The Springs at the Watermark is an average-sized facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. We awarded this nursing home an overall score of B, which is a strong score. Indeed, this proved to be ranked among the fifteen highest graded facilities in Philadelphia. Even in a city offering 48 nursing homes, this nursing home turns out to be a perfectly acceptable option. Lastly, this nursing home's ownership changed in the last year, so we will need to monitor it to confirm it maintains its high level of care.
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The Springs at the Watermark
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
Please note our records indicate that The Springs at the Watermark has changed ownership recently and while our data on this page is up-to-date there is a chance that the quality of this facility may change under new management.
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Hemodialysis
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
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Short-term Care Quality
In addition to earning a strong overall score, this nursing home fared well in our short-term care category. We awarded it an A- for that category. In the category of short-term care, we strive to assess indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We look at the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the percentage of residents that eventually returned home from this facility. We found that 6.4 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home performed well in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A- for that category, which is one of our highest scores. Our nursing rating is primarily associated with the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place Pennsylvania in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as having a system of turning a resident more often.
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Facility Inspections
Adding to its impressive category grades, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B+ for our inspections rating. Perhaps the most significant factor we consider in computing our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Places with better scores in this area most likely dodged the most severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. Although this nursing home had some deficiencies on its report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in the industry.
Long-term Care Quality
The last category we assessed is long-term care, which turned out to be this facility's worst area. We awarded this facility a grade of D in this category. Sadly, this category pulled down the facility's overall profile a bit. When facilities receive this kind of grade in this category it is typically a bad sign for patient care and it may mean that the place is not as well-staffed. On top of assessing the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. Frankly, we were a bit bothered by the fact that this nursing home provided the vaccine to only 34.375 percent of its residents. To our surprise, this nursing home was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home has fewer hospitalizations than many nursing homes. This was its best feature in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Springs at the Watermark Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In The Springs at the Watermark, 5.26% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In The Springs at the Watermark, 1.25% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients that suffered from a fall resulting in major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In The Springs at the Watermark, 0.68% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic tells you the percent of long-term care residents who have experienced a urinary tract infection. UTI's may be an indication of lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint can be skewed for some facilities due to different reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In The Springs at the Watermark, 4.49% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term stay patients taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In The Springs at the Watermark, 10.67% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are given to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In The Springs at the Watermark, 1.37% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents showing signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In The Springs at the Watermark, 54.84% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home patients, making these vaccines critical to patient well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In The Springs at the Watermark, 8.39% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence. Many believe that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In The Springs at the Watermark, 7.79% of Residents
This tells you the percent of patients who retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In The Springs at the Watermark, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is important to the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In The Springs at the Watermark, 7.79% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In The Springs at the Watermark, 14.14% of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In The Springs at the Watermark, 80.63% of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some believe that this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation services.
Scores for Philadelphia, PA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
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