Schuyler Hospital & Long Term Care Unit is a nursing home in Montour Falls, New York, a city with 2,607 people. This facility was awarded an A- overall, which is very good grade. Based on our analysis, this place is simply as good as it gets. The best aspect of this nursing home's impressive profile was its inspection grade. We discuss inspections in the next section
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Schuyler Hospital & Long Term Care Unit
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Lymphedema Care
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Facility Inspections
In addition to receiving a strong overall rating, this nursing home performed well in our inspections category, which is based on the facility's inspection reports. In fact, we awarded it an A for this category. Inspection scores take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. 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.
Nurse Quality
To complement its strong performance in other areas, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our inspections rating. Our nursing grade is largely based on a facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a system of moving a resident even once per day.
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Short-term Care Quality
Turning to another strength for this nursing home, we awarded them one of our better scores in our short-term care category as well, with a B+. Short-term care scores are meaningful for individuals in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically mandates additional highly-skilled nursing services. This means a wide range of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients who returned home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.
Long-term Care Quality
In the final category we rated, this facility received a very favorable grade of B+ in our long-term care category. With this grade, the nursing home completed a very impressive profile. Long-term care scores of this caliber generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. Once we finished looking at the quantity of nursing care, we then looked at the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 87.066246 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Although its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we hoped for, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Schuyler Hospital & Long Term Care Unit Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Schuyler Hospital & Long Term Care Unit, 7.95% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Schuyler Hospital & Long Term Care Unit, 2.84% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are often linked to lower quality nursing care. Closer supervision limits the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Schuyler Hospital & Long Term Care Unit, 3.28% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often linked to lower quality nursing care. Better hygiene protocols minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Keep in mind that this metric is affected by by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Schuyler Hospital & Long Term Care Unit, 16.72% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are given to residents for a variety of conditions, such as dementia. Tragically, in limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Schuyler Hospital & Long Term Care Unit, 19.43% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of patients given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Schuyler Hospital & Long Term Care Unit, 8.96% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents exhibiting depressive symptoms. High rates of depression may be an indicator worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Schuyler Hospital & Long Term Care Unit, 91.21% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Schuyler Hospital & Long Term Care Unit, 15.91% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and bathing.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Schuyler Hospital & Long Term Care Unit, 19.2% of Residents
This tells you the percentage of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Schuyler Hospital & Long Term Care Unit, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care. There is a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Schuyler Hospital & Long Term Care Unit, 19.2% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Schuyler Hospital, IncCritical Access Hospitals 0 miles away220 Steuben Street Montour Falls New York 14865Voluntary non-profit - Private(607) 530-7121
- Corning HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.1 miles away1 Guthrie Drive Corning New York 14830Voluntary non-profit - Private(607) 937-7200
- Arnot Ogden Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 17.64 miles away600 Roe Avenue Elmira New York 14905Voluntary non-profit - Private(607) 737-4100
- Cayuga Medical Center at IthacaAcute Care Hospitals 18.16 miles away101 Dates Drive Ithaca New York 14850Voluntary non-profit - Private(607) 274-4401
- St Joseph's HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.37 miles away555 St Joseph's Blvd Elmira New York 14901Voluntary non-profit - Private(607) 733-6541
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita Schuyler Dialysis0.39 miles away220 Steuben Street Montour Falls New York 14865Dialysis Stations: 4 (607) 210-1997
- Davita Corning Dialysis17.45 miles away8 West Pultney Street Dialysis Unit, Suite 101 Corning New York 14830CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 10 (607) 962-2790
- Davita Ivy Dialysis17.5 miles away602 Ivy Street Elmira New York 14905CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (607) 737-4186
- Davita Ithaca Dialysis Center18.35 miles away201 Dates Drive Suite 206 Ithaca New York 14850Dialysis Stations: 12 (607) 272-1693