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Unique Rehabilitation and Health Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: D
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Unique Rehabilitation and Health Center's website

901 First Street Nw,
Washington DC 20001

(202) 535-1100

88.17% estimated occupancy 1

Note: Unique Rehabilitation and Health Center has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.

Unique Rehabilitation and Health Center is in the large metropolitan area of Washington, District of Columbia which has a total of 601,592 people. This nursing home is a relatively poor nursing home. A grade in this range indicates we found some red flags. Fortunately, this nursing home is one of 17 nursing homes in this city so if you aren't impressed, you should have better options. More information on this facility's category grades is available below. Its best category is nursing, which is addressed in the next section.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)
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Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

While we gave this nursing home a poor overall score, we gave it a fairly respectable grade in the area of nursing, where it received a B-. This was better than its other category scores. In computing our nursing scores, we weigh both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the levels of licensure of those nurses. This place averages 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident each day, which is well below average. Finally, despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours per resident, this nursing home actually performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is generally a reliable indicator that a place has quality controls in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

This facility's second highest category ended up being its short-term care grade, where it was awarded a grade of B-. Our short-term care grades are probably most critical for folks in need of rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation usually utilizes additional highly-skilled nursing. This means not just nursing, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Unfortunately, we found that this facility provided fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other nursing homes. The more important thing is determining what effect this had on the quality of care. Finally, we looked at the number of patients that were able to return home from this facility. We found that 3.1 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was actually quite a bit below the national average.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

This nursing home's next best area was long-term care. We awarded it a B- in this area. This is basically a slightly below average score in this area. For long-term care residents, the nursing home's primary objective is to keep patients healthy and safe. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate patients. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. Fortunately, this nursing home gave the vaccine to 99.748116 percent of its residents, which is a very respectable datapoint. This facility also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Facility Inspections

Grade: F

Turning the last category of inspections, this nursing home had an abysmal showing. It received an F in our inspection category. When a facility has this bad of an inspection grade, you should look for severe deficiencies on its inspection report. Severe deficiencies indicate a threat to the well being of residents. This particular nursing home was assessed one deficiency by government inspectors. We were relieved to find that it wasn't in a category that suggests that it created a threat to patient safety or health. Finally, CMS flagged this nursing home for possible abuse or neglect. This is not what you want to see. We advise you to direct your search elsewhere.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Unique Rehabilitation and Health Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In Unique Rehabilitation and Health Center, 14.61% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A

In Unique Rehabilitation and Health Center, 1.39% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a fall resulting in major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In Unique Rehabilitation and Health Center, 0.51% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections could be linked to insufficient hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Unique Rehabilitation and Health Center, 8.19% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to residents for many medical conditions, such as dementia. Sadly, in some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A

In Unique Rehabilitation and Health Center, 8.97% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are given to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Unique Rehabilitation and Health Center, 1.79% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients showing signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Unique Rehabilitation and Health Center, 99.75% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines critical to patient care.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Unique Rehabilitation and Health Center, 15.05% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and taking a bath.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In Unique Rehabilitation and Health Center, 17.18% of Residents

This indicates the percent of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Unique Rehabilitation and Health Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Unique Rehabilitation and Health Center, 17.18% of Residents Rehospitalized

Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-plus

In Unique Rehabilitation and Health Center, 5.36% of Patients

This metric measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess patient well-being during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Unique Rehabilitation and Health Center, 89.84% of Resident

This is the percentage of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Scores for Washington, DC

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B-minus

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Nearby Hospitals

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Nearby Dialysis

  • Union Plaza Dialysis Center0.29 miles away810 1st St Ne Ste 100 Washington District of Columbia 20002CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 15 (202) 842-3127
  • Capitol Dialysis0.77 miles away140 Q Street Ne Washington District of Columbia 20002CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (202) 636-9411
  • Davita - Eighth Street1.6 miles away920 Bladensburg Road Ne Washington District of Columbia 20002CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (202) 399-0128
  • Bma - Dupont Circle1.71 miles away11 Dupont Cir Nw Ste ll100 Washington District of Columbia 20036Dialysis Stations: 30 (202) 483-0176
  • Davita - Brentwood1.79 miles away1231 Brentwood Rd Ne Washington District of Columbia 20018CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (202) 636-3711
  • Davita - K Street Dialysis1.9 miles away2131 K Street Nw Ste 300 Washington District of Columbia 20037CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (202) 223-8453
  • Bma - Columbia Heights1.94 miles away106 Irving St Nw Ste 1400 Washington District of Columbia 20010CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 35 (202) 829-0060
  • Davita Washington Center for Aging2.38 miles away2601 18th Street Ne, a Wing Basement Washington District of Columbia 20018Dialysis Stations: 9 (202) 636-7212

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  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=095036