Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Luther Ridge is located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Featuring an overall rating of A, it is actually ranked among the three highest graded nursing homes in the city. Based on our ratings, this place is just about as as good as it gets. This nursing home also received consistently good grades in each of our categories. Additional information about its category grades is available below.
Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Luther Ridge
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Grade: A
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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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Facility Inspections
Grade: A-plus
One of the many reasons this turned out to be a quality nursing home is that it received an A+ inspection grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this critical category. Our inspection ratings account for a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher scores in this area usually have very few severe deficiencies. We were not able to locate information about this nursing home's deficiencies. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
Grade: A
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility received an impressive grade of A in our nursing category. Our nursing grade is primarily based on the facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures 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 facility Pennsylvania in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by having a policy of turning a patient even once per day.
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Short-term Care Quality
Grade: A
The next category we analyzed was short-term care. Adding to its first-rate profile, this facility also performed well in that category. In fact, we gave it a grade of of A for the category. Short-term care grades are often used to assess a nursing home's rehabilitation services To have high-end rehabilitation services, facilities generally must feature higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, respiratory therapists and other licensed professionals. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final datapoint we considered in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We found that 5.7 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
Long-term Care Quality
Grade: B-plus
In our last category, we awarded this nursing home an A+ for its long-term care rating. This wrapped up a very strong profile. Facilities that excel in this category typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to patients. On top of considering 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 99.02913 percent of its residents, which is far higher than the average nursing home. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Luther Ridge Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: C
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Luther Ridge, 7.59% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric gauges the percent of long-term residents which suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are an barometer of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: B-minus
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Luther Ridge, 3.37% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents who have suffered falls leading to severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be an indicator of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: D
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Luther Ridge, 1.9% of Patients had UTIs
This figure tells you the percent of long-term care patients who experienced urinary tract infections. UTI's may be an indicator of a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this metric may be misleading for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: C
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Luther Ridge, 15.54% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to patients for many medical conditions, including cognitive disorders. Tragically, in limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: A-minus
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Luther Ridge, 19.74% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure is a measure of the percent of long-term patients receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: A+
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Luther Ridge, 3.12% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms. Increased levels of depression could be a sign lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: B
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Luther Ridge, 88.22% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: A-minus
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Luther Ridge, 14.84% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: F
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Luther Ridge, 21.64% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
Grade: A-plus
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Luther Ridge, 1.31 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is critical to preserving the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: A-plus
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Luther Ridge, 21.64 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Grade: A-plus
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Luther Ridge, 8.92 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Grade: B
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Luther Ridge, 72.59% Percentage of Resident
Measures the percentage of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements.
Scores for Chambersburg, PA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
- 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
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
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
