The Brightonian
1919 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester NY 14620 · (585) 271-8700 · 91.66% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
The Brightonian is a small nursing home located in Rochester, New York. We gave this nursing home an overall grade of C. A grade in this range requires some decent marks. Based on our ratings, this nursing home ought to meet the needs of many people. The best part of this facility's report card was its remarkable inspection score. Inspection grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 54 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
To go along with its decent overall grade, we gave this nursing home an A for our inspections rating. This is far more impressive than its overall grade. Arguably the most important factor we look at in computing our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a facility's inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher scores in this category most likely dodged the more severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. This place was assessed 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This indicates that the government inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies to pose an imminent risk to patient health or safety. A couple of minor deficiencies should not lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's long-term care rating ended up being one of its more favorable grades. The facility was given a B- in this area. In forming our long-term care grades, we quantify the nursing home's ability to maintain its permanent residents' health and quality of life. One of the datapoints we considered after nursing hours was vaccinations. Candidly, we were a bit alarmed this facility provided the pneumonia vaccination to a relatively low 75 percent of its patients. Unfortunately, this nursing home's hospitalization rate was worse than we hoped. Here we found that this nursing home had 2.08 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Although this figure is quite a bit higher than the national average, this statistic can be skewed for some nursing homes based on the preexisting medical conditions of patients
Short-term Care Quality
The third area we graded was short-term care, where this facility received a B- in this area. Our short-term care ratings are believed to be more critical for residents in need of rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation typically mandates more skilled nursing. This means not merely nursing, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. We were extremely impressed to find that this facility offers its residents substantially more physical therapist hours than most other nursing homes. The last metric we considered in this category is the percentage of patients that eventually returned home from the nursing home. We found that it fared better than most nursing homes in this metric with 55.1 percent of its residents returning home.
Nurse Quality
The next category we looked at is nursing, is this nursing home's worst area. We awarded this nursing home a grade of D in that category. Our nursing score is mostly associated with the facility's nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 3.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day, which is below average. On top of receiving below average marks for total nursing hours, this place was less impressive in some of the quality-based measures we looked at in calculating our nursing grades. We looked at the percent of residents suffering pressure ulcers and found this place was at roughly 1.5 times the national average in this metric. This is likely a bad sign when you consider that so many bed sores are believed to be preventable with better nursing care. Unfortunately, this statistic dragged down this nursing home's nursing rating significantly.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Brightonian Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to remaining in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients who have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are routinely associated with poor nursing care. Closer supervision limits the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
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. UTI's are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely associated with poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this metric could also be skewed for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients who were given antianxiety medication. These medications are generally used to treat patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients showing depressive symptoms. Some experts believe this is a measure of patient quality of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is the percentage of residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This metric measures the percent of long-term residents who were able to retain mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percent of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with ADL's typically correlates with successful rehabilitation.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better