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The Gardens at Blue Ridge

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: F
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3625 North Progress Ave,
Harrisburg PA 17110

(717) 652-2345

93.57% estimated occupancy 1

With an address in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, The Gardens at Blue Ridge is one of five available facilities in the area. This nursing home was given an overall rating of F. This facility doesn't seem to have any redeeming qualities. We wouldn't blame you if you are ready to stop reading and find another facility. However, if you want to learn more about this nursing home's category grades, inspection grades are discussed in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Dialysis Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Bariatric Care

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: B-minus

While we graded this facility incredibly poorly overall, it received a fairly respectable inspection report this year. As a result, it received a decent grade in that category with a score of B-. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining our inspection grades. One of those factors is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some are quite minor. This nursing home was assessed 10 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This indicates that CMS did not deem any of the deficiencies to be an immediate threat to resident safety or health. A couple minor deficiencies are not the end of the world.

Nurse Quality

Grade: D

We gave this facility a grade of just D for our nursing rating and that actually turned out to be its second highest score. Our nursing rating is mostly based on a facility's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in computing our nursing scores. This nursing home fared well when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: F

This facility wound up receiving a an abysmal score in our long-term care area. It was given a lowly F in this category. When facilities receive a score in this range in this category it generally means the facility didn't perform well in our measures relating to resident care. Once we finished looking at the quantity of nursing care, we turned to the facility's vaccination statistics. We were a bit concerned this facility vaccinated just 73.17881 percent of its patients against pneumonia. To our surprise, this facility was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.03 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home has fewer hospitalizations than the average nursing home. This is its best feature in this category.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: F

Moving on to the last area, this nursing home really did not perform well here either. Due to a very poor grade of F in short-term care, this is really as bad as it gets. Short-term care grades are often used to assess a nursing home's rehabilitation services. To provide quality rehabilitation services, facilities generally need to feature better levels of skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other highly trained professionals. Not surprisingly, we found that this nursing home provides far less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than the average facility. Finally, we assessed the number of patients that were able to return home from this nursing home. This facility didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 2.6 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was well off the national average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

The Gardens at Blue Ridge Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: C

In The Gardens at Blue Ridge, 11.4% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols limits the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B

In The Gardens at Blue Ridge, 3.31% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a fall which resulted in serious injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In The Gardens at Blue Ridge, 1.36% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are often associated with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this statistic may also be skewed for some facilities due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In The Gardens at Blue Ridge, 22.18% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term care residents taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-minus

In The Gardens at Blue Ridge, 20.97% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients receiving antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In The Gardens at Blue Ridge, 9.34% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: D

In The Gardens at Blue Ridge, 83.28% of Patients

This is the percent of patients who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In The Gardens at Blue Ridge, 14.45% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of deterioration of a resident's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In The Gardens at Blue Ridge, 24.25% of Residents

This is the percent of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: F

In The Gardens at Blue Ridge, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In The Gardens at Blue Ridge, 24.25% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: F

In The Gardens at Blue Ridge, 23.42% of Patients

This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: D

In The Gardens at Blue Ridge, 62.32% of Resident

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry believe this is a measure of a facility's rehabilitation performance.

Scores for Harrisburg, PA

  • Overall Rating has a grade of C
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of C
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of D
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus

Looking for more options? Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has 4 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Pennsylvania Psychiatric InstitutePsychiatric 3.21 miles away2501 North Third Street Harrisburg Pennsylvania 17110Proprietary(717) 782-4742
  • Pinnacle Health HospitalsAcute Care Hospitals 4.5 miles away409 South Second Street Harrisburg Pennsylvania 17105Voluntary non-profit - Other(717) 782-5181
  • Holy Spirit HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.91 miles away503 North 21st Street Camp Hill Pennsylvania 17011Voluntary non-profit - Private(717) 763-2100
  • Good Samaritan HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.78 miles awayFourth and Walnut Streets Lebanon Pennsylvania 17042Voluntary non-profit - Other(717) 270-7500

Nearby Dialysis

  • Millonee Dialysis, LLC0.83 miles away4390 Sturbridge Drive Harrisburg Pennsylvania 17110Dialysis Stations: 12 (717) 545-2805
  • Fresenius Kidney Care - Capital Area1.49 miles away1300 Linglestown Road, 1st Floor Harrisburg Pennsylvania 17110Dialysis Stations: 21 (717) 234-8840
  • Fresenius Kidney Care - Cityline3.1 miles away2601 North 3rd Street, Suite 101 Harrisburg Pennsylvania 17110Dialysis Stations: 17 (717) 909-9450
  • Fresenius Kidney Care - Harrisburg3.9 miles away4343 Union Deposit Road Union Court Harrisburg Pennsylvania 17111CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (717) 564-5690
  • Cedar Dialysis, LLC4.8 miles away479 Port View Drive, Suite b21 Harrisburg Pennsylvania 17111CMS Rating: 1 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (717) 558-0290
  • Bio-Medical Applications of Pennsylvania, Inc.5.14 miles away390 E. Penn Drive Enola Pennsylvania 17025Dialysis Stations: 2 (717) 732-3274
  • Davita West Shore5.97 miles away550 North 12th St., Suite 110 Lemoyne Pennsylvania 17043Dialysis Stations: 12 (717) 737-3272
  • Liberty Dialysis LLC - Camp Hill5.97 miles away500 N. 12th Street, Suite 300 Lemoyne Pennsylvania 17043CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (717) 230-1630