Wesbury United Methodist Commu is one of a mere three available facilities located in Meadville, Pennsylvania. With an B+ overall grade, we ranked this nursing home in the top third of all facilities in the United States. Based on our assessment, this facility ought to meet the needs of most people. As you can find below, this nursing home also performed just fine in our category scores. It's hard to find any major flaws in this nursing home's profile.
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Wesbury United Methodist Commu
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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Church related
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Meal Delivery
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
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Facility Inspections
One of the reasons this place turned out to be a quality nursing home is it received an A+ inspection grade. This is as good as it gets in this critical category. Our inspection grades account for a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better grades in this category typically have few severe deficiencies. While this place had a few deficiencies on its report, none were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. We should point out that deficiency-free inspections are rare in the industry.
Long-term Care Quality
Adding to its profile, this facility also received a score of B+ for its long-term care rating. This is an above average grade in this category. When facilities receive a grade in this range in long-term care it typically means it has plenty of staff and is an overall good place to live on a permanent basis. On top of looking at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 94.76744 percent of its residents, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia can be a life or death ailment for nursing home residents so we strongly prefer when a facility does not roll the dice on this issue. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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Nurse Quality
This facility is also strong in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of B. It outperformed most nursing homes in this category. Our nursing score is based on the facility's level of nurse staffing. We look at both the levels of skill of the nurses as well as the amount of time spent with residents. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Short-term Care Quality
The final category we rated was short-term care, in which this nursing home received a B. This facility proved to be strong in all areas we analyzed. In determining our short-term care grades, we assess the facility's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other highly trained professionals. This score is generally a solid assessment of a facility'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, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients that returned home from this facility. We found that 5 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Wesbury United Methodist Commu Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Wesbury United Methodist Commu, 4.33% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Wesbury United Methodist Commu, 4.84% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a fall which caused serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Wesbury United Methodist Commu, 1.77% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term stay residents which suffered from a UTI. While a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it is difficult to compare different nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Wesbury United Methodist Commu, 20.59% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Wesbury United Methodist Commu, 13.56% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of residents given antianxiety medications. These medications are generally given to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Wesbury United Methodist Commu, 0.2% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents who are exhibiting signs of depression. Many believe that this is a measure of quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Wesbury United Methodist Commu, 96.35% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Wesbury United Methodist Commu, 11.75% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and taking a bath. Many believe that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Wesbury United Methodist Commu, 11.25% of Residents
This metric tracks the percent of long-term stay residents that maintained mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Wesbury United Methodist Commu, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Wesbury United Methodist Commu, 11.25% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Wesbury United Methodist Commu, 14.21% of Patients
This metric tracks the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Wesbury United Methodist Commu, 88.84% of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with ADL's generally correlates with superior rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Meadville Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 1.49 miles away751 Liberty Street Meadville Pennsylvania 16335Voluntary non-profit - Private(814) 333-5000
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - Meadville Dialysis3.06 miles away19050 Park Avenue Plaza Meadville Pennsylvania 16335CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (814) 336-6044