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Premier Armstrong Rehabilitation and Nursing Fac

Updated May 1, 2022 by Sara Levinsohn

Historical Rating
Grade: D
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265 South Mckean Street,
Kittanning PA 16201

(724) 548-2222

69.82% estimated occupancy 1

Please note our records indicate that Premier Armstrong Rehabilitation and Nursing Fac has changed ownership recently and while our data on this page is up-to-date there is a chance that the quality of this facility may change under new management.

Premier Armstrong Rehabilitation and Nursing Fac is an average-sized facility located in Kittanning, Pennsylvania. This nursing home is a lower end facility. A grade of this caliber suggests we found a few red flags. If you are not satisfied with this facility's pedestrian overall grade, you may have to look in other cities as this is the only nursing home in Kittanning. Despite all this, one of the few highlights of this facility's report card is its strong inspection score. You can scroll down to learn more about inspections and other category grades

Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Partnership

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: B-plus

Although we didn't give this nursing home a good overall score, we did give it a strong grade in the area of inspections, where it received a B+. Inspection scores 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. While this facility had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as categories G through L. This tells you that the government inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A few minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

This facility also received a very impressive nursing score. This turned out to be its second best category grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B. Our nursing score analyzes the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We look at both the levels of training of the nurses and the amount of time spent with patients. This nursing home provides 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed certain nursing quality-based metrics in computing our nursing grades. These include minimizing residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We view these areas as good measures of the quality of nursing care provided, since better care tends to reduce these problems.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

The third area we analyzed was short-term care. In that area, we gave this facility a solid grade of C. In our short-term care category, we seek to craft a fair gauge for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we look at a facility's offerings of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. We were surprised to find that this nursing home was below average in the two key staffing areas we looked at. It supplied fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other nursing homes. It is still important to determine whether this is adversely impacting the quality of care. The last metric we considered in this area is the percentage of residents that ultimately returned home from the facility. We found that just 40.3 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home. This figure was below average.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: F

The last category we graded was long-term care. Unfortunately, we gave it an abysmal F for this category, which is a very poor grade. Nursing homes that receive this type of grade in this category may not provide the kind of consistent around the clock care that some other facilities provide. In addition to considering the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 93.10345 percent of its patients, which is slightly below what we expected. Surprisingly, this facility was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.43 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility had fewer hospitalizations than the average nursing home. This is its best score in this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Jun 22

Premier Armstrong Rehabilitation and Nursing Fac Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In Premier Armstrong Rehabilitation and Nursing Fac, 7.73% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Premier Armstrong Rehabilitation and Nursing Fac, 3.42% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a fall resulting in severe injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In Premier Armstrong Rehabilitation and Nursing Fac, 1.81% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely linked to a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this metric could be skewed for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Premier Armstrong Rehabilitation and Nursing Fac, 15.6% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents that were administered antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior in scenarios where such medications aren't medically indicated. However, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these medications due to having more residents with dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In Premier Armstrong Rehabilitation and Nursing Fac, 19.49% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic measures the percent of long-term patients taking antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Premier Armstrong Rehabilitation and Nursing Fac, 3.38% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents who are showing signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Premier Armstrong Rehabilitation and Nursing Fac, 89.35% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term care patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: D

In Premier Armstrong Rehabilitation and Nursing Fac, 15.62% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and bathing. Some experts argue this is a measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-plus

In Premier Armstrong Rehabilitation and Nursing Fac, 23.88% Percentage of Residents

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that retained mobility levels.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Premier Armstrong Rehabilitation and Nursing Fac, 1.24 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: F

In Premier Armstrong Rehabilitation and Nursing Fac, 23.88 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Premier Armstrong Rehabilitation and Nursing Fac, 72.17% Percentage of Resident

This metric measures the percent of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Allegheny Valley HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.9 miles away1301 Carlisle St Natrona Heights Pennsylvania 15065Voluntary non-profit - Other(412) 224-5100

Nearby Dialysis

  • Ara - Central Kittanning Dialysis Center, LLC2.41 miles awayOne Nolte Drive 700 Medical Arts, Suite 720 Kittanning Pennsylvania 16201CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (724) 543-3151
  • Dci of Parks Bend13.09 miles away1143 Industrial Park Road Vandergrift Pennsylvania 15690Dialysis Stations: 19 (724) 845-3313
  • Davita Allegheny Valley Dialysis17.32 miles away1620 Pacific Avenue Heights Plaza Shopping Center Natrona Heights Pennsylvania 15065Dialysis Stations: 11 (724) 224-4382

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=395471