Norwegian Christian Home and Health Center
1270 67th Street, Brooklyn NY 11219 · (718) 232-2322 · 95.48% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Norwegian Christian Home and Health Center is a large non-profit facility in Brooklyn, New York. We awarded this facility an overall grade of B+. A grade in this range requires solid scores in most areas. Even in a city featuring 40 other nursing homes, this facility really stands out. This facility's impressive profile was highlighted by its inspection score, which we will address in the next paragraph.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 135 Beds
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Non profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
We also wanted to emphasize that this facility has received near flawless inspections recently. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. These inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
We also awarded this facility a score of A- for our long-term care score. Facilities that excel in long-term care typically provide residents with more supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. After assessing the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 97.96438 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is much higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Lastly, we looked at its number of hospitalizations. We found that this place had 2.53 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility also was given a strong short-term care score. Indeed, we awarded it an above average grade of B+ in this area. Short-term care scores are vital for individuals needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically utilizes more highly-skilled nursing services. This includes a broad scope of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. This nursing home excelled in the two key staffing areas we looked at. In fact, it offered more care from physical therapists and registered nurses than the typical nursing home. This is often a very favorable sign. The last datapoint we assessed in this area is the percentage of patients that ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that it fared as well as just about any nursing home in New York in this area with 60.8 percent of its patients returning home.
Nurse Quality
The last category we assessed was nursing, which turned out to be a weak link for this facility. We gave this facility a D in our nursing category, making this the facility's worst category. We would nevertheless suggest that you look at the bigger picture. Our nursing grade assesses the facility's level of nurse staffing. We consider both the levels of skill of the nurses and the amount of time spent with patients. This facility provided 3.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is below the national average. Although this facility did not excel in the area of nursing hours, it surprised us in some of the quality-based metrics in the nursing category, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home was better than average in this metric, which was one redeeming quality we found in this category.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Norwegian Christian Home and Health Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term stay residents that are suffering from pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a great barometer of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a fall resulting in serious injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who have had urinary tract infections. While a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare between nursing homes due to nursing homes having inconsistent reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric gauges the percent of long-term patients which were administered antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may mean a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such medications aren't medically required. However, some facilities may need to rely more on these drugs due to an increased number of residents with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This tells you the percent of patients showing signs of depression. High rates of depression could reveal a lower level of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percent of patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and taking a bath. Some believe that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percentage of patients that maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is important to maintaining the physical well-being of nursing home patients.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percentage of short-term residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better