Rappahannock Westminster Cante is a senior living facility located in Irvington, Virginia, which has a total of 714 people. With an A+ overall grade, we ranked this facility in the top five percent of all nursing homes in the United States. We flat out can't say enough good things about this facility. Finally, this proved to be a very consistent nursing home with consistent grades in each of the major categories. Additional information about its category grades is available below.
Rappahannock Westminster Cante
- Nursing Home
- Home Health Agency
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Adult Day Care
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Meal Delivery
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Aquatic Therapy
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
One of the reasons this ended up being a quality nursing home is it earned an A+ in our inspections category. This is simply as good as it gets in this very important category. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining our inspection grades. One critical factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these end up being quite minor. We weren't able to find information on deficiency's for this nursing home. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In fact, this turned out to be its second best category grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A. When determining a facility's nursing rating, we look at the number of hours nurses are caring for patients as well as the levels of training of those nurses. This nursing home averages 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
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Short-term Care Quality
We also would like to point out the fact that this facility was given a first-rate grade of A in our short-term care area. In our short-term care score, we strive to create a fair gauge for rehabilitation. In this process, we assess a facility's scope of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last statistic we considered in this area is the percentage of residents that were able to return home from the facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
Long-term Care Quality
The fourth area we assessed was long-term care, where this facility was awarded a grade of A. This topped off a very favorable report card. Not many facilities earned an A- or higher in every single category. When facilities receive this kind of grade in long-term care it is usually a good sign for patient care and suggests that the place is well-staffed with nurses aids. After we finished looking at the quantity of nursing care, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia can be a life or death health condition for nursing home patients so we prefer when a facility does not roll the dice on this issue. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Rappahannock Westminster Cante Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Rappahannock Westminster Cante, 8.72% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients that suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are an measure of nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Rappahannock Westminster Cante, 3.64% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients who have had a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls are often caused by lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Rappahannock Westminster Cante, 2.55% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are often linked to a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this datapoint can be misleading for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Rappahannock Westminster Cante, 13.56% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay patients who are prescribed antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may mean a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior in situations where such medications aren't medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes need to rely more on these drugs due to an increased number of residents with dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Rappahannock Westminster Cante, 20.28% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are generally given to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Rappahannock Westminster Cante, 3.63% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Rappahannock Westminster Cante, 91.12% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these types of vaccines critical to patient health.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Rappahannock Westminster Cante, 16.48% Percentage of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate the erosion of a patient's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Rappahannock Westminster Cante, 21.22% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percent of patients who retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Rappahannock Westminster Cante, 1.29 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Rappahannock Westminster Cante, 21.22 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Nearby Hospitals
- Rappahannock General HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 1.8 miles away101 Harris Road Kilmarnock Virginia 22482Voluntary non-profit - Private(804) 435-8000
- Riverside Walter Reed HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.64 miles away7519 Hospital Road Gloucester Virginia 23061Voluntary non-profit - Private(804) 693-8800
Nearby Dialysis
- Rai - Medical Drive-Gloucester19.69 miles away6740 Main Street Gloucester Virginia 23061Dialysis Stations: 21 (804) 695-2904