Tyler's Retreat at Iron Bridge

Nursing Home

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

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Tyler's Retreat at Iron Bridge's website

12001 Iron Bridge Rd,
Chester VA 23831

(804) 706-1023

83.66% estimated occupancy ¹

With an address in Chester, Virginia, Tyler's Retreat at Iron Bridge is the only nursing home we found there. With an overall score of B, this facility is a very good option. Based on our assessment, this place ought to meet the needs of most people. This nursing home's strong report card was highlighted by its inspection grade, which is addressed in the next paragraph.

Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

Speech Therapy
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling

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Facility Inspections

To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A- for our inspections rating. Inspection grades are tied to pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that receive favorable grades in this area tend to have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This facility was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This indicates that the government inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies an immediate threat to resident safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Short-term Care Quality

This nursing home also was given a strong short-term care score. In fact, we awarded it an above average score of B+ in this area. In our short-term care rating, we try to craft a valuable gauge for rehabilitation. In this process, we look at the nursing home's level of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. However, based on the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we considered the percentage of residents that eventually returned home from this nursing home. We found that 5.7 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.

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Long-term Care Quality

Turning to an additional strength for this facility, we awarded them one of our higher scores in our long-term care category as well, with a grade of B. For patients seeking a permanent place to live as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care is an important category. Once we assessed the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 81.09453 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is somewhat lower than we anticipated but still a decent figure. Although its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we had hoped, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Nurse Quality

The final area we looked at was nursing. In this category, we gave this facility a C. Our nursing score is mostly based on the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this nursing home surprisingly fared better in some of the quality measures we assessed. In fact, it performed well in the area of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Tyler's Retreat at Iron Bridge Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Tyler's Retreat at Iron Bridge, 8.72% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Tyler's Retreat at Iron Bridge, 3.64% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are routinely linked to poor nursing care. Closer supervision can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Tyler's Retreat at Iron Bridge, 2.55% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections may be associated with poor hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Tyler's Retreat at Iron Bridge, 13.56% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term patients that were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs are not medically required. Nevertheless, some facilities need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of residents suffering from dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Tyler's Retreat at Iron Bridge, 20.28% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents receiving antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Tyler's Retreat at Iron Bridge, 3.63% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Tyler's Retreat at Iron Bridge, 91.12% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines important for resident well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Tyler's Retreat at Iron Bridge, 16.48% Percentage of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Tyler's Retreat at Iron Bridge, 21.22% Percentage of Residents

This metric tracks the percentage of long-term stay patients that maintained mobility. Some argue that the ability to move around is critical to patients mental and physical health.

Hospitalizations

In Tyler's Retreat at Iron Bridge, 1.29 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Tyler's Retreat at Iron Bridge, 21.22 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Tyler's Retreat at Iron Bridge, 11.62 Percentage of Patients

This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Tyler's Retreat at Iron Bridge, 75.54% Percentage of Resident

This tells you the percent of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with ADL's often correlates with superior rehabilitation.

Nearby Hospitals

John Randolph Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.87 miles away411 West Randolph Road Hopewell Virginia 23860Proprietary(804) 541-1600
Cjw Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.49 miles away7101 Jahnke Road Richmond Virginia 23235Proprietary(804) 320-3911
Bon Secours St Francis Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 12.28 miles away13710 St Francis Boulevard Midlothian Virginia 23114Voluntary non-profit - Church(804) 594-7400
Southside Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 13.39 miles away200 Medical Park Boulevard Petersburg Virginia 23805Proprietary(804) 765-5000
Bon Secours Richmond Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.76 miles away1500 N. 28th Street Richmond Virginia 23223Voluntary non-profit - Private(804) 225-1700
Bon Secours St Marys HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.12 miles away5801 Bremo Rd Richmond Virginia 23226Voluntary non-profit - Church(804) 285-2011
Henrico Doctors' HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.63 miles away1602 Skipwith Road Henrico Virginia 23229Voluntary non-profit - Other(804) 289-4500

Nearby Dialysis

Davita Chester Dialysis1.63 miles away10360 Ironbridge Rd Chester Virginia 23831CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (804) 768-6770
Hopkins Road Dialysis6.2 miles away5750 Hopkins Road Richmond Virginia 23234Dialysis Stations: 17 (804) 275-8631
Fresenius Kidney Care Richmond South6.75 miles away5802 Jefferson Davis Hwy Richmond Virginia 23234Dialysis Stations: 13 (804) 271-4718
Usrc Colonial Heights LLC7.81 miles away1617 Boulevard Suites B & C Colonial Heights Virginia 23834CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 13 (804) 520-1627
Total Renal Care - Hopewell11.02 miles away301 West Broadway Hopewell Virginia 23860Dialysis Stations: 16 (804) 452-2494
Davita - Hioaks Dialysis11.25 miles away671 Hioaks Rd Ste A Richmond Virginia 23225CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (804) 272-0179
Us Renal Care Petersburg Dialysis11.58 miles away1964 S Crater Road Petersburg Virginia 23805Dialysis Stations: 13 (804) 733-3847
Livingston Dialysis LLC11.66 miles away4900 Forest Hill Ave Richmond Virginia 23225CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (804) 230-3594