Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Luther Ridge is located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Featuring an overall rating of A-, we rated this facility as ranked among the top three nursing homes in Chambersburg. Overall scores in this range are a good indication of top-shelf nursing home. Based on our assessment, this nursing home is just about as as good as it gets. This place also received very consistent ratings in all four of the major categories. Additional information about its category grades is available below.
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Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Luther Ridge
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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
To pair with a strong overall grade, we gave this nursing home an A+ for inspections. Inspection grades weigh several factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher scores in this area generally have very few severe deficiencies. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that we were able to find deficiency data for this nursing home. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Among its many high-end grades, this facility was awarded a top-shelf long-term care grade. In fact, we awarded it a score of A- in that category. Facilities that excel in long-term care tend to be well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to residents. After assessing the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 96.296295 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents healthy. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Nurse Quality
Adding to its impressive resume, this nursing home also excelled in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A- for that category. Nursing grades are largely tied to the facility's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Short-term Care Quality
The next category we analyzed was short-term care. We awarded this facility one of our higher grades in this category, with a grade of B. While this is not as high as many of this facility's other grades, it is nevertheless a positive score. Our short-term care grades are important for individuals needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually requires additional highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means a wide range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we considered the percentage of patients who were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 4.7 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Luther Ridge Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Luther Ridge, 2.2% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can limit the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Luther Ridge, 3.7% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care . Major falls which result in injury are routinely caused by poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Luther Ridge, 3.91% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely the result of lower quality nursing care. However, this statistic could be skewed for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Luther Ridge, 22.96% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. These drugs may be used to treat a variety of medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Luther Ridge, 22.76% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of residents who were given antianxiety drugs. These medications are typically given to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Luther Ridge, 0.76% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients showing depressive symptoms. Many in the industry believe this is a reliable measure of resident quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Luther Ridge, 97.38% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Luther Ridge, 16.39% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and bathing. Many in the industry believe this is a measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Luther Ridge, 15.74% of Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients that remained mobile levels.
Hospitalizations
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Luther Ridge, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to preserving the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Luther Ridge, 15.74% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Luther Ridge, 5.18% of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Luther Ridge, 77.11% of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many believe that this is a measure of a facility's rehabilitation performance.
Scores for Chambersburg, PA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
Looking for more options? Chambersburg, Pennsylvania has 6 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Chambersburg HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.48 miles away112 North Seventh Street Chambersburg Pennsylvania 17201Voluntary non-profit - Private(717) 267-3000
- Waynesboro HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.81 miles away501 East Main St Waynesboro Pennsylvania 17268Voluntary non-profit - Private(717) 765-4000
- Gettysburg HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.38 miles away147 Gettys Street Gettysburg Pennsylvania 17325Voluntary non-profit - Other(717) 334-2121
Nearby Dialysis
- Fresenius Kidney Care - Chambersburg4.07 miles away22 St. Paul Drive, Suite 104 Chambersburg Pennsylvania 17201CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (717) 263-8505
- Dialysis Care Center - Chambersburg LLC4.18 miles away20 Parkwood Drive, Suite 1 Chambersburg Pennsylvania 17201Dialysis Stations: 14 (717) 401-2060
- u.s. Renal Care - Chambersburg5.15 miles awayPark Fifth Avenue, Professional Center 765 Fifth Avenue, Suite A Chambersburg Pennsylvania 17201CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (717) 263-9300
- Fresenius Kidney Care - Waynesboro13.75 miles away27 Vista Avenue Waynesboro Pennsylvania 17268CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (717) 765-8880