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Mifflin Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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500 East Philadelphia Avenue,
Reading PA 19607

(610) 777-7841

91.69% estimated occupancy 1

Mifflin Center is just one of 10 facilities in Reading, Pennsylvania. We gave it an overall grade of C, which is a middle of the pack rating. This grade isn't too far off the city grade for Reading, which is a B-. The best part of this facility's profile is its remarkable inspection grade. Inspection reports are discussed 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 Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Amputee Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Optometry
  • Audiology
  • Colostomy Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

We want to point out that this nursing home really outperformed its overall score in the category of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest scores in this category with an A. These inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This place was hit with 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This tells you that the inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies to cause an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A few minor deficiencies should not stop you from considering a nursing home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

This nursing home earned high scores in nursing as well. It earned one of our highest grades in that category with an C. Our nursing rating is mostly tied to the nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home averages just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place excelled in some of the quality measures we assessed. It performed well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be measures 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.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

The third category we assessed was short-term care, where this nursing home was awarded a C in this area. Our short-term care ratings are crucial for individuals looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires more highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes a vast scope of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. In this place's case, we were surprised to learn that it actually provides less registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than the typical facility. The final item we assessed in this area is the number of residents that eventually returned home from the nursing home. We found that just 4.7 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: F

This facility's weakest area is long-term care, which is the final area we analyzed. Unfortunately, we gave it a lowly F in this area. Even with some acceptable scores in other areas, this score is still alarming so we wanted to make sure you are aware. When facilities receive this type of score in this category it is often a bad sign for patient care and it may indicate that the nursing home is not as well-staffed with nurses and aids. In addition to looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. We discovered that this facility administered the vaccine to only 80.454544 percent of its residents, which is well below average. To our surprise, this facility actually fared well at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had just 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. This was its best feature in this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Mifflin Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Mifflin Center, 9.14% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In Mifflin Center, 2.05% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of patients that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are routinely the result of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In Mifflin Center, 0.48% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care . UTI's are often caused by a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this datapoint could be skewed for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B

In Mifflin Center, 14.45% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric indicates the percentage of long-term care patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Mifflin Center, 16.09% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This gauges the percentage of long-term care residents which were administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Mifflin Center, 1.68% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term care residents demonstrating signs of depression. Some experts would argue this is a reasonable measure of quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: D

In Mifflin Center, 83.85% of Patients

This is the percent of residents who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In Mifflin Center, 16.21% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of the deterioration of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In Mifflin Center, 23.6% of Residents

This indicates the percentage of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A

In Mifflin Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In Mifflin Center, 23.6% of Residents Rehospitalized

Measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-plus

In Mifflin Center, 5.26% of Patients

This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: D

In Mifflin Center, 63.36% of Resident

This datapoint measures the percent of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements.

Scores for Reading, PA

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

Looking for more options? Reading, Pennsylvania has 9 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Reading HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.25 miles away420 S 5th Avenue Reading Pennsylvania 19611Voluntary non-profit - Other(610) 988-8000
  • St Joseph Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.49 miles away2500 Bernville Road Reading Pennsylvania 19605Voluntary non-profit - Church(610) 378-2000
  • Wellspan Ephrata Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.23 miles away169 Martin Avenue Ephrata Pennsylvania 17522Voluntary non-profit - Other(717) 733-0311
  • Pottstown HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.51 miles away1600 East High Street Pottstown Pennsylvania 19464Voluntary non-profit - Private(610) 327-7000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Pennsylvania Dialysis Clinic of Reading3.33 miles away625 Spring Street Reading Pennsylvania 19610CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 31 (610) 375-1215
  • Reading Dialysis Center3.49 miles away965 Berkshire Boulevard Reading Pennsylvania 19610CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (610) 370-5323
  • Fresenius Kidney Care Reading, LLC7.07 miles away1001 Reed Avenue Building E, Suite 410 Reading Pennsylvania 19610Dialysis Stations: 11 (610) 378-7963
  • Davita - Ephrata10.69 miles away67 West Church Street Stevens Pennsylvania 17578CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (717) 335-7399
  • u.s. Renal Care - Pottstown16.55 miles away5 South Sunnybrook Road, Suite 500 Pottstown Pennsylvania 19464CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (610) 718-1127
  • Fresenius Kidney Care - Kutztown18.15 miles away45 Constitution Boulevard Kutztown Pennsylvania 19530Dialysis Stations: 11 (610) 683-9766
  • Fresenius Kidney Care - Pottstown19.2 miles away2223 East High St. Pottstown Pennsylvania 19464CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (610) 705-1895

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  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=395138