-term care, rendering this the nursing home's worst category. Nursing homes that don't fare well in long-term care typically are not as well-staffed and are lagging in some of the areas of routine personal care we assessed. One of the factors we considered in addition to nurse's aid hours was vaccinations. We were a bit concerned this facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to only 85.57692 percent of its residents. Surprisingly, this nursing home was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home had fewer hospitalizations than the average nursing home. This is its best score in this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (West Allen) Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (West Allen), 8.01% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This figure indicates the percentage of long-term residents who developed new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a great measure of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (West Allen), 4.42% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls are routinely the result of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (West Allen), 3.27% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections could be associated with poorer hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (West Allen), 22.65% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients who are prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such medications are not medically required. However, some nursing homes may need to rely on these medications due to having more patients suffering from cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (West Allen), 25.05% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are typically given to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-plus

In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (West Allen), 0.2% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients who are showing symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (West Allen), 88.51% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: D

In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (West Allen), 22.7% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (West Allen), 19.53% of Residents

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that retained mobility levels. Many in the industry would argue that the ability to move around is important for residents' physical and mental health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (West Allen), 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (West Allen), 19.53% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-plus

In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (West Allen), 2.29% of Patients

This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: C

In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (West Allen), 71.69% of Resident

This is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many argue that this is a reasonable measure of rehabilitation performance.

Scores for Allentown, PA

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

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=395264