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The Care Center at Sunset Lake

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B
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256 Sunset Lake Road,
Liberty NY 12754

(845) 292-8640

68.69% estimated occupancy 1

The Care Center at Sunset Lake is a senior living facility in Liberty, New York. This city has a population of 7,221 people. It looks like this is a very respectable facility. We awarded it an overall grade of B, which is a quality grade. Based on our analysis, you could do much worse than this nursing home. Fortunately, this nursing home didn't have any bad scores in any of the major categories. More information about its category grades can be found below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • Government - County

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling

Awards

Top Nursing Home in New York badge

Top Nursing Home in New York Awards 2019

Best Nursing Home in Liberty, New York badge

Best Nursing Home in Liberty, New York Awards 2019

Best Nursing Home in Liberty, New York badge

Best Nursing Home in Liberty, New York Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in Liberty, New York badge

Best Nursing Home in Liberty, New York Awards 2021

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Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

On top of being a quality nursing home overall, this facility really performed well in the area of long-term care, where it earned an A. Few nursing homes fared better in this category. For prospective patients in need of a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care is a very important category. After considering the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 73.25905 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which happens to be a bit lower than we expected but still a reasonably acceptable figure. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.04 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

In addition, this facility also performed well in inspections, which is based on its inspection reports. In fact, we gave it an A- for that area. Our inspection scores weigh several factors included in a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this area generally have few of these 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.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

The third area we assessed is short-term care. In that area, we gave this facility a decent grade of C. In calculating our short-term care grades, we size up the facility's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This rating is often a meaningful measure of a nursing home's ability to rehabilitate patients. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. However, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final item we looked at in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that just 4.6 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is below average.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

The next category we analyzed was nursing. This nursing home was awarded a grade of C in this area. Our nursing score features a variety of data points. The most important factor is the quantity of hours nurses spent with residents. This nursing home provides only 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident daily. This is a somewhat concerning figure as it is well below the national average. Lastly, we like to look at quality-based statistics, such as the percentage of residents who experienced pressure ulcers and major falls. Sometimes these data points are indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

The Care Center at Sunset Lake Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: C

In The Care Center at Sunset Lake, 10.88% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols can limit the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: D

In The Care Center at Sunset Lake, 6.69% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term residents that sustained falls which resulted in major injury. This is one of the statistics we use in computing our nursing ratings.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In The Care Center at Sunset Lake, 2.19% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely associated with facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Better hygiene protocols minimizes the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Note that this statistic is affected by by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B

In The Care Center at Sunset Lake, 13.88% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents given antipsychotic medications. These medications may be used for several medical conditions, such as dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: F

In The Care Center at Sunset Lake, 39.89% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are given to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In The Care Center at Sunset Lake, 3.35% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients exhibiting signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: D

In The Care Center at Sunset Lake, 83.15% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In The Care Center at Sunset Lake, 18.67% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: C

In The Care Center at Sunset Lake, 11.18% of Residents

This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that were able to retain mobility.

Hospitalizations

Grade: F

In The Care Center at Sunset Lake, 0.04 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is key to the physical health of residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In The Care Center at Sunset Lake, 11.18% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: F

In The Care Center at Sunset Lake, 27.26% of Patients

This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the overall quality of rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In The Care Center at Sunset Lake, 88.81% of Resident

This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Catskill Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.5 miles away68 Harris Bushville Road Harris New York 12742Voluntary non-profit - Private(845) 794-3300
  • Ellenville Regional HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 17.19 miles away10 Healthy Way Ellenville New York 12428Voluntary non-profit - Private(845) 647-6400

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita Catskill Dialysis Center10.35 miles away139 Forestburgh Rd Monticello New York 12701CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 14 (845) 796-3300