Centra Virginia Baptist Hospital is a facility in Lynchburg, Virginia. This city has a population of 99,291 people. This nursing home was given an A- overall, which is one of our higher ratings. In fact, this proved to be better than most of the facilities in Lynchburg, which has a good selection of nursing homes. If you scroll down, you can see this nursing home's category ratings, which are also impressive.
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Centra Virginia Baptist Hospital
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
In addition to being a great overall grade, this facility also received A+ health inspections in recent years. Its inspections were virtually flawless. Inspection ratings weigh several factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher grades in this category tend to have few severe deficiencies. While this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
Adding to its strong profile, this nursing home also was awarded an excellent short-term care grade, with a score of A-. In computing our short-term care ratings, we analyze a facility's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other highly trained professionals. This score is generally a fair assessment of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final item we assessed in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We found that 6 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
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Long-term Care Quality
The third area we looked at was long-term care. Contributing to its top-shelf resume, this nursing home also excelled in that category. In fact, we awarded it a of A- for that area. Facilities that receive this type of score in long-term care typically provide consistent 24/7 care to make sure patients are kept in good health. One of the datapoints we considered on top of nurse's aid hours is vaccines. This nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to 94.71698 percent of its patients. Vaccination is a reliable method to avoid unnecessary hospitalizations for the aged 65 and up population. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Nurse Quality
The last area we assessed turned out to be this nursing home's poorest area. Nevertheless, even its lowest point would be a highlight for most nursing homes. We awarded it a favorable grade of B in nursing. Nursing ratings are mostly based on a facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at certain nursing quality measures in computing our nursing grades. These include minimizing residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We look at these areas as reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care provided, since better care tends to reduce these problems.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Centra Virginia Baptist Hospital Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Centra Virginia Baptist Hospital, 5.67% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We factor in this statistic in computing both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Centra Virginia Baptist Hospital, 5.66% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a fall leading to severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Centra Virginia Baptist Hospital, 2.35% of Patients had UTIs
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents which sustained UTI's. Although a higher rate infections may reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare between facilities due to nursing homes having varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Centra Virginia Baptist Hospital, 15.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are given to patients for a variety of conditions, such as dementia. Unfortunately, in limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Centra Virginia Baptist Hospital, 11.97% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are given to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Centra Virginia Baptist Hospital, 3.64% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who are demonstrating signs of depression. High levels of depression could reveal lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Centra Virginia Baptist Hospital, 85.23% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Centra Virginia Baptist Hospital, 15.35% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and continence.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Centra Virginia Baptist Hospital, 18.04% of Residents
This is the percentage of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Centra Virginia Baptist Hospital, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Centra Virginia Baptist Hospital, 18.04% of Residents Rehospitalized
Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Centra Virginia Baptist Hospital, 7.68% of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Centra Virginia Baptist Hospital, 75.86% of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of independence with ADL's typically correlates with better rehabilitation.
Scores for Lynchburg, VA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
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Nearby Hospitals
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Nearby Dialysis
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- Uva Amherst Dialysis11.18 miles away143 Ambriar Plaza Amherst Virginia 24521CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (434) 946-0089
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