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Walter Reed Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Nursing Home
Memory Care

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

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Walter Reed Nursing and Rehabilitation Center's website

Post Office Box 887,
Gloucester VA 23061

(804) 693-6503

78.83% estimated occupancy ¹

Walter Reed Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is one of a mere two nursing homes in Gloucester, Virginia. Featuring an overall score of B+, this is a very good facility. Based on our ratings, you could do much worse than this facility. This nursing home was better in some categories than others, but it did not have any weak links in any of our four major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
Is CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Corporation
Secure Memory Care
Offers Respite Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Home Making
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Physical Therapy
Pharmacy
Recreational Therapy

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Facility Inspections

On top of performing well in its overall grade, this facility performed at an even higher level in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A. Inspection grades account for several factors found on a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher scores in this area usually have few severe deficiencies. This facility received 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This tells you that the inspectors didn't consider any of these deficiencies to cause an immediate risk to resident health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Another strong feature for this facility is that it was given a favorable long-term care score. In fact, this ended up being its second best category grade. In that category, we gave this nursing home a grade of B+. Long-term care ratings of this caliber generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 98.20359 percent of its residents, which is very impressive. Pneumonia tragically can be a deadly ailment for nursing home patients so we strongly prefer when a facility doesn't leave this to chance. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

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Short-term Care Quality

Turning to another strength for this facility, we awarded them one of our stronger grades in our short-term care category as well, with a B+. Short-term care ratings are based on the nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This means a broad spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, not to mention other variations of therapy. We were not able to find information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. Finally, we considered the percentage of patients that were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 5.7 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.

Nurse Quality

The last category we rated was nursing, in which this facility received a B-. Although this wound up being its poorest category rating, this is still not the end of the world. Our nursing score is primarily associated with a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides only 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This is a somewhat uninspiring figure as it is well below average. Finally, our nursing ratings also consider some quality-focused metrics. We like to look at the percent of patients who suffered pressure ulcers and major falls. Sometimes these statistics are indicators of the quality of nursing care, since better care can reduce these issues.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Walter Reed Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Walter Reed Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 7.74% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who suffer from pressure ulcers . We factor in this statistic in computing both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Walter Reed Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 5.39% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure tells you the percent of long-term care residents who suffered falls which resulted in serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in computing nursing scores.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Walter Reed Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 1.04% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often the result of facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Better hygiene protocols reduces the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Note that this statistic is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Walter Reed Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 19.32% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term stay residents which were administered antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such medications aren't medically indicated. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely on these medications due to an increased number of patients suffering from dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Walter Reed Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 28.3% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure indicates the percent of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Walter Reed Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 0.82% of Patients

This is the percent of residents who are showing depressive symptoms. Increased rates of depression may indicate a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Walter Reed Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 98.3% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these types of vaccines critical to patient well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Walter Reed Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 14.54% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom. Some believe this is a measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Walter Reed Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 11.84% of Residents

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who were able to retain mobility.

Hospitalizations

In Walter Reed Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the overall quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Walter Reed Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 11.84% of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Walter Reed Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 12.29% of Patients

This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the overall quality of nursing home care.