Rome Memorial Hospital, - R H C F
1500 North James Street, Rome NY 13440 · (315) 338-7318 · 87.87% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Rome Memorial Hospital, - R H C F is located in Rome, New York, a city with a total of 43,037 people. Featuring an overall grade of A-, this facility is one of the higher-rated nursing homes we assessed. Not surprisingly, this proved to be radically superior to many of the facilities in Rome. This place's strong report card was highlighted by its inspection rating, which is addressed in the next section.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 80 Beds
CCRC :
Non profit - Corporation
Resident Council:
Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
In addition to performing well overall, this nursing home also received a nearly flawless inspection report. Consequently, it received one of our best scores in that category with an A+. Our inspection grades are based on several items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that score well in this area typically have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
Among its many high-end grades, this nursing home was given a top-shelf short-term care score. In fact, it received a grade of A in this category. Our short-term care ratings are important for individuals needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means a wide spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that this nursing home submitted information about its staffing of registered nurses or physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of residents that returned home from this facility. This facility performed better in this area than in its staffing levels. This place performed as well as just about any facility in the nation in this area with 59.9 percent of its residents returning home. Most facilities are below 50 percent in this metric.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was awarded a strong long-term care grade. Indeed, we awarded it an above average grade of B+ in this area. Long-term care grades of this caliber generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. In addition to considering the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 99.5984 percent of its residents, which is significantly higher than the majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 1.12 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home had less hospitalizations than the average nursing home.
Nurse Quality
The final category we graded was nursing. We gave this nursing home a solid grade in that category, with a grade of B-. Even though this isn't as favorable as a few of this nursing home's other grades, it is still nothing to be ashamed of. The nursing rating considers many subcategories. The most important variable is the number of hours nurses spend with residents. This nursing home provides 0 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This is a much lower figure than we were hoping for. Lastly, our nursing ratings also factor in some quality-focused statistics. We like to look at the percent of patients who experienced pressure ulcers and major falls. Sometimes these metrics are indicators of the quality of nursing care, since superior care can reduce these issues.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Rome Memorial Hospital, - R H C F Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols limits the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay patients which have had a fall resulting in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be a sign of poor nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are given to residents for many conditions, including cognitive disorders. Tragically, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Some experts argue that this is a measure of quality of life.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Measures the percentage of long-term patients that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home patients, making these vaccines vital to patient safety.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the erosion of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the health of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This tells you the percent of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with ADL's usually correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better