Located in Hanover, Pennsylvania, Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Utz Terrace is one of a mere three available nursing homes in the area. We awarded it an overall grade of B-, which is a middle of the road rating. Based on our assessment, this facility looks like a solid choice for quite a few people. This place is stronger in some categories than others, but it didn't have any weak links in any of our major areas discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Utz Terrace
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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 Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
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Facility Inspections
In addition to being a respectable nursing home overall, this facility also excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned an A. Few facilities performed better in this area. Arguably the most important factor we look at in computing our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Places with higher grades in this area typically dodged the more severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
In addition, we also would like to point out that this facility received impressive short-term care marks in this assessment. We gave them one of our more favorable grades in that area, with a grade of B. This proved to be the nursing home's second highest grade. In our short-term care rating, we seek to create a sound barometer for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we assess a nursing home's levels of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory 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 they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last measure we assessed in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found that 4.9 percent of this nursing home'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 B- in this category. This is basically a middle of the road grade in this category. When determining a nursing home's nursing grade, we consider the number of hours nurses are caring for patients and the levels of training of those nurses. This place provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This is a much lower figure than we were hoping for. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place fared better in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at. In fact, it performed well in the area of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. Many consider these areas to be reliable measures of the quality of nursing care. In many cases, the quality of nursing care is just as important as the number of hours of care provided.
Long-term Care Quality
Turning to our next category, this facility was awarded a grade of C for long-term care, which we consider to be a respectable grade. In calculating our long-term care grades, we size up the assistance with daily living offered to the nursing home's residents. On top of assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated a relatively low 87.68116 percent of its patients, which is several points lower than we expected. On a more positive note, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations 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 Utz Terrace Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Utz Terrace, 10.62% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term patients that suffer from pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a great indicator of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Utz Terrace, 9.42% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Falls are routinely caused by poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Utz Terrace, 4.48% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often the result of lower quality nursing care. However, this metric may be skewed for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Utz Terrace, 15.44% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Utz Terrace, 24.6% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are used to treat patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Utz Terrace, 14.29% of Patients
This is the percent of patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Utz Terrace, 93.16% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines critical to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Utz Terrace, 14.88% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and taking a bath.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Utz Terrace, 24.18% of Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents that maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Utz Terrace, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is important to maintaining the physical well-being of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Utz Terrace, 24.18% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Utz Terrace, 13.12% of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Utz Terrace, 71.89% of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of performance with ADL's often correlates with higher quality rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Upmc Pinnacle HanoverAcute Care Hospitals 3.38 miles away300 Highland Ave Hanover Pennsylvania 17331Voluntary non-profit - Private(717) 637-3711
- Carroll Hospital CenterAcute Care Hospitals 14.38 miles away200 Memorial Avenue Westminster Maryland 21157Voluntary non-profit - Private(410) 848-3000
- Gettysburg HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.74 miles away147 Gettys Street Gettysburg Pennsylvania 17325Voluntary non-profit - Other(717) 334-2121
- York HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.39 miles away1001 South George Street York Pennsylvania 17403Voluntary non-profit - Private(717) 851-2345
Nearby Dialysis
- Total Renal Care Inc4.41 miles away1155 Carlisle Street, Suite 610 Hanover Pennsylvania 17331CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (717) 632-1681
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- Carroll County Dialysis14.19 miles away193 Stoner Ave Suite 120 Westminster Maryland 21157CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (410) 871-1762
- u.s. Renal Care - York18.39 miles away1975 Kenneth Road York Pennsylvania 17408CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (717) 764-8322
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- u.s. Renal Care - Central York, LLC19.31 miles away1920 Queenswood Road, Suite 100 York Pennsylvania 17403CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 13 (717) 843-7380
- Total Renal Care, Inc.19.32 miles away308 St. Charles Way York Pennsylvania 17403CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 47 (717) 430-5454