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Nella's Autumn Lake Healthcare

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
Apr 22: BMay 22: B+Jun 22: B+Aug 22: B+Sep 22: B+Oct 22: A-Nov 22: A-Jan 23: A-Feb 23: A-Mar 23: A-Apr 23: A-Jun 23: A-Jul 23: AAug 23: ASep 23: AOct 23: A-Nov 23: A-
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499 Ferguson Road,
Elkins WV 26241

(304) 636-1008

73.9% estimated occupancy 1

Nella's Autumn Lake Healthcare is one of only three nursing homes in Elkins, West Virginia. We gave this nursing home an A- overall grade, ranking it in the top fifth of all facilities in the country. Based on our assessment, this facility is simply as good as it gets. This nursing home also received strong scores in all of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A+

On top of being a strong nursing home overall, it also received A+ health inspections in recent years. Its inspections are nearly perfect. 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 deficiencies is arguably more important than the number of deficiencies, as some of these are relatively minor. We weren't able to track down information about this nursing home's deficiencies. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

On the list of its many impressive scores, this facility was given an excellent long-term care score. In fact, we gave it a grade of A- in that area. When nursing homes receive this type of grade in long-term care it is usually a good sign for patient care and indicates that the place is well-staffed with nurses aids. After considering the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 98.054474 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents out of the hospital. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

Another strong feature for this facility is that it received an impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B+. There are a number of datapoints included in this grade. Most of the factors reflect nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 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 nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

In our final area, we awarded this facility a A+ for its short-term care rating. This finished off an elite report card. In the category of short-term care, we strive to evaluate measures of a facility's rehabilitation. We look at a facility's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. It doesn't appear that this facility provided data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The final datapoint we looked at in this area is the number of residents that eventually returned home from the facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Nella's Autumn Lake Healthcare Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In Nella's Autumn Lake Healthcare, 5.83% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to remaining in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Nella's Autumn Lake Healthcare, 3.5% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure gauges the percentage of long-term care residents who have had falls which resulted in major injury. We use this statistic in determining our nursing grades.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A

In Nella's Autumn Lake Healthcare, 0.42% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term patients that have experienced a urinary tract infection. While a higher rate infections may reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it is problematic to compare between facilities due to facilities having reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: F

In Nella's Autumn Lake Healthcare, 31.02% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Nella's Autumn Lake Healthcare, 16.27% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are given to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Nella's Autumn Lake Healthcare, 3.91% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents exhibiting depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In Nella's Autumn Lake Healthcare, 99.03% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these types of vaccines important for resident well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: D

In Nella's Autumn Lake Healthcare, 25.33% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and eating.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In Nella's Autumn Lake Healthcare, 23.42% of Residents

This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients who retained mobility levels.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Nella's Autumn Lake Healthcare, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is important to preserving the physical health of nursing home patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In Nella's Autumn Lake Healthcare, 23.42% of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

In Nella's Autumn Lake Healthcare, 11.68% 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: F

In Nella's Autumn Lake Healthcare, 51.41% of Resident

This is a measure of the percent of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements.

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=515196