Pleasant Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
640 Sand Hill Road, Point Pleasant WV 25550 · (304) 675-4340 · 96.6% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Pleasant Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is an average-sized hospital-based facility located in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. We awarded it an overall grade of B-, which is a middle of the pack score. You can definitely do worse than this nursing home. This facility is better in some categories than others, but it did not have any poor grades in any of our four major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 100 Beds
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Non profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Long-term Care Quality
We want to draw your attention to the fact that this place received a much better grade for long-term care than it received overall. In fact, we gave it one of our highest scores in that area with an A. When nursing homes receive this kind of score in this category it is usually a good sign for patient care and indicates that the facility is well-staffed with nurses and aids. After assessing the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 94.54023 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is better than the majority of nursing homes. Finally, we looked at the facility's number of hospitalizations. Here we found that this nursing home had 2.05 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days.
Facility Inspections
In addition, this nursing home also excelled in inspections, where it received an B+. Few nursing homes performed as well in this category. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining these inspection ratings. One of those factors is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these end up being relatively insignificant. This place was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe. This means that CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies an imminent risk to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility's next most favorable category ended up being its short-term care score, where it received a grade of C. Our short-term care grades are based on a facility's quantity of skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This means a wide scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, not to mention other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last item we considered in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that it was above average in this area with 52.6 percent of its residents returning home.
Nurse Quality
The next area we scored was nursing. For this category, we gave this nursing home a grade of C. When calculating a nursing home's nursing grade, we assess the quantity of hours nurses commit to residents and the skill levels of those nurses. This facility provided just 2.9 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Lastly, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics. While this place got docked a bit for nursing hours per resident, it actually excelled in some of these quality measures. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it fared well in this subcategory. This is typically an indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a policy of turning a resident more often.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Pleasant Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are routinely linked to poor nursing care. Better nursing care minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections may be associated with inadequate hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who are given antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such drugs aren't medically indicated. However, some nursing homes need to rely more on these drugs due to having more residents suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally used to treat patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percentage of patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate erosion of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This indicates the percent of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the quality of care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This metric measures the percentage of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry believe this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better