United Medical Nursing Home is an average-sized hospital-based nursing home in Washington, District of Columbia. This facility is a relatively poor facility. A grade in this range suggests we found a few red flags. If you aren't happy with this facility's overall grade, you should be able to find a better option in Washington. The city has at least 10 other nursing homes. Despite all this, one of the few highlights of this facility's report card is its strong nursing rating. You can scroll down to learn more about nursing and other category scores
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United Medical Nursing Home
- Nursing Home
Updated Feb 1, 2021 by Nick Lata
Note: Data for United Medical Nursing Home has not been updated recently. This page shows historical performance which may not be representitive of current service levels.
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
Specialized Services
- Occupational Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- X-Ray
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Nurse Quality
Although we didn't give this nursing home a good overall grade, we did give it a very strong grade in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of B+. This is better than most nursing homes in this area. Our nursing rating features several factors. The most heavily weighted one is the amount of time nurses spent with residents. This nursing home averages 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Facility Inspections
We also awarded this nursing home a grade of B- for our inspections rating. This score is a more impressive than the facility's overall grade. Inspection scores weigh several factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. This facility received 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This indicates that the inspectors didn't deem any of these deficiencies to be an immediate risk to patient safety or health. A few minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.
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Short-term Care Quality
The next highest category we gave this facility in any category came in the area of short-term care, where we gave it a C. Our short-term care ratings are based on the facility's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a vast spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, this place was below average in terms of its number of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its patients based on the metrics we assessed. The critical question is whether this adversely affected quality of care. Lastly, we considered the number of residents who ultimately returned home from this facility. We found that 3.2 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was actually well below the national average.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we analyzed is long-term care. This nursing home was given a very poor grade of F in that category. Nursing homes that do not fare well in long-term care typically are not as well-staffed and are lagging in some of the areas of routine medical care we looked at. Once we looked at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination data. Unfortunately, this facility vaccinated just 90.18987 percent of its patients against pneumonia. To our surprise, this facility was actually decent at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. This is its best score in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
United Medical Nursing Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In United Medical Nursing Home, 13.54% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely caused by residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In United Medical Nursing Home, 0.32% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term stay patients that experienced falls leading to severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indicator of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In United Medical Nursing Home, 2.25% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections may be linked to poor hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In United Medical Nursing Home, 9.13% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many patients, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In United Medical Nursing Home, 11.22% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term residents receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In United Medical Nursing Home, 2.1% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents exhibiting signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In United Medical Nursing Home, 93.11% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In United Medical Nursing Home, 24.81% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may indicate deterioration of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In United Medical Nursing Home, 32.69% of Residents
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients that maintained mobility.
Hospitalizations
In United Medical Nursing Home, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In United Medical Nursing Home, 32.69% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In United Medical Nursing Home, 3.41% of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the quality of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In United Medical Nursing Home, 42.06% of Resident
This metric measures the percent of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some believe that this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
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
Looking for more options? Washington, District of Columbia has 16 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
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- George Washington Univ HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.67 miles away900 23rd St Nw Washington District of Columbia 20037Proprietary(202) 716-4605
- Howard University HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.93 miles away2041 Georgia Ave Nw Washington District of Columbia 20060Voluntary non-profit - Other(202) 745-6100
- Children's Hospital NmcChildrens 6.43 miles away111 Michigan Ave, Nw Washington District of Columbia 20010Voluntary non-profit - Private(202) 476-5000
- Inova Alexandria HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.51 miles away4320 Seminary Rd Alexandria Virginia 22304Voluntary non-profit - Private(703) 504-3167
- Medstar Washington Hospital CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.61 miles away110 Irving St Nw Washington District of Columbia 20010Voluntary non-profit - Other(202) 877-7000
- Medstar Georgetown University HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.1 miles away3800 Reservoir Rd Washington District of Columbia 20007Voluntary non-profit - Private(202) 784-3000
- Umd Prince George's Hospital CtrAcute Care Hospitals 7.42 miles away3001 Hospital Drive Hyattsville Maryland 20785Voluntary non-profit - Private(301) 618-2000
Nearby Dialysis
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