Sunnyside Presbyterian Retirement Community is an average-sized non-profit nursing home located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Sporting an overall grade of A+, this facility is undoubtedly a phenomenal nursing home. In fact, we ranked this nursing home in the top ten percentile of all nursing homes in the country. One of the best aspects of this facility's remarkable profile is its inspection grade. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section.
Get our free e-book to learn all about your senior care options.
Sunnyside Presbyterian Retirement Community
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
Get pricing and details on Harrisonburg senior living options.
Get PricingQuick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Dentistry
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
Get our free e-book to learn all about your senior care options.
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. These inspection scores take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Fortunately, although this place had a few minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
We also wanted to draw your attention to the fact that this facility fared very well in our long-term care category. We gave them an elite score of A+ in this category. Nursing homes that receive this type of grade in long-term care typically provide consistent around the clock care to make sure patients are kept in good health. In addition to looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 97.402596 percent of its patients, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia tragically can be a deadly condition for nursing home residents so we strongly prefer when a facility does not leave this to chance. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Does this page answer your questions about Sunnyside Presbyterian Retirement Community?
Nurse Quality
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility received an impressive grade of A in our nursing category. Our nursing grade is based on the facility's nurse staffing levels. We weigh both the levels of licensure of the nurses and the quantity of hours spent with patients. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics 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 nursing home the nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as having a system of turning patients at least once a day.
Short-term Care Quality
In our final category, this nursing home also was awarded an impressive short-term care rating, with an A-. This finished off a very strong profile. Short-term care ratings are based in part on a nursing home's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a wide range of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, not to mention other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final statistic we considered in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We found that 4.8 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Sunnyside Presbyterian Retirement Community Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Sunnyside Presbyterian Retirement Community, 1.54% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Sunnyside Presbyterian Retirement Community, 9.52% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls resulting in injury are routinely caused by poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Sunnyside Presbyterian Retirement Community, 1.83% of Patients had UTIs
This metric indicates the percentage of long-term care residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's may be an indication of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this statistic could be skewed for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Sunnyside Presbyterian Retirement Community, 6.06% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. These drugs may be used to treat a variety of medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Sunnyside Presbyterian Retirement Community, 18.54% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are used to treat patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Sunnyside Presbyterian Retirement Community, 0.92% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients exhibiting signs of depression. High levels of depression may imply a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Sunnyside Presbyterian Retirement Community, 98.7% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Sunnyside Presbyterian Retirement Community, 10.17% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and continence.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Sunnyside Presbyterian Retirement Community, 16.47% of Residents
This is the percent of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Sunnyside Presbyterian Retirement Community, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Sunnyside Presbyterian Retirement Community, 16.47% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Sunnyside Presbyterian Retirement Community, 5.98% of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Sunnyside Presbyterian Retirement Community, 81.76% of Resident
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some argue this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Sentara Rmh Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 1.41 miles away2010 Health Campus Drive Harrisonburg Virginia 22801Voluntary non-profit - Private(540) 689-1000
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - Harrisonburg Dialysis3.26 miles away871 Martin Luther King Jr Way Ste 100 Harrisonburg Virginia 22801CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 34 (540) 434-1033