Vestal Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a facility in Vestal, New York, a city with 22,004 people. This nursing home received an overall grade of B-, which is a decent grade. Based on our ratings, there are definitely much worse nursing homes out there. The best part of this facility's profile was its exemplary inspection rating. We discuss inspections in the next paragraph.
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Vestal Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
- Nursing Home
- Adult Day Care
- Memory Care
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
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- Dentistry
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Optometry
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
While this nursing home's overall grade was decent, it really fared well in the area of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A for that category, which is one of our best scores. Our inspection scores account for several factors included in a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with better grades in this category usually have very few of these severe deficiencies. While this facility had some minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you the government inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in this industry.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's second most favorable area turned out to be its short-term care score, where it received a grade of B-. In the category of short-term care, we endeavor to qualify measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We look at the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of patients who ultimately returned home from this facility. We found that 4.8 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was actually quite a bit below the national average.
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Nurse Quality
Next, we looked at the nursing category where we awarded this nursing home a grade of C, which is a decent grade. Our nursing rating consists of many factors, but the most important one is the level of nurse hours spent with patients. This place provides only 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This is a somewhat concerning figure which is well below average. Lastly, we also assessed several nursing quality measures. While this nursing home got dinged a bit for its nursing hours, it actually excelled in a few of these quality metrics. With less than five percent of its residents experiencing pressure ulcers, it did well in this area. This is generally an indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as having a system of moving a resident at least once a day.
Long-term Care Quality
The final area we looked at is long-term care. For this category, we awarded this facility a grade of C. Long-term care ratings are vital for residents looking for non-healthcare services such as personal care. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. We were a bit concerned this nursing home gave the vaccine to a relatively low 85.58394 percent of its patients. Fortunately, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Vestal Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Vestal Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 6.32% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Vestal Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 6.75% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care. Closer supervision can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Vestal Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 0.56% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of long-term patients who had a UTI. UTI's could be an indicator of worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this statistic could be skewed for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Vestal Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 21.4% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These medications are used for several conditions, such as dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Vestal Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 18.62% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric indicates the percent of long-term stay patients that were given antianxiety medication. These drugs are used to treat patients suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Vestal Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 0% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients exhibiting signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Vestal Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 90.88% of Patients
This is the percent of patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Vestal Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 15.41% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and using the bathroom.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Vestal Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 17.4% of Residents
This tells you the percent of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Vestal Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Vestal Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 17.4% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Vestal Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 7.84% of Patients
This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Vestal Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 85.05% of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of performance with activities of daily living generally correlates with higher quality rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, IncAcute Care Hospitals 5.43 miles away169 Riverside Drive Binghamton New York 13905Voluntary non-profit - Private(607) 798-5111
- United Health Services Hospitals, IncAcute Care Hospitals 6.28 miles away10-42 Mitchell Avenue Binghamton New York 13903Voluntary non-profit - Private(607) 763-6000
- Greater Binghamton Health CenterPsychiatric 9.06 miles away425 Robinson St Binghamton New York 13901Government - Local(607) 724-1391
- Endless Mountains Health SystemsCritical Access Hospitals 18.07 miles away100 Hospital Drive Montrose Pennsylvania 18801Voluntary non-profit - Private(570) 278-3801
Nearby Dialysis
- Vestal Healthcare, LLC3.23 miles away116 North Jensen Road Vestal New York 13850CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (607) 798-1916
- Uhs Dialysis - Pennsylvania Avenue6.12 miles away65 Pennsylvania Avenue Binghamton New York 13903CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 15 (607) 762-2015
- Uhs Dialysis - Park Avenue6.19 miles away27 Park Avenue Binghamton New York 13903Dialysis Stations: 24 (607) 762-2225
- Bridgewater Center for Dialysis6.53 miles away159 Front Street Binghamton New York 13905Dialysis Stations: 8 (607) 722-7225