With an address in Petersburg, Alaska, Petersburg Medical Center is the lone nursing home we were able to find in this city. After receiving an A overall grade, this facility has the distinction of being one of the 25 best facilities in Alaska. In addition, this facility is based in a hospital, which often means the facility offers more extensive healthcare services. Keep reading to see this facility's category scores, which are also strong. It is hard to find any major flaws in this place's profile.
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Petersburg Medical Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
Grade: A
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Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Government - City/county
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Dentistry
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Awards
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Facility Inspections
Grade: A-plus
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. These inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Although this place had a few deficiencies on its report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Grade: A-minus
Contributing to its top-shelf resume, this facility also was given a strong long-term care score, with a score of A-. When nursing homes receive this type of grade in long-term care it is a good sign for resident care and suggests that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses aids. In addition to assessing the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 97.72727 percent of its residents, which is far higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Short-term Care Quality
Grade: A-minus
Turning our next area, we awarded this nursing home a score of A- for its short-term care grade. This is a dominant rating. Our short-term care ratings are important for individuals needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means a vast scope of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last measure we assessed in this category is the percentage of residents who eventually returned home from the nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
Nurse Quality
Grade: B
The next area we looked at is this nursing home's weakest area. Nevertheless, even its worst category would actually be a highlight for most nursing homes. We awarded it an above average grade of B in nursing. The nursing category analyzes many subcategories, most of which are associated with quantities of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.7 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also factored a few quality measures into our nursing grades. This place was relatively weak in two of the major areas we focus on, with below average scores for minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. These areas are generally reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care provided.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Petersburg Medical Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: F
In Petersburg Medical Center, 23.68% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to remaining in one position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: D
In Petersburg Medical Center, 6.82% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term residents that experienced falls which resulted in major injury. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing scores.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: F
In Petersburg Medical Center, 7.14% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely the result of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this statistic may be misleading for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: F
In Petersburg Medical Center, 34.09% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These drugs are sometimes used to treat a variety of medical conditions, including dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: A-plus
In Petersburg Medical Center, 2.33% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were given antianxiety medications. These medications are used to treat residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: D
In Petersburg Medical Center, 20% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term residents exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: B-plus
In Petersburg Medical Center, 98.86% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines indispensable.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: C
In Petersburg Medical Center, 17.95% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and bathing.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: D
In Petersburg Medical Center, 6.87% of Residents
This indicates the percent of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: A
In Petersburg Medical Center, 6.87% 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 having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
