Mountainside Residential Care Center is an average-sized hospital-based nursing home located in Margaretville, New York. With an overall grade of A, this facility is ranked among the highest-rated facilities we looked at. You flat out can not do any better than this nursing home. As you can find below, this place also performed well in our category ratings. It would be hard to poke holes in this place's profile.
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Mountainside Residential Care Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Speech Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
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Facility Inspections
On top of faring well overall, this facility also received a nearly flawless inspection report. As a result, it received one of our best grades in that category with an A+. Inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This facility received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This indicates that CMS didn't deem any of these deficiencies to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also received a dominant short-term care score. Indeed, this is its second most impressive category grade. In that area, this facility received a grade of A. In the area of short-term care, we strive to evaluate measures of a facility's rehabilitation services. We analyze a nursing home's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
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Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A-. Our nursing rating is based on the facility's nurse staffing levels. We factor in both the levels of training of those nurses as well as the number of hours spent with residents. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility New York in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as employing a policy of turning a patient more often.
Long-term Care Quality
In our final area, we awarded this facility an A+ for our long-term care rating. This topped off a first-rate report card. Nursing homes that receive this type of score in this category tend to provide consistent around the clock care to ensure residents are kept in good health. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 98.019806 percent of its residents. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents healthy. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Mountainside Residential Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Mountainside Residential Care Center, 13.39% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic gauges the percent of long-term stay residents who developed pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Mountainside Residential Care Center, 2.97% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure tells you the percent of long-term residents who suffered falls which resulted in severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be a sign of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Mountainside Residential Care Center, 2.06% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are often linked to a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this datapoint can also be skewed for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Mountainside Residential Care Center, 15.54% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Mountainside Residential Care Center, 16.83% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were given antianxiety drugs. These medications are typically used to treat patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Mountainside Residential Care Center, 0% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients showing depressive symptoms. High levels of depression could imply lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Mountainside Residential Care Center, 98.11% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these types of vaccines vital to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Mountainside Residential Care Center, 8.7% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and continence. Some experts believe that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Mountainside Residential Care Center, 8.4% of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that retained mobility levels.
Hospitalizations
In Mountainside Residential Care Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Mountainside Residential Care Center, 8.4% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Margaretville Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0.14 miles away42084 State Highway 28 Margaretville New York 12455Voluntary non-profit - Private(845) 586-2631
- O'connor HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 16.21 miles away460 Andes Road Delhi New York 13753Voluntary non-profit - Private(607) 746-0300