The Pines at Poughkeepsie Center for Nursing & Rehab
100 Franklin Street, Poughkeepsie NY 12601 · (845) 454-4100 · 83.75% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
With an address in Poughkeepsie, New York, The Pines at Poughkeepsie Center for Nursing & Rehab is one of just a few available facilities in this city. Featuring an overall score of A, this nursing home is among the top nursing homes we looked at. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top fifth of all facilities in the United States. Keep reading to see this nursing home's category grades, which are also strong. It would be hard to find any major flaws in this nursing home's profile.
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Accepts Medicaid 1 : 200 Beds
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Long-term Care Quality
In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this nursing home received an A+ in the area of long-term care. When facilities receive a grade in this range in this category it generally means it's well-staffed and is a quality place to live on a permanent basis. After considering the quantity of nursing care, we turned to the facility's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 99.472755 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia sadly is often a life or death ailment for nursing home patients so we like it when a nursing home does not take any chances. Finally, we looked at the facility's number of hospitalizations. We found that this facility had 2.81 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Although this wasn't as favorable as some of its other scores in this area, this statistic can be skewed for some facilities based on the preexisting medical conditions of patients.
Facility Inspections
This facility has also received near flawless health inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Our inspection grades are tied to pieces of information found on the a nursing home's inspections. Facilities that receive favorable grades in this category tend to have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Unfortunately, we weren't able to find deficiency data for this facility. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
Building on its strong profile, this nursing home also was awarded a dominant short-term care score, with a grade of A-. Our short-term care ratings are believed to be most critical for residents requiring rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation typically mandates additional highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means not only nursing services, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. This nursing home boosted its score in this category by offering more physical therapy hours to its residents than the average facility. The final item we looked at in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that it fared as well as just about any facility in New York in this area with 56.8 percent of its residents returning home.
Nurse Quality
The final category we assessed is nursing. We awarded this nursing home one of our more favorable grades in this area, with a grade of B. While this isn't as high as a few of this nursing home's other scores, it is nevertheless a positive score. Our nursing rating looks at the facility's level of nurse staffing. We weigh both the levels of training of those nurses as well as the quantity of hours spent with patients. This nursing home offers high levels of nursing care, averaging 4 hours per patient per day. This is more nursing care than most nursing homes provide. Lastly, this nursing home was also above average in each of the major quality measures we looked at in this category. For example, it performed well in the area of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. These areas are generally reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Pines at Poughkeepsie Center for Nursing & Rehab Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term care patients who suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We factor in this statistic in computing our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents who sustained a fall which resulted in major injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with poor hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of patients given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric measures the percent of long-term patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric measures the percent of long-term residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom. Some experts would argue that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who remained mobile levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This datapoint is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is the percentage of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of performance with activities of daily living often correlates with higher quality rehabilitation.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better