Riverside Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing is located in Castleton On Hudson, New York. The city has a population of 7,851 people. This nursing home was given an alarming overall rating based on the data we assessed. Based on our ratings, this place probably isn't a fit for anyone. More information on this facility's category grades is available below. Its best category was inspections, which is discussed in the next section.
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Riverside Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
Note: Riverside Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
While we graded this facility incredibly poorly overall, it received a fairly respectable inspection report this year. As a result, it received a decent grade in that category with a score of B-. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining these inspection grades. One of those factors is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies are relatively insignificant. This facility received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered severe. This means that the government inspectors did not consider any of these deficiencies to create an immediate threat to resident safety or health. Lastly, this nursing home was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. This is generally a really bad sign. We would never recommend this facility.
Nurse Quality
Remarkably, we awarded this nursing home a grade of C for our nursing rating, which isn't a bad grade. There are a host of subcategories within this category. Many of the criteria are tied to the quantity of nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this facility excelled in some of the quality measures we looked at. It scored well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.
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Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also didn't rate too badly in the category of short-term care. Indeed, we gave it a grade of C in that category, which wound up being among its more favorable scores. Our short-term care scores are probably most important for people requiring rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation usually mandates higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes not just nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other types of therapy. In this nursing home's case, we were surprised to learn that it actually provides less registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than a typical facility. The hope is always that this does not adversely impact the quality of care. Lastly, we looked at the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 3.4 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most facilities, closer to half of their residents are able to return home so this figure is below average.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we assessed is long-term care. This facility was given an abysmal grade of F in that category. For prospective residents looking for a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care is a very important category. In addition to assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. Thankfully, this nursing home gave the vaccine to 97.40741 percent of its residents, which is an above average figure. Surprisingly, this place also keeps its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had just 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Sadly, a few of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Riverside Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Riverside Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, 14.89% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Riverside Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, 3.7% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are often caused by lower levels of patient supervision. Closer supervision can minimize the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Riverside Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, 0.78% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely linked to lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this metric could also be skewed for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Riverside Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, 14.35% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure gauges the percentage of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Riverside Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, 8.65% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are given to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Riverside Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, 0% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term stay residents exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Riverside Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, 97.7% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Riverside Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, 7.28% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and bathing. Some argue that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Riverside Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, 9.36% of Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that retained mobility levels.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Riverside Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, 9.36% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Riverside Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, 6.38% of Patients
This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Riverside Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, 68.84% of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Albany Medical Center HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.15 miles away43 New Scotland Avenue, Mail Code 34 Albany New York 12208Voluntary non-profit - Private(518) 262-2400
- St Peter's HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.9 miles away315 South Manning Boulevard Albany New York 12208Voluntary non-profit - Private(518) 525-1550
- Albany Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.6 miles away600 Northern Boulevard Albany New York 12204Voluntary non-profit - Private(518) 471-3490
- Samaritan HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.36 miles away2215 Burdett Avenue Troy New York 12180Voluntary non-profit - Private(518) 427-3402
- Samaritan Hospital-St Mary's CampusAcute Care Hospitals 15 miles away1300 Massachusetts Avenue Troy New York 12180Voluntary non-profit - Private(518) 268-5000
Nearby Dialysis
- Dci-East Greenbush4.94 miles away583 Columbia Turnpike East Greenbush New York 12061Dialysis Stations: 17 (518) 477-4217
- Fms-Albany Regional Kidney Center7.74 miles away2 Clara Barton Drive Albany New York 12208CMS Rating: 1 stars Dialysis Stations: 34 (518) 434-6565
- Albany Medical Center8.17 miles away43 New Scotland Avenue Mail Code: 73 Peds Dialysis Unit Albany New York 12208Dialysis Stations: 6 (518) 262-3347
- Fms-Albany Dialysis Center9.43 miles away64 Albany Shaker Road Albany New York 12204CMS Rating: 1 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (518) 427-0473
- New York Dialysis Services Inc11.51 miles away16 North Greenbush Road Suite 102 Troy New York 12180Dialysis Stations: 13 (518) 285-6066
- Dialysis Clinic, Inc.12.25 miles away176 Washington Ave Extension Albany New York 12203CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (518) 456-2429
- Freedom Center of Westmere12.33 miles away178 Washington Ave Extension Suite 3 Albany New York 12203Dialysis Stations: 17 (518) 407-0505
- Dci - Rubin Dialysis Center - Troy14.29 miles away1850 Peoples Avenue Troy New York 12180CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (518) 271-0702