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Schoellkopf Health Center

  • Nursing Home

Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
Oct 18: BNov 18: BDec 18: BJan 19: B-Feb 19: B-May 19: B-Jun 19: B-Jul 19: BAug 19: BSep 19: BJan 20: BMar 20: BApr 20: BMay 20: BJun 20: BJul 20: BAug 20: BSep 20: BOct 20: BJan 21: B+Feb 21: B+Mar 21: B+Apr 21: A-May 21: A-Jun 21: A-Jul 21: B+Aug 21: B+Sep 21: B+Oct 21: BNov 21: BJan 22: B+Feb 22: B+Mar 22: B+Apr 22: B+May 22: B+Jun 22: B+
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Schoellkopf Health Center's website

621 Tenth Street,
Niagara Falls NY 14302

(716) 278-4578

74.75% estimated occupancy 1

Schoellkopf Health Center is one of only three available facilities in Niagara Falls, New York. We gave this nursing home an overall grade of B+. A score of this caliber requires above average marks in most areas. This actually is the best nursing home in Niagara Falls. This facility is better in some categories than others, but it didn't have any weak links in any of our major categories discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.

Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Hemodialysis

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

To go along with its favorable overall score, we awarded this nursing home an A+ for our inspections rating. Inspection grades account for several factors included in a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with better grades in this area tend to have few of these severe deficiencies. While this place had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

In addition, this nursing home also received favorable short-term care scores this year. In fact, we gave them one of our stronger scores in that area, with a score of B+. Our short-term care grades are important for residents needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes additional skilled nursing. This includes a vast range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. It doesn't look like this nursing home submitted registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. Finally, we looked at the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 6.3 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

This facility received a favorable long-term care score as well. We awarded it one of our better grades in that area with a grade of B+. When nursing homes receive this type of grade in long-term care it is typically a good sign for patient care and suggests that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses and aids. One of the criteria we considered after nursing hours is vaccines. This facility provided the pneumonia vaccination to 100 percent of its residents. This is a great way to avoid unnecessary hospitalizations for the aged 65 and up population. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

The last category we assessed is this facility's worst area. However, even in its weakest link we still gave it an acceptable grade of B- in our nursing category. There are many criteria within this grade. Most of these criteria reflect staffing levels. 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. Finally, nursing grades also factor in quality-based measures, such as avoiding major falls. Despite not having the highest total nursing hours, this place performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is often an indicator that a nursing home has quality controls in place. Some falls can be avoided if a facility supplies enough nurses aids to assist its residents.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Schoellkopf Health Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In Schoellkopf Health Center, 9.62% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This gauges the percentage of long-term stay residents that suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We consider this statistic when determining our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In Schoellkopf Health Center, 3.04% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are routinely the result of poor nursing care. Better nursing protocols can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A

In Schoellkopf Health Center, 2.08% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to inadequate hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Schoellkopf Health Center, 11.61% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. These drugs may be used to treat several medical conditions, including dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Schoellkopf Health Center, 13.28% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are used to treat patients suffering from anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Schoellkopf Health Center, 13.6% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents exhibiting depressive symptoms. Increased rates of depression could be a sign a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Schoellkopf Health Center, 91.89% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-minus

In Schoellkopf Health Center, 14.66% Percentage of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and using the bathroom.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-plus

In Schoellkopf Health Center, 18.82% Percentage of Residents

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who were able to retain mobility.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Schoellkopf Health Center, 1.2 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: F

In Schoellkopf Health Center, 18.82 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the health of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: F

In Schoellkopf Health Center, 8.77 Percentage of Patients

Measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: F

In Schoellkopf Health Center, 74.71% Percentage of Resident

This metric measures the percentage of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Niagara Falls Memorial Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0 miles away621 Tenth Street Niagara Falls New York 14302Voluntary non-profit - Other(716) 278-4000
  • Mount St Mary's Hospital and Health CenterAcute Care Hospitals 4.39 miles away5300 Military Road Lewiston New York 14092Voluntary non-profit - Church(716) 297-4800
  • Kenmore Mercy HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.73 miles away2950 Elmwood Avenue Buffalo New York 14217Voluntary non-profit - Church(716) 447-6100
  • Sisters of Charity HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.16 miles away2157 Main Street Buffalo New York 14214Voluntary non-profit - Private(716) 862-1000
  • Erie County Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.96 miles away462 Grider Street Buffalo New York 14215Voluntary non-profit - Private(716) 898-3936
  • Kaleida HealthAcute Care Hospitals 16.28 miles away100 High Street Buffalo New York 14210Voluntary non-profit - Private(716) 859-8620
  • Eastern Niagara HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.89 miles away521 East Avenue Lockport New York 14094Voluntary non-profit - Private(716) 514-5700

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita Niagara Falls Kidney Center0.04 miles away621 10th Street Niagara Falls New York 14301Dialysis Stations: 17 (716) 278-4639
  • Fresenius Kidney Care - Wheatfield3.28 miles away3909 Forest Parkway North Tonawanda New York 14120Dialysis Stations: 15 (716) 696-6193
  • Fresenius Kidney Care - Niagara3.3 miles away3018 Military Road Niagara Falls New York 14304Dialysis Stations: 15 (716) 298-4195
  • Niagara Dialysis Center3.32 miles away2932 Military Road Niagara Falls New York 14304Dialysis Stations: 13 (716) 297-4059
  • Davita Northtowns Dialysis Center11.18 miles away4041 Delaware Avenue Ste 150 Tonawanda New York 14150CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (716) 871-8103
  • Us Renal Care Tonawanda Dialysis12 miles away3161 Eggert Road Tonawanda New York 14150CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 13 (716) 832-0159
  • Fms-Kenmore Artificial Kidney Center12.83 miles away1508 Sheridan Drive Buffalo New York 14217CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 15 (716) 871-9988
  • Liberty Rc, Inc.13.14 miles away699 Hertel Ave Buffalo New York 14207Dialysis Stations: 17 (716) 871-4172

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=335376