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The Cottages at Garden Grove, a Skilled Nrsg Comm

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B
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5460 Meltzer Court,
Cicero NY 13039

(315) 699-1619

79.48% estimated occupancy 1

The Cottages at Garden Grove, a Skilled Nrsg Comm is located in Cicero, New York, a city with 17,537 people. This is a very solid facility, with an overall grade of B. You could definitely do much worse than this nursing home. This facility's strong report card was highlighted by its inspection score, which we will address in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Amputee Recovery
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

To pair with its favorable overall performance, we gave this place an A for our inspections rating. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining our inspection scores. One critical factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some of these end up being quite minor. Unfortunately, we were not able to track down deficiency counts for this nursing home. We wish we had more data for this nursing home. Without having information regarding deficiencies, it ended up being difficult to grade the place in the area of inspections.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

Additionally, this nursing home also received favorable short-term care scores in our assessment. In fact, we gave them one of our better scores in that category, with a score of B+. In the area of short-term care, we seek to assess measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We look at a nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final metric we considered in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found that 5.1 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B

Additionally, this facility also was given favorable long-term care grades this year. In fact, we gave it one of our more favorable scores in that area, with a score of B. If you are looking for anything other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at long-term care grades. In addition to assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 80.299255 percent of its patients. This is a bit lower than we were hoping for but still a reasonably acceptable percentage. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

The next category we analyzed was nursing. For that category, we awarded this nursing home a B-. There are numerous subcategories within this category. Most of these factors reflect the quantity and quality of nurse staffing. This facility provides only 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a somewhat concerning figure which is well below average. Lastly, our nursing grades also factor in some quality-focused measures. We especially look at the percent of residents who experienced pressure ulcers and major falls. These statistics are indicators of the quality of nursing care, since better care can reduce these problems.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

The Cottages at Garden Grove, a Skilled Nrsg Comm Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In The Cottages at Garden Grove, a Skilled Nrsg Comm, 7.03% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols reduces the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: D

In The Cottages at Garden Grove, a Skilled Nrsg Comm, 5.74% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients that have had falls leading to major injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be an indication of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: F

In The Cottages at Garden Grove, a Skilled Nrsg Comm, 8.72% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often the result of lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this metric may also be misleading for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In The Cottages at Garden Grove, a Skilled Nrsg Comm, 11.34% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to residents for a variety of medical conditions, including dementia. Unfortunately, in limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In The Cottages at Garden Grove, a Skilled Nrsg Comm, 24.56% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of patients given antianxiety medications. These medications are commonly given to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In The Cottages at Garden Grove, a Skilled Nrsg Comm, 3.08% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who are showing symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: D

In The Cottages at Garden Grove, a Skilled Nrsg Comm, 87.73% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In The Cottages at Garden Grove, a Skilled Nrsg Comm, 13.98% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and taking a bath.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: C

In The Cottages at Garden Grove, a Skilled Nrsg Comm, 9.77% of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who retained mobility levels. Many believe that the ability to move around is important for residents' physical and mental health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B

In The Cottages at Garden Grove, a Skilled Nrsg Comm, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In The Cottages at Garden Grove, a Skilled Nrsg Comm, 9.77% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

In The Cottages at Garden Grove, a Skilled Nrsg Comm, 10.96% of Patients

Measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-minus

In The Cottages at Garden Grove, a Skilled Nrsg Comm, 83.77% of Resident

This indicates the percentage of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

  • St Joseph's Hospital Health CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.41 miles away301 Prospect Avenue Syracuse New York 13203Voluntary non-profit - Private(315) 448-5111
  • University Hospital S U N Y Health Science CenterAcute Care Hospitals 9.22 miles away750 East Adams Street Syracuse New York 13210Government - State(315) 473-4240
  • Crouse HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.28 miles away736 Irving Avenue Syracuse New York 13210Voluntary non-profit - Private(315) 470-7449

Nearby Dialysis

  • St. Joseph's Dialysis - Seneca6.15 miles away8302 Provo Drive Liverpool New York 13090Dialysis Stations: 12 (315) 652-8474
  • Liverpool Dialysis Center, LLC6.23 miles away1304 Buckley Road Syracuse New York 13212CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (315) 466-2402
  • St. Joseph's - Regional8.09 miles away973 James Street Syracuse New York 13203CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (315) 703-6700
  • Davita Central New York Dialysis Center8.66 miles away910 Erie Boulevard East Syracuse New York 13210CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (315) 410-8040
  • University Dialysis Center8.86 miles away1127 East Genesee Street Syracuse New York 13210CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (315) 473-5100
  • St. Joseph's - Northeast10.58 miles away4105 Medical Center Drive Fayetteville New York 13066Dialysis Stations: 12 (315) 329-2580
  • St. Joseph's - Camillus11.75 miles away5101 West Genesee Street Camillus New York 13031Dialysis Stations: 11 (315) 488-2979