Sarah Neuman - Westchester Health & Rehabilitation is located in Mamaroneck, New York, a city with a population of 20,135 people. With an overall grade of B-, this appears to be a middle of the pack nursing home. Based on our assessment, this nursing home has some redeeming qualities. The best part of this facility's report card is its stellar inspection score. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section.
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Sarah Neuman - Westchester Health & Rehabilitation
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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
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Facility Inspections
In addition to being a respectable facility overall, this facility also excelled in the area of inspections, where it received an A+. Few facilities performed better in this area. These inspection ratings take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Although this place had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Another one of this facility's more favorable category scores was in the area of long-term care. In that category, we awarded this facility a grade of B+. Long-term care ratings of this caliber generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. One of the statistics we considered after nurse's aid hours was vaccinations. This nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to 84.84232 percent of its residents. While its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we hoped for, we were pleased to find place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Short-term Care Quality
The next category we graded is short-term care, where this facility was awarded a C in this category. Short-term care ratings are crucial for individuals in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically mandates higher levels of skilled nursing. This means a wide spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last statistic we considered in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that just 4.8 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is actually below average.
Nurse Quality
The next area we graded is nursing. It received an F for this category, which is a rock bottom grade. This is clearly a significant disappointment. Nursing grades are heavily correlated with quality and quantity of nursing care. With just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day, this place's nurse staffing levels were far below the national average. On top of receiving below average marks for total nursing hours, this place was a bit less impressive in some of the quality-based measures we looked at in computing our nursing scores. We looked at the percentage of residents suffering pressure ulcers and found that this nursing home was at roughly 150 percent of the national average in this metric.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Sarah Neuman - Westchester Health & Rehabilitation Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Sarah Neuman - Westchester Health & Rehabilitation, 9.67% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure indicates the percentage of long-term care residents who suffer from pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are an barometer of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Sarah Neuman - Westchester Health & Rehabilitation, 3.36% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents that have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls are often the result of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Sarah Neuman - Westchester Health & Rehabilitation, 1.35% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care . UTI's are routinely the result of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this datapoint can also be misleading for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Sarah Neuman - Westchester Health & Rehabilitation, 14.29% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term care residents receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Sarah Neuman - Westchester Health & Rehabilitation, 9.35% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Sarah Neuman - Westchester Health & Rehabilitation, 1.47% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients exhibiting signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Sarah Neuman - Westchester Health & Rehabilitation, 89.67% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term residents that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines indispensable.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Sarah Neuman - Westchester Health & Rehabilitation, 12.98% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and continence. Some argue that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Sarah Neuman - Westchester Health & Rehabilitation, 15.93% of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that maintained mobility. Many in the industry argue that mobility is important for residents' mental and physical well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Sarah Neuman - Westchester Health & Rehabilitation, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is important to maintaining the physical health of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Sarah Neuman - Westchester Health & Rehabilitation, 15.93% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Sarah Neuman - Westchester Health & Rehabilitation, 6.52% of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Sarah Neuman - Westchester Health & Rehabilitation, 85.37% of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Montefiore New Rochelle HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.1 miles away16 Guion Place New Rochelle New York 10802Voluntary non-profit - Private(914) 632-5000
- Montefiore Mount Vernon HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.41 miles away12 North 7th Avenue Mount Vernon New York 10550Voluntary non-profit - Private(914) 664-8000
- St John's Riverside HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.39 miles away976 North Broadway Yonkers New York 10701Voluntary non-profit - Private(914) 964-4444
- St Joseph's Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.93 miles away127 South Broadway Yonkers New York 10701Voluntary non-profit - Private(914) 378-7000
- Jacobi Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.11 miles away1400 Pelham Parkway South Bronx New York 10461Government - Local(718) 918-5000
- Montefiore Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.37 miles away111 East 210th Street Bronx New York 10467Voluntary non-profit - Private(718) 920-4321
- Greenwich Hospital Association -Acute Care Hospitals 8.76 miles away5 Perryridge Rd Greenwich Connecticut 06830Voluntary non-profit - Private(203) 863-3000
- St Barnabas HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.02 miles away4422 Third Avenue Bronx New York 10457Voluntary non-profit - Private(212) 960-9000
Nearby Dialysis
- New York Dialysis Services, Inc.3.13 miles away16 Guion Place New Rochelle New York 10802CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (914) 235-6878
- Westchester Center for Renal Care4.82 miles away10 Claremont Ave Mount Vernon New York 10550Dialysis Stations: 9 (914) 512-9379
- Mount Vernon Dialysis,LLC5.41 miles away12 North 7th Avenue 3rd Floor Mount Vernon New York 10550CMS Rating: 1 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (914) 665-4343
- Davita Sandford Boulevard Dialysis5.81 miles away120 E. Sanford Blvd Mount Vernon New York 10550Dialysis Stations: 8 (914) 665-2035
- Davita Boston Post Road Dialysis Center6.15 miles away4026 Boston Road Bronx New York 10475CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (718) 862-9245
- Davita White Plains Dialysis Center6.39 miles away200 Hamilton Avenue Suite 13b White Plains New York 10601CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (914) 328-4900
- Davita Westchester Home Training (Pd)6.47 miles away955 Yonkers Ave, Suite 201 Yonkers New York 10704Dialysis Stations: 6 (914) 237-7659
- Davita Yonkers Dialysis Center6.58 miles away575 Yonkers Avenue Yonkers New York 10704CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (914) 377-2370