Signature Healthcare at Mallard Bay is in Cambridge, Maryland. Sporting an overall score of C, this appears to be a middle of the pack facility. This nursing home has a few things working in its favor. Lastly, this nursing home's ownership changed in the last year, so we will need to monitor it to confirm it maintains respectable levels of care.
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Signature Healthcare at Mallard Bay
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
Please note our records indicate that Signature Healthcare at Mallard Bay has changed ownership recently and while our data on this page is up-to-date there is a chance that the quality of this facility may change under new management.
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
While this facility's overall grade was decent, it really fared well in the category of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A for that category, which is one of our best scores. Inspection grades account for several factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher scores in this category typically have very few severe deficiencies. This facility was assessed 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This tells you that the inspectors didn't deem any of these deficiencies to pose an imminent threat to resident safety or health. A few minor deficiencies shouldn't stop you from considering a nursing home.
Short-term Care Quality
Another one of this nursing home's higher category grades came in the category of short-term care. In that area, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B. In our short-term care assessment, we try to craft a sound gauge for rehabilitation. In doing so, we assess the facility's scope of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the number of residents who were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 5.3 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
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Nurse Quality
This nursing home's next best category was nursing. We awarded it a grade of C in this category. This is basically a middle of the road grade in this category. Nursing ratings are tied to nurse staffing levels. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this facility surprisingly fared better in some of the quality measures we assessed. In fact, it scored well in the area of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we looked at was long-term care, which was this nursing home's worst area. We gave this facility a D in that area. Facilities that don't fare well in long-term care typically aren't as well-staffed and are lagging in a few of the areas of routine healthcare services we looked at. Once we finished looking at the amount of care provided by nurses, we next considered the facility's vaccination record. Candidly, we were a bit alarmed this facility vaccinated just 74.545456 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Surprisingly, this nursing home was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home had fewer hospitalizations than most nursing homes. This is its best feature in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Signature Healthcare at Mallard Bay Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Signature Healthcare at Mallard Bay, 10.53% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term patients who have new or worsened pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Signature Healthcare at Mallard Bay, 2.91% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls are routinely the result of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Signature Healthcare at Mallard Bay, 1.15% of Patients had UTIs
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that have had urinary tract infections. Although a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it can be difficult to compare between facilities due to varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Signature Healthcare at Mallard Bay, 14.17% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to patients for a variety of conditions, such as dementia. Sadly, in limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Signature Healthcare at Mallard Bay, 12.36% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were given antianxiety medications. These drugs are typically prescribed to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Signature Healthcare at Mallard Bay, 5.65% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Signature Healthcare at Mallard Bay, 84.95% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Signature Healthcare at Mallard Bay, 22.35% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Signature Healthcare at Mallard Bay, 30.83% of Residents
This is the percentage of patients who maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Signature Healthcare at Mallard Bay, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Signature Healthcare at Mallard Bay, 30.83% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Signature Healthcare at Mallard Bay, 10.01% of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Signature Healthcare at Mallard Bay, 79.12% of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Umd Shore Medical Center at EastonAcute Care Hospitals 13.73 miles away219 South Washington Street Easton Maryland 21601Voluntary non-profit - Private(410) 822-1000
Nearby Dialysis
- Cambridge Dialysis Center1.58 miles away704 Cambridge Plaza Cambridge Maryland 21613CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (410) 228-2791
- Advanced Dialysis Center - Easton13.05 miles away610 E Dutchmans Ln Easton Maryland 21601Dialysis Stations: 9 (410) 820-9873
- Davita - Easton13.41 miles away500 Cadmus Ln, Suite 201 Easton Maryland 21601CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 15 (410) 822-8659