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Saxony Health Center

Updated May 1, 2022 by Sara Levinsohn

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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Box 458, 223 Pittsburgh St,
Saxonburg PA 16056

(724) 352-9445

62.2% estimated occupancy 1

Saxony Health Center is a senior living facility in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, which has a total of 4,791 people. We awarded this facility an overall grade of C. A grade of this caliber requires some decent scores. Based on our analysis, this place likely wouldn't be a bad choice. You also may want to review this facility's category grades below. Long-term care grades are discussed in the next paragraph.

Quick Details

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

Registered Staff Hours

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Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

We awarded this facility one of our better scores in our long-term care rating, where it received a B+. When facilities receive this kind of score in long-term care it is typically a good sign for resident care and indicates that the place is well-staffed with nurses and aids. On top of considering the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 94.70589 percent of its patients. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients out of the hospital. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Facility Inspections

Grade: B

It should also be noted that this facility's inspection grade was strong as well. We awarded it a B for inspections, which is one of our better scores. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining these inspection grades. One key factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies can be relatively insignificant. Although this place had some deficiencies on its report, none of them were severe based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is always a good sign.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The next category we assessed was short-term care, where this nursing home received a grade of B- in this area. With our short-term care score, we seek to craft a fair barometer for rehabilitation services. In this process, we analyze a nursing home's offerings of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. One of this nursing home's strengths is registered nurse hours. We found that it offers more care from registered nurses to its residents than most facilities. Finally, we considered the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home. At most facilities, closer to half of residents return home so this place is below average.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

The final category we analyzed was nursing. In that category, we awarded this facility a grade of C. The nursing score is based on a handful of data points, most of which are based on quantities of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages just 3.2 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Lastly, despite not having the highest total nursing hours, this place actually performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is typically an indicator that a place has quality controls in place.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Saxony Health Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In Saxony Health Center, 7.73% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often caused by patients staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A

In Saxony Health Center, 3.42% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls leading to injury are often the result of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: F

In Saxony Health Center, 1.81% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often associated with poor nursing care. More frequent bathing reduces the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Keep in mind that this statistic is affected by by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In Saxony Health Center, 15.6% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are given to residents for many conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A

In Saxony Health Center, 19.49% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of patients given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are typically given to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Saxony Health Center, 3.38% of Patients

This is the percent of residents exhibiting signs of depression. Higher rates of depression may reveal a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Saxony Health Center, 89.35% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term residents that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient care.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Saxony Health Center, 15.62% Percentage of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-plus

In Saxony Health Center, 23.88% Percentage of Residents

Measures the percentage of long-term care patients who retained mobility levels. Some experts believe that mobility is critical to residents' well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: F

In Saxony Health Center, 23.88 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: D

In Saxony Health Center, 72.17% Percentage of Resident

This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Allegheny Valley HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.77 miles away1301 Carlisle St Natrona Heights Pennsylvania 15065Voluntary non-profit - Other(412) 224-5100
  • Upmc PassavantAcute Care Hospitals 16.35 miles away9100 Babcock Boulevard Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15237Voluntary non-profit - Private(412) 367-6700
  • Upmc St MargaretAcute Care Hospitals 18.54 miles away815 Freeport Road Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15215Voluntary non-profit - Private(412) 784-4000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Butler County Dialysis Center8.95 miles away111 Woody Drive Butler Pennsylvania 16001CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (724) 431-2241
  • Davita Allegheny Valley Dialysis9.83 miles away1620 Pacific Avenue Heights Plaza Shopping Center Natrona Heights Pennsylvania 15065Dialysis Stations: 11 (724) 224-4382
  • Total Renal Care, Inc.12.91 miles away1 Kensington Square B New Kensington Pennsylvania 15068Dialysis Stations: 8 (724) 335-2876
  • Dci of New Kensington12.94 miles away722 Fourth Avenue New Kensington Pennsylvania 15068Dialysis Stations: 20 (724) 339-1772
  • Dci of Seven Fields13.47 miles away201 Highpointe Drive Mars Pennsylvania 16046Dialysis Stations: 19 (724) 779-3930
  • Ara - Central Kittanning Dialysis Center, LLC13.89 miles awayOne Nolte Drive 700 Medical Arts, Suite 720 Kittanning Pennsylvania 16201CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (724) 543-3151
  • Davita - Harmarville Dialysis14.27 miles away791 Freeport Road Cheswick Pennsylvania 15024Dialysis Stations: 13 (724) 274-9281
  • Dci Renal Services of Pittsburgh, LLC - Harmar Village14.28 miles away725 Freeport Road Cheswick Pennsylvania 15024Dialysis Stations: 14 (412) 823-5422

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=395160