NYC Health + Hospitals/Sea View is a very-large government-owned facility in Staten Island, New York. This facility is among the highest-graded facilities we assessed. Receiving an A+ in our rating system requires first-rate marks across the board. In fact, we were so impressed with this nursing home that we rated it substantially ahead of most of the facilities in Staten Island. As you can find below, this place performed just as well in our category scores. We give this place two thumbs up!
NYC Health + Hospitals/Sea View
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Grade: A-plus
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- Government - City
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Audiology
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Facility Inspections
Grade: A-plus
We also wanted to point out the fact that this nursing home has received near flawless government inspections recently. We gave them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Inspection ratings are tied to several datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that score well in this area tend to have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. While this facility had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
Grade: A
This facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Nursing grades are mostly tied to the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place New York in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as having a policy of turning a patient more often.
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Short-term Care Quality
Grade: A
The next category we analyzed was short-term care. Contributing to its top-shelf profile, this nursing home also performed well in this category. In fact, we awarded it a of A in the category. Our short-term care ratings are based in part on a facility's quantity of skilled nursing services. This includes a broad range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final measure we looked at in this category is the percentage of patients that eventually returned home from the nursing home. We found that 5.6 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
Long-term Care Quality
Grade: A-minus
Moving on to the next area, this nursing home also excelled in our long-term care category. We gave it an A- in this category. This topped off a straight A profile. When nursing homes receive a score in this range in long-term care it typically means it's well-staffed and is a quality place to live on a permanent basis. In addition to assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 99.90138 percent of its patients. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents out of the hospital. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Sea View Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: A-minus
In NYC Health + Hospitals/Sea View , 9.58% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term stay patients that are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a solid indicator of nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: A
In NYC Health + Hospitals/Sea View , 3.04% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term care residents which have experienced a fall leading to major injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indication of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: A-minus
In NYC Health + Hospitals/Sea View , 2.1% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that sustained urinary tract infections. Although a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it is difficult to compare different facilities due to facilities having differing reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: A-minus
In NYC Health + Hospitals/Sea View , 11.59% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to residents for many conditions, such as dementia. Tragically, in some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: A
In NYC Health + Hospitals/Sea View , 13.3% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are given to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: D
In NYC Health + Hospitals/Sea View , 13.2% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients showing signs of depression. High rates of depression may be a sign a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: A
In NYC Health + Hospitals/Sea View , 91.26% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: A
In NYC Health + Hospitals/Sea View , 14.75% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate the deterioration of a resident's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: D
In NYC Health + Hospitals/Sea View , 17.32% Percentage of Residents
This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who maintained mobility.
Hospitalizations
Grade: A
In NYC Health + Hospitals/Sea View , 1.31 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is critical to maintaining the physical health of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: A
In NYC Health + Hospitals/Sea View , 17.32 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Grade: A
In NYC Health + Hospitals/Sea View , 8.8 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Grade: A
In NYC Health + Hospitals/Sea View , 75.07% Percentage of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term residents who saw functional improvements.
Scores for Staten Island, NY
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of C
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
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