Located in Hanover, Pennsylvania, Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Utz Terrace is one of a mere three available nursing homes in the area. It looks like this is a great facility. We gave this it an overall grade of B+, which is a well above average grade. As far as we can see, this place looks like a good fit for most people. This nursing home's strong report card was highlighted by its inspection reports, which you can find in the next paragraph.
Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Utz Terrace
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- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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Quick Details
- 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
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
On top of being a strong facility overall, this place excelled in the area of inspections, where it received an A. Not many nursing homes fared better in this area. Inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. 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
This facility fared well in the category of short-term care. In fact, we gave it a grade of A- for that area, which is one of our most impressive grades. In our short-term care rating, we try to create a fair barometer for rehabilitation. In doing so, we analyze the facility's scope of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
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Nurse Quality
Another strong feature for this facility is that it received an impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B+. Our nursing score analyzes a handful of datapoints, but the main consideration is the quantity of nurse hours per patient per week. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a protocol of moving a resident more frequently.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we graded was long-term care, which proved to be this nursing home's least impressive category. We gave this facility a grade of D in this category. Nevertheless, we wouldn't judge this nursing home based only on one weak category, since it received multiple impressive grades in other areas. For prospective residents in need of a permanent residence as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care grades are very important. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 96.031746 percent of its patients. To our surprise, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home has fewer hospitalizations than most nursing homes. Unfortunately, a few of its other scores in the category were not as favorable as these.
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, 7.61% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to remaining in one position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Utz Terrace, 3.38% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic gauges the percent of long-term residents who have had a fall which resulted in severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be a sign of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Utz Terrace, 1.85% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who experienced UTI's. Although a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it can be problematic to compare different facilities due to differing reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Utz Terrace, 15.28% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric gauges the percent of long-term stay patients who were administered antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such medications are not medically indicated. Nevertheless, some facilities may need to rely on these drugs due to an increased number of residents with cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Utz Terrace, 18.78% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of long-term residents receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Utz Terrace, 3.3% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. High levels of depression could be an indicator a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Utz Terrace, 86.27% of Patients
This is the percent of residents who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Utz Terrace, 15.17% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and taking a bath. Some believe this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Utz Terrace, 17.92% Percentage of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who maintained mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Utz Terrace, 1.44 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Utz Terrace, 17.92 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Utz Terrace, 9.68 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Spiritrust Lutheran the Village at Utz Terrace, 73.03% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with activities of daily living often correlates with superior rehabilitation services.
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
- u.s. Renal Care - Hanover4.6 miles away191 Wilson Ave Hanover Pennsylvania 17331Dialysis Stations: 15 (717) 637-3140
- Davita Heritage Lake Dialysis12.93 miles away20 Expedition Trl, Suite 202 Gettysburg Pennsylvania 17325Dialysis Stations: 9 (717) 337-1012
- 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
- Davita Roosevelt Avenue Dialysis18.65 miles away1695 Roosevelt Ave., Suite A York Pennsylvania 17408Dialysis Stations: 12 (717) 767-0189
- 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