Severna Park Center
310 Genesis Way, Severna Park MD 21146 · (410) 544-4220 · 91.81% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Severna Park Center is a large facility in Severna Park, Maryland. We gave it an overall grade of C, which is a middle of the pack grade. You could certainly do worse than this nursing home. The best part of this nursing home's report card is its stellar inspection rating. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 138 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
In addition to being a respectable facility overall, this facility also excelled in the category of inspections, where it received an A. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Inspection grades take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This place was hit with 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe. This tells you that the government inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies an imminent threat to resident health or safety. A few minor deficiencies shouldn't stop you from considering a nursing home.
Short-term Care Quality
Another one of this facility's more impressive category grades came in the category of short-term care. In that category, we awarded this facility a B+. Our short-term care grades are likely more meaningful for individuals needing rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation typically utilizes additional highly-skilled nursing services. This means not just nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. We were pleased to find that this nursing home employs both registered nurses and physical therapists. The same can't be said for all nursing homes. This facility performed much better in the final datapoint we considered in this category, which was the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that it fared as well as just about any nursing home in Maryland in this area with 60 percent of its patients returning home. For most facilities, fewer than half of their short-stay residents are able to return home.
Nurse Quality
One of this facility's better category grades was in the area of nursing care. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of C. When computing a nursing home's nursing rating, we consider the number of hours nurses are with residents and the level of skill of the nurses. Based on the CMS data, this nursing home offers 3.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also factored in some quality-based measures. This place performed well in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at. In terms of the number of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, this nursing home beat the national average.
Long-term Care Quality
The final category we looked at was long-term care, which turned out to be this nursing home's weakest category. It received an abysmal F in this category, which is clearly a major concern. When nursing homes receive a score in this range in this category it generally means the facility didn't perform well in our measures relating to patient care. After assessing the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 93.229164 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which happens to be a bit lower than we anticipated but still a decent figure. Surprisingly, this nursing home was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.93 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility has less hospitalizations than many nursing homes. This is its best feature in this category.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Severna Park Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are routinely linked to poor nursing care. Better nursing care minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections may be associated with inadequate hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who are given antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such drugs aren't medically indicated. However, some nursing homes need to rely more on these drugs due to having more residents suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally used to treat patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percentage of patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate erosion of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This indicates the percent of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the quality of care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This metric measures the percentage of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry believe this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better