The Gardens at Wyoming Valley
50 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Wilkes Barre PA 18701 · (570) 825-3488 · 81.58% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
The Gardens at Wyoming Valley is a facility located in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. This city has 74,653 people. This nursing home received a rock bottom overall score based on the data we assessed. Keep in mind that Wilkes Barre received a city grade of C, so should look at some other options in the city as well. More information on this nursing home's category grades may be found below. Its best category was nursing, which is addressed in the next section.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 120 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
Neither this facility's overall score nor its category grades gave us anything to write home about. This place's best category is nursing, but even there it received just a D. Our nursing score is mostly based on the facility's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provided 3.2 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This is below average. In addition to receiving below average scores for nursing hours, this nursing home was less impressive in some of the quality-based measures we looked at in determining our nursing scores. We looked at the percentage of patients suffering pressure ulcers and found this nursing home was at approximately 150 percent of the national average in this metric. This is a bad sign when you consider that many bed sores are preventable with better nursing care. This statistic dragged down this nursing home's nursing grade substantially.
Short-term Care Quality
We also would like to point out that this facility received an F for its short-term care score. In our short-term care assessment, we strive to forge a fair gauge for rehabilitation. In this process, we assess a facility's offerings of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. It appears that this nursing home was subpar in terms of its quantity of physical therapy and registered nurse hours offered to its residents based on the staffing figures we assessed. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of residents that ultimately were able to return home from this facility. This nursing home didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 30.7 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
Facility Inspections
We wanted to point out this place's inspection grade where it received an F. This typically means we found red flags on the inspections. You should pay special attention to any deficiencies on a facility's inspection reports when it receives this poor of an inspection score. We would scrutinize the severity of the deficiencies. This particular facility was hit with a category G through L deficiency, which rank among the more serious categories of deficiencies. This generally indicates that the deficiencies uncovered by inspectors had the potential to pose actual harm to patients. Another red flag is that CMS cited this nursing home for possible abuse or neglect. Hopefully, its performance improves in the future, but until then we simply can't recommend this facility.
Long-term Care Quality
Moving on to our next category, this facility didn't fare very well here either. With a bottom of the barrel grade of F in long-term care, this is about as bad as it gets. For prospective patients in need of a permanent residence as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care grades are a key measure. After assessing the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 97.17514 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. To our surprise, this facility was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had just 1 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in this category were not as favorable as these.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Gardens at Wyoming Valley Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This figure indicates the percentage of long-term stay residents that have new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a solid indicator of a facility's nursing care quality.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This statistic indicates the percent of long-term care residents who experienced falls resulting in serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be a sign of lower quality nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely associated with facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Additional nurse staffing can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Note that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are given to patients for a variety of conditions, including cognitive disorders. Tragically, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are typically used to treat residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. High levels of depression may be an indicator worse patient care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percentage of patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This indicates the percent of residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the deterioration of a resident's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percentage of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of residents.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This datapoint measures the percent of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many in the industry argue that this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better