Sullivan County Adult Care Center
256 Sunset Lake Road, Liberty NY 12754 · (845) 292-8640 · 79.31% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Sullivan County Adult Care Center is a large government-owned facility located in Liberty, New York. Sporting an overall rating of A+, this nursing home is ranked among the best nursing homes we assessed. We were impressed enough to rank this facility as one of the 50 best nursing homes in New York. Headlining this facility's stellar profile is its long-term care score, which you can find in the next paragraph.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 146 Beds
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Long-term Care Quality
On top of being a first rate nursing home overall, this nursing home also performed well in the area of long-term care, where it received an A+. Few nursing homes fared better in this area. Facilities that do well in long-term care typically are well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to patients. On top of patient-friendly nursing hour statistics, this nursing home's vaccination statistics is as good as it gets also. In fact, this nursing home vaccinated 97.14286 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Finally, we looked at its number of hospitalizations. We found that this place had 2.77 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. While this admittedly wasn't as favorable as some of its other scores in this category, this number may be skewed for some facilities based on the medical complexity of patients.
Facility Inspections
This nursing home also received a virtually flawless inspection report. As a result, it received one of our highest scores in that category with an A+. This is one of the few nursing homes to receive multiple A+ category grades. Inspection ratings weigh a host of factors found on a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with better grades in this area tend to have very few severe deficiencies. 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. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
To complement its strong performance in other areas, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. Our nursing grade looks at the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We consider both the levels of training of the nurses as well as the number of hours spent with patients. With 4.4 hours of nursing care per patient each day, this place surpassed the vast majority of facilities. Lastly, this facility also excelled in several quality measures we looked at. With less than five percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the nation in this category.
Short-term Care Quality
Switching gears to our last area, this nursing home received a very strong short-term care score. We gave it a grade of B+ in this category, completing one of our more impressive report cards. In our short-term care grade, we endeavor to forge a sound measure for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we look at the facility's levels of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. One of this nursing home's strengths is registered nurse hours. We found that it offers more care from registered nurses to its residents than most facilities. The last item we assessed in this area is the percentage of patients that eventually returned home from the facility. We found that 39.4 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Sullivan County Adult Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients that have had a fall resulting in serious injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often associated with a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this metric could be misleading for some facilities due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term care residents taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of residents who were given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are given to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Increased rates of depression could indicate a less hospitable environment.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may indicate erosion of a patient's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is important to maintaining the physical health of nursing home patients.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term residents that saw functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better