Niagara Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a facility located in Niagara Falls, New York, which has 66,192 people. This facility was awarded an uninspiring overall grade of D, which is a lower end score. This is not the worse nursing home we looked at, but we would still struggle to recommend it. If you aren't deterred by this facility's report card, you can continue reading to find out about its category scores. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section.
Niagara Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Oncology Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Catheter Care
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
While we were fairly low on this facility overall, we awarded it a grade of A for our inspections rating. This score is significantly more impressive than the nursing home's overall grade. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating our inspection grades. One critical factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some end up being quite minor. This particular nursing home received 4 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a solid inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.
Short-term Care Quality
We also gave this facility a middle of the road score in the category of short-term care, where we awarded it a grade of C. In the area of short-term care, we strive to assess indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Unfortunately, we found that this nursing home provided fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other nursing homes. The more important thing is determining what effect this had on the quality of care. The final item we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents that ultimately returned home from the nursing home. We found that just 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home. Unfortunately, this was below average.
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Long-term Care Quality
We gave this facility a grade of just D for our long-term care score. This is not a score to write home about. Nursing homes that don't fare well in long-term care typically aren't as well-staffed and are lagging in a few of the areas of routine medical care we assessed. One of the factors we considered after nursing hours was vaccines. Candidly, we were a bit worried that this nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccine to a relatively low 84.53609 percent of its patients. To our surprise, this place was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility has less hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes. This is its best feature in this category.
Nurse Quality
Turning to the fourth area, this nursing home really didn't fare very well in this category either. With an abysmal grade of F in nursing, this is about as as uninspiring as it gets. Our nursing grade is primarily based on the nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.2 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in computing our nursing ratings. This facility performed well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. Many consider these data points to be indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Niagara Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Niagara Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 9.58% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Niagara Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 3.04% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients who have had a fall leading to severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Niagara Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 2.1% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely caused by a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this statistic may also be skewed for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Niagara Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 11.59% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs may be used for several conditions, such as dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Niagara Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 13.3% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients given antianxiety medications. These drugs are prescribed to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Niagara Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 13.2% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who are showing symptoms of depression. Increased levels of depression could imply a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Niagara Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 91.26% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term residents that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines critical to patient health.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Niagara Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 14.75% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Niagara Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 17.32% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Niagara Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 1.31 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Niagara Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 17.32 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Niagara Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 8.8 Percentage of Patients
Measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Niagara Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 75.07% Percentage of Resident
This is the percent of short-term residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of performance with activities of daily living generally correlates with higher quality rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Niagara Falls Memorial Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.24 miles away621 Tenth Street Niagara Falls New York 14302Voluntary non-profit - Other(716) 278-4000
- Mount St Mary's Hospital and Health CenterAcute Care Hospitals 4.19 miles away5300 Military Road Lewiston New York 14092Voluntary non-profit - Church(716) 297-4800
- Kenmore Mercy HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.94 miles away2950 Elmwood Avenue Buffalo New York 14217Voluntary non-profit - Church(716) 447-6100
- Sisters of Charity HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.38 miles away2157 Main Street Buffalo New York 14214Voluntary non-profit - Private(716) 862-1000
- Erie County Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 16.18 miles away462 Grider Street Buffalo New York 14215Voluntary non-profit - Private(716) 898-3936
- Kaleida HealthAcute Care Hospitals 16.51 miles away100 High Street Buffalo New York 14210Voluntary non-profit - Private(716) 859-8620
- Eastern Niagara HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.9 miles away521 East Avenue Lockport New York 14094Voluntary non-profit - Private(716) 514-5700
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita Niagara Falls Kidney Center0.22 miles away621 10th Street Niagara Falls New York 14301Dialysis Stations: 17 (716) 278-4639
- Fresenius Kidney Care - Wheatfield3.27 miles away3909 Forest Parkway North Tonawanda New York 14120Dialysis Stations: 15 (716) 696-6193
- Fresenius Kidney Care - Niagara3.28 miles away3018 Military Road Niagara Falls New York 14304Dialysis Stations: 15 (716) 298-4195
- Niagara Dialysis Center3.31 miles away2932 Military Road Niagara Falls New York 14304Dialysis Stations: 13 (716) 297-4059
- Davita Northtowns Dialysis Center11.38 miles away4041 Delaware Avenue Ste 150 Tonawanda New York 14150CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (716) 871-8103
- Us Renal Care Tonawanda Dialysis12.19 miles away3161 Eggert Road Tonawanda New York 14150CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 13 (716) 832-0159
- Fms-Kenmore Artificial Kidney Center13.04 miles away1508 Sheridan Drive Buffalo New York 14217CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 15 (716) 871-9988
- Liberty Rc, Inc.13.36 miles away699 Hertel Ave Buffalo New York 14207Dialysis Stations: 17 (716) 871-4172