Mcauley Residence
1503 Military Road, Buffalo NY 14217 · (716) 447-6600 · 87.62% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Mcauley Residence is located in Buffalo, New York. This city is one of the most populated metropolitan areas in the country with has a total of 564,824 people. It looks like this nursing home is ranked among the best nursing homes we looked at. In fact, it received the top rating. We were not surprised to discover that this proved to be quite a bit better than many of the nursing homes in the city. Headlining this place's exemplary profile is its inspection score, which we will address in the next section.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 160 Beds
CCRC :
Non profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
On top of receiving a great overall score, this facility also received an A+ inspection score. This grade is based on its recent inspection reports. An A+ in this area is one of the best complements we can pay to a nursing home. Inspection scores weigh a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher grades in this category tend to have very few severe deficiencies. While this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
We also wanted to note the fact that this nursing home excelled in our short-term care rating. We awarded them an elite grade of A+ in this area. In our short-term care category, we seek to craft a meaningful gauge for rehabilitation services. In this process, we analyze a nursing home's levels of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. This facility is the gold standard when it comes to skilled nursing staffing. The facility supplied about one and a half times as many physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than the average facility. This is what we like to find when assessing a nursing home in this category. The last statistic we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that it fared as well as just about any nursing home in New York in this area with 58.9 percent of its patients returning home. Unfortunately, at most nursing homes, fewer than half of their short-term residents are able to return home.
Nurse Quality
To complement its strong performance in other areas, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. The nursing score features a host of datapoints. The most heavily weighted variable is the number of hours nurses spend with residents. This nursing home provided 4.4 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis, which is among the better totals in the country. A significant percentage of those hours were provided by registered nurses, which are one of the more skilled levels of nurses. We were really impressed by both of these figures. On top of offering high levels of care, this facility also performed well in several of the quality measures we assessed. For example, in terms of the percentage of its patients suffering falls resulting in major injury, this facility performed as well as any facility the nation. Preventing major falls is generally an indicator that a nursing home has quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are employed.
Long-term Care Quality
In the last category we looked at, this facility was awarded an impressive grade grade of A in our long-term care category. With this grade, the nursing home completed a straight A report card. If you are seeking anything other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at long-term care scores. Although we determined this facility had an impressive amount of nursing care provided by nurses aids and other nursing staff, we found its vaccination rate to be a bit lower than we expected. It administered the pneumonia vaccine to just 77.77778 percent of its residents. This is one statistic we would love to see this nursing home improve. While its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we like to see, at least this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 1.36 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home has fewer hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Mcauley Residence Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols limits the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay patients which have had a fall resulting in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be a sign of poor nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are given to residents for many conditions, including cognitive disorders. Tragically, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Some experts argue that this is a measure of quality of life.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Measures the percentage of long-term patients that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home patients, making these vaccines vital to patient safety.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the erosion of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the health of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates 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 tells you the percent of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with ADL's usually correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better