With an address in Williamsburg, Virginia, The Convalescent Center at Patriots Colony is one of four facilities in the city. This nursing home turns out to be a grade A facility, which is a very elite score. In fact, this nursing home has the distinction of being one of the top 25 facilities in Virginia. Headlining this nursing home's stellar profile is its short-term care rating, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
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The Convalescent Center at Patriots Colony
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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- No Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Short-term Care Quality
We also found that this facility excelled in our short-term care rating. We awarded them an elite grade of A+ in this area. Our short-term care ratings are likely most meaningful for those needing rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation generally utilizes additional highly-skilled nursing. This means not just nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last metric we assessed in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that 6.8 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Facility Inspections
This facility also earned an A+ inspection score, making it one of the few facilities to receive multiple A+'s in our category grades. This is based on the place's government inspections. An A+ in this category is one of the biggest complements we can pay to a nursing home. Perhaps the most critical factor we consider in computing our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Places with higher scores in this category typically dodged the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. Although this place had some deficiencies on its report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
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Long-term Care Quality
The third area we analyzed is long-term care. Adding to its impressive resume, this facility also excelled in this category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of of A in that area. When nursing homes receive this type of score in long-term care it is usually a good sign for resident care and suggests that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses aids. Once we assessed the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 98.24561 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents healthy. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Nurse Quality
In the last category we analyzed, this facility was awarded a very strong grade of A- in our nursing category. With this score, the nursing home topped off a straight A profile. Nursing scores are based largely on quality and quantity of nursing care. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at certain nursing quality measures in computing our nursing grades. These include minimizing residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We look at these data points as good indicators of the quality of nursing care being provided, since better care tends to reduce these problems.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Convalescent Center at Patriots Colony Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In The Convalescent Center at Patriots Colony, 10.2% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure indicates the percent of long-term stay residents which suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are a solid measure of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In The Convalescent Center at Patriots Colony, 3.51% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic gauges the percent of long-term care residents which experienced falls resulting in severe injury. We use this statistic in calculating nursing scores.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In The Convalescent Center at Patriots Colony, 3.57% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are linked to inadequate hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In The Convalescent Center at Patriots Colony, 14.91% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in scenarios where such medications are not medically indicated. However, some nursing homes may need to rely on these drugs due to an increased number of residents with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In The Convalescent Center at Patriots Colony, 15.66% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents receiving antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In The Convalescent Center at Patriots Colony, 0% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who are showing signs of depression. Many argue this is a reasonable measure of resident quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In The Convalescent Center at Patriots Colony, 98.37% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In The Convalescent Center at Patriots Colony, 7.69% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and bathing.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In The Convalescent Center at Patriots Colony, 16.52% of Residents
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents who were able to retain mobility. Many believe that the ability to move around is important for patients mental and physical health.
Hospitalizations
In The Convalescent Center at Patriots Colony, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In The Convalescent Center at Patriots Colony, 16.52% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In The Convalescent Center at Patriots Colony, 17.38% of Patients
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In The Convalescent Center at Patriots Colony, 85.42% of Resident
This datapoint measures the percent of short-term residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some experts argue that this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Scores for Williamsburg, VA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
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Nearby Hospitals
- Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.62 miles away100 Sentara Circle Williamsburg Virginia 23188Voluntary non-profit - Private(757) 984-6000
- Riverside Doctors' Hospital of WilliamsburgAcute Care Hospitals 7.7 miles away1500 Commonwealth Avenue Williamsburg Virginia 23185Voluntary non-profit - Private(757) 345-3000
- Mary Immaculate HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.76 miles away2 Bernardine Drive Newport News Virginia 23602Voluntary non-profit - Private(757) 886-6000
- Riverside Walter Reed HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.59 miles away7519 Hospital Road Gloucester Virginia 23061Voluntary non-profit - Private(804) 693-8800
Nearby Dialysis
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