Pleasant Valley Manor is a large nursing home in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. We gave this nursing home an overall grade of C. A score of this caliber requires some solid scores. Based on all of the relevant data, there are certainly far worse facilities out there. The best part of this place's profile was is its short-term care rating. short-term care grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
Pleasant Valley Manor
Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
4227 Manor Drive,
Stroudsburg PA 18360
52.18% estimated occupancy 1
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Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home really excelled in the area of short-term care, where it earned an A-. Few nursing homes fared better in this area. If it was not for this area, this facility's overall grade would have been much worse. In determining our short-term care ratings, we analyze a nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other types of therapists. This area is more often than not a reliable assessment of a nursing home's rehabilitation. This nursing home is above the national average both in terms of its quantity of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its residents. These are generally good indicators of quality short-term care. Lastly, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that it outperformed the majority of facilities in the country with 55.9 percent of its residents able to return home. This is a higher rate than most nursing homes.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received a strong nursing grade. In fact, we awarded it a grade of B in that category, which is one of our better scores. Our nursing grade is largely associated with the facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides an impressive 4.1 hours of nursing care per resident daily. Finally, this facility also performed well in several of the quality measures we assessed. By way of illustration, in terms of the number of its residents sustaining falls leading to serious injury, this place performed as well as just about any facility we looked at. Avoiding major falls is typically a reliable indicator that a nursing home has quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
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Facility Inspections
This nursing home also received a decent inspection grade. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of C. Inspection grades are based on many datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are an important item to look for on these inspections. Severe deficiencies indicate a risk to the well being of residents. This facility had 4 deficiencies on its government inspection report, but none were category G through L deficiencies. This indicates this facility avoided the more serious categories of deficiencies. We did not find anything on this facility's inspection report to be overly alarming.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we scored is long-term care, which turned out to be this nursing home's weakest area. It received an abysmal F in this area, which is certainly a major disappointment. When facilities receive a grade in this range in long-term care it typically means the nursing home did not perform well in our quality measures relating to patient care. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 91.900314 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which happens to be a few points less than we were hoping for but still a reasonably acceptable figure. To our surprise, this facility was actually decent at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had just 1.09 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. This is its best score in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Pleasant Valley Manor Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Pleasant Valley Manor, 7.73% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care minimizes the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Pleasant Valley Manor, 3.42% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term care residents who have experienced falls resulting in serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be an indicator of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Pleasant Valley Manor, 1.81% of Patients had UTIs
This figure measures the percent of long-term stay patients who sustained UTI's. UTI's may be an indication of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this datapoint can be misleading for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Pleasant Valley Manor, 15.6% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These medications may be used for a variety of conditions, including cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Pleasant Valley Manor, 19.49% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are commonly given to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Pleasant Valley Manor, 3.38% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients exhibiting symptoms of depression. Some experts argue that this is a reasonable measure of quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Pleasant Valley Manor, 89.35% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these types of vaccines vital to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Pleasant Valley Manor, 15.62% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Pleasant Valley Manor, 23.88% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percent of residents that maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Pleasant Valley Manor, 1.24 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Pleasant Valley Manor, 23.88 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the health of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Pleasant Valley Manor, 8.79 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Pleasant Valley Manor, 72.17% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- St Luke's Hospital - Monroe CampusAcute Care Hospitals 3.67 miles away100 St Luke's Lane Stroudsburg Pennsylvania 18360Voluntary non-profit - Private(272) 212-1000
- Lehigh Valley Hospital - PoconoAcute Care Hospitals 6.65 miles away206 East Brown Street East Stroudsburg Pennsylvania 18301Voluntary non-profit - Private(570) 421-4000
- St Luke's Warren HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.08 miles away185 Roseberry St Phillipsburg New Jersey 08865Voluntary non-profit - Other(908) 847-6700
- Easton HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.45 miles away250 South 21st Street Easton Pennsylvania 18042Proprietary(610) 250-4076
- Palmerton HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.93 miles away135 Lafayette Avenue Palmerton Pennsylvania 18071Voluntary non-profit - Other(610) 826-3141
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - Pocono Home Center4.49 miles away3361 Route 611, Suite 1 Bartonsville Pennsylvania 18321Dialysis Stations: 4 (570) 629-1292
- Fresenius Kidney Care - East Stroudsburg6.43 miles away125 South Courtland Street East Stroudsburg Pennsylvania 18301Dialysis Stations: 14 (570) 476-1606
- Davita - Eagle Valley6.59 miles away166 Eagles Glen Plaza East Stroudsburg Pennsylvania 18301Dialysis Stations: 13 (570) 424-5307
- Fresenius Kidney Care - Slatebelt7.12 miles away525 East West Street Wind Gap Pennsylvania 18091Dialysis Stations: 12 (610) 863-7852
- Davita - Pocono Dialysis Center14.53 miles away447 Office Plaza, Building 100, Suite B East Stroudsburg Pennsylvania 18301Dialysis Stations: 16 (570) 476-5630
- Davita - Mount Pocono Dialysis15.12 miles away100 Community Drive, Suite 106 Tobyhanna Pennsylvania 18466Dialysis Stations: 12 (570) 839-0900
- Fresenius Kidney Care - Easton16.73 miles away3501 Northwood Avenue Easton Pennsylvania 18045Dialysis Stations: 30 (610) 253-4278
- Davita - Palmer Dialysis Center18.45 miles away30 Community Drive Easton Pennsylvania 18045CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (610) 258-8855