Quality Life Services - Westmont is located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, a city with a total of 71,292 people. We awarded it an overall grade of B-, which is a middle of the road score. This nursing home has some things going for it. The best part of this nursing home's report card is is its inspection reports. Inspection reports are discussed in the next paragraph.
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Quality Life Services - Westmont
- Nursing Home
- Home Health Agency
- Independent Living
- Adult Day Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Partnership
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- Recreational Therapy
- Bariatric Care
- Catheter Care
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
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Facility Inspections
To pair with its decent overall score, we gave this nursing home an A- for our inspections rating. This score is far better than its overall rating. Arguably the most significant factor we look at in determining our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher scores in this category most likely avoided the more severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. Fortunately, although this facility had a few minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G through L. This means that CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. We should point out that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in this industry.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility also received a strong score in our short-term care category. We gave this facility an above average grade of B in this area. Short-term care ratings are based in part on the facility's quantity of skilled nursing services. This includes a vast range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, in addition to other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the number of patients that who were able to eventually return home from this nursing home. We found that 4.4 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
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Nurse Quality
We also awarded this facility a favorable grade in nursing. This facility earned a grade of B in this category, which is one of our better grades. In calculating a nursing home's nursing score, we look at the number of hours nurses are with patients as well as the skill levels of the nurses. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well when it comes to avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we analyzed was long-term care. Sadly, it received an abysmal F in this category, which is a poor score. This is certainly a significant concern. If you are looking for services other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each nursing home's long-term care ratings. After considering the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 99.08257 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is more than the majority of nursing homes. To our surprise, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility has fewer hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes. Sadly, some of its other scores in the category were not as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Quality Life Services - Westmont Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Quality Life Services - Westmont, 8.7% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Quality Life Services - Westmont, 5.5% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that suffered a fall which resulted in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be a sign of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Quality Life Services - Westmont, 3.77% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with insufficient hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Quality Life Services - Westmont, 23.58% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are given to patients for a variety of medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Tragically, in limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Quality Life Services - Westmont, 30.12% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term stay residents who are administered antianxiety drugs. These medications are prescribed to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Quality Life Services - Westmont, 24.51% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients showing signs of depression. High levels of depression could be a sign a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Quality Life Services - Westmont, 97% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines critical to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Quality Life Services - Westmont, 4.82% of Patients
This is the percent of residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the erosion of a patient's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Quality Life Services - Westmont, 7.71% of Residents
This is the percentage of residents who maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Quality Life Services - Westmont, 7.71% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Quality Life Services - Westmont, 17.62% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Quality Life Services - Westmont, 83.4% of Resident
This is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some argue that this is a measure of rehabilitation services.
Scores for Johnstown, PA
- Overall Rating has a grade of C
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
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Nearby Hospitals
- Conemaugh Memorial Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 1.53 miles away1086 Franklin Street Johnstown Pennsylvania 15905Proprietary(814) 534-9000
- Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at WindberAcute Care Hospitals 7.18 miles away600 Somerset Avenue Windber Pennsylvania 15963Voluntary non-profit - Private(814) 467-3000
Nearby Dialysis
- Zz-Closed-Prodigy Dialysis, LLC - Osborne Street1.73 miles away88 Osborne Street Johnstown Pennsylvania 15905Dialysis Stations: 1 (814) 539-0798
- Davita Napoleon Place Dialysis1.78 miles away420 Napoleon Place Johnstown Pennsylvania 15901Dialysis Stations: 12 (814) 535-8205
- Fresenius Kidney Care - Richland Square4.76 miles away105 Metzler Street Johnstown Pennsylvania 15904Dialysis Stations: 11 (814) 262-7560
- Davita Budfield Street Home Dialysis5.78 miles away350 Budfield Street, Suite 1 Johnstown Pennsylvania 15904Dialysis Stations: 2 (814) 254-4262
- Davita - Pdi Johnstown5.8 miles away344 Budfield Street Johnstown Pennsylvania 15904CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (814) 266-4949
- Davita - Pdi Ebensburg18.16 miles away429 Manor Dr., Suite 650 Ebensburg Pennsylvania 15931Dialysis Stations: 9 (814) 472-2642
- Dci at Chestnut Ridge18.47 miles away25 Colony Boulevard, Suite 112 Blairsville Pennsylvania 15717Dialysis Stations: 8 (724) 459-4980