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Mount Vernon Healthcare Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: F
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Mount Vernon Healthcare Center's website

8111 Tiswell Drive,
Alexandria VA 22306

(703) 360-4000

79.69% estimated occupancy 1

Note: Mount Vernon Healthcare Center has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.

Mount Vernon Healthcare Center is in the large metropolitan area of Alexandria, Virginia. This facility was given an F, which is really a bottom of the barrel score in our grading scheme. If you are not satisfied with this facility's mediocre overall grade, you will be pleased to know there are five other nursing homes in Alexandria. Although this facility received one encouraging category score for short-term care, which you can find more information about below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Amputee Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Bariatric Care
  • Oncology Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition

Registered Staff Hours

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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

Although we graded this nursing home incredibly poorly overall, it received a decent short-term care score this year. We gave it a B- in that category. Our short-term care grades are thought to be most important for people requiring rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation generally mandates additional skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes not merely nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other types of therapy. We were surprised to find that this place was below average in the two key staffing areas we assessed. In fact, it offered fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other nursing homes. It is still important to determine whether this is adversely impacting the quality of care. Finally, we assessed the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5.5 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.

Nurse Quality

Grade: F

One of the other reasons we rated this nursing home so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing rating. In that area, we gave this facility an F. Nursing scores are based in large part on quantity of nursing care available. This facility averaged a meager 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This is well below average. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in calculating our nursing ratings. This facility performed well in terms of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. Many consider these datapoints to be measures of the quality of nursing care.

Facility Inspections

Grade: F

This facility received a lowly F for its inspection grade. This is a particularly important category. Scores in this range typically mean we found some red flags on the nursing home's government inspection reports. When a nursing home has this poor of an inspection grade, you should expect some severe deficiencies on its inspection report. Severe deficiencies indicate a threat to the well being of residents. This facility was assessed one deficiency by government inspectors. We were relieved to find that it was not in one of the categories that suggest that it posed a threat to patient safety or health. Finally, CMS flagged this nursing home for possible abuse or neglect. This is not what you want to see. We advise you to direct your search elsewhere.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: F

The next category we looked at is long-term care. This nursing home was given an abysmal grade of F in this area. When facilities receive this kind of grade in long-term care it is often a bad sign for patient care and it may mean that the facility is not as well-staffed. Once we looked at the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination data. Candidly, we were a bit bothered by the fact that this nursing home vaccinated 90.883194 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is quite a few points lower than what we expected. Surprisingly, this nursing home actually fared well at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. 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

Mount Vernon Healthcare Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: F

In Mount Vernon Healthcare Center, 17.98% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care limits the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Mount Vernon Healthcare Center, 3.7% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of residents who have had a fall which caused serious injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In Mount Vernon Healthcare Center, 0.88% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often linked to facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Closer supervision limits the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Note that this statistic is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Mount Vernon Healthcare Center, 2.43% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Mount Vernon Healthcare Center, 5.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents receiving antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-minus

In Mount Vernon Healthcare Center, 0.64% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients who are showing symptoms of depression. Many argue this is a reliable measure of resident quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Mount Vernon Healthcare Center, 93% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In Mount Vernon Healthcare Center, 17.72% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence. Some would argue this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Mount Vernon Healthcare Center, 22.22% of Residents

This metric measures the percentage of long-term residents who were able to retain mobility. Some would argue that mobility is important for patients well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Mount Vernon Healthcare Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Mount Vernon Healthcare Center, 22.22% of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

In Mount Vernon Healthcare Center, 11.41% 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: B

In Mount Vernon Healthcare Center, 77.87% of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of performance with ADL's often correlates with superior rehabilitation services.

Scores for Alexandria, VA

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

Looking for more options? Alexandria, Virginia has 5 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Inova Mount Vernon HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.33 miles away2501 Parkers Lane Alexandria Virginia 22306Voluntary non-profit - Private(703) 664-7000
  • Fort Belvoir Community HospitalAcute Care - Department of Defense 4.08 miles away9300 Dewitt Loop Fort Belvoir Virginia 22060Department of Defense(571) 231-3224
  • Fort Washington HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.66 miles away11711 Livingston Road Fort Washington Maryland 20744Voluntary non-profit - Other(301) 292-7000
  • Inova Alexandria HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.24 miles away4320 Seminary Rd Alexandria Virginia 22304Voluntary non-profit - Private(703) 504-3167
  • United Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.53 miles away1310 Southern Avenue Se Washington District of Columbia 20032Proprietary(202) 574-6611
  • Virginia Hospital CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.91 miles away1701 North George Mason Drive Arlington Virginia 22205Voluntary non-profit - Private(703) 558-5000
  • Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.94 miles away7503 Surratts Road Clinton Maryland 20735Voluntary non-profit - Private(301) 868-8000
  • Inova Fairfax HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.44 miles away3300 Gallows Road Falls Church Virginia 22042Voluntary non-profit - Private(703) 776-4001

Nearby Dialysis

  • Somatus Dialysis of Mount Vernon0.3 miles away2501 Parkers Lane Suite 100 Alexandria Virginia 22306Dialysis Stations: 12 (703) 721-8075
  • Fmc - Fort Belvoir1.83 miles away8796 P Sacramento Dr Alexandria Virginia 22309CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (703) 360-4552
  • Franconia Dialysis Center3.17 miles away5695 King Center Dr Ste 105 Alexandria Virginia 22315CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 14 (703) 921-9506
  • Friendly Farms Home Dialysis3.31 miles away10905 Fort Washington Road Fort Washington Maryland 20744Dialysis Stations: 5 (301) 292-0540
  • Fmc - Fort Foote4.66 miles away8507 Oxon Hill Rd Suite 100 Fort Washington Maryland 20744Dialysis Stations: 12 (301) 686-0802
  • Us Renal Care Fort Washington Dialysis4.79 miles away10707 Indian Head Highway Fort Washington Maryland 20744Dialysis Stations: 14 (301) 292-3610
  • Bma - Fort Washington5.12 miles away12780 Old Fort Rd Fort Washington Maryland 20744Dialysis Stations: 12 (301) 203-9010
  • Alexandria Kidney Center5.39 miles away4141 Duke Street Alexandria Virginia 22304CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 36 (703) 370-8250

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=495211