Located in Frostburg, Maryland, West Md Health Syst Frostburg Nrsg and Rehab Center is one of just two facilities in the area. Sporting an overall score of B-, this is likely a middle of the pack nursing home. You can certainly do worse than this place. We were also pleased to discover that this facility received consistently decent grades in each of the major categories. More information about these categories is available below.
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West Md Health Syst Frostburg Nrsg and Rehab Center
- 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
Specialized Services
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
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Facility Inspections
To go along with its relatively modest overall score, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A- for our inspections rating. This grade is far more impressive than the facility's overall rating. These inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This nursing home was hit with 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This tells you that CMS did not consider any of these deficiencies to be an immediate threat to resident health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
Another one of this facility's higher category grades came in the category of short-term care. In that category, we awarded this facility a B+. It actually outperformed most nursing homes in this category. With our short-term care grade, we strive to forge a sound gauge for rehabilitation services. In this process, we assess the facility's scope of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the number of patients who eventually returned home from this facility. We found that 6 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
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Long-term Care Quality
The next best category we awarded this facility in any area came in the area of long-term care, where we awarded it a grade of B-. Long-term care grades assess a nursing home's personal care instead of the skilled therapy or healthcare services that are critical to a skilled nursing facility. On top of assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. Frankly, we were a bit alarmed this facility vaccinated just 65.882355 percent of its patients. Nevertheless, this place keeps its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Nurse Quality
The last area we analyzed was nursing. We gave it a grade of C in this category. This is not a bad grade in this category. In determining our nursing grades, we assess both staffing levels and the levels of licensure of those nurses. This place provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient each day. This is a lower figure than we are used to seeing. Finally, despite not having the highest total nursing hours, this nursing home performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is typically a reliable indicator that a facility has sufficient quality controls in place.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
West Md Health Syst Frostburg Nrsg and Rehab Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In West Md Health Syst Frostburg Nrsg and Rehab Center, 12.99% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by remaining in one position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In West Md Health Syst Frostburg Nrsg and Rehab Center, 1.18% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents who have had a fall leading to serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In West Md Health Syst Frostburg Nrsg and Rehab Center, 5.76% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections may be associated with insufficient hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In West Md Health Syst Frostburg Nrsg and Rehab Center, 28.94% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This measures the percent of long-term stay residents taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In West Md Health Syst Frostburg Nrsg and Rehab Center, 26.77% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are given to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In West Md Health Syst Frostburg Nrsg and Rehab Center, 11.86% of Patients
This is the percent of residents demonstrating symptoms of depression. High levels of depression may be an indicator a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In West Md Health Syst Frostburg Nrsg and Rehab Center, 77.98% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines indispensable.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In West Md Health Syst Frostburg Nrsg and Rehab Center, 17.89% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and taking a bath. Many believe this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In West Md Health Syst Frostburg Nrsg and Rehab Center, 24.83% of Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients that maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In West Md Health Syst Frostburg Nrsg and Rehab Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In West Md Health Syst Frostburg Nrsg and Rehab Center, 24.83% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In West Md Health Syst Frostburg Nrsg and Rehab Center, 2.72% of Patients
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In West Md Health Syst Frostburg Nrsg and Rehab Center, 61.74% of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many would argue this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Western Maryland Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.33 miles away12500 Willowbrook Road Cumberland Maryland 21502Voluntary non-profit - Private(240) 964-8001
- Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 11.48 miles away200 Hospital Drive Meyersdale Pennsylvania 15552Proprietary(814) 634-5911
- Potomac Valley HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 18.01 miles away100 Pin Oak Lane Keyser West Virginia 26726Voluntary non-profit - Private(304) 597-3500
Nearby Dialysis
- Western Maryland Regional Dialysis Center10.4 miles away12502 Willowbrook Rd Ste 250 Cumberland Maryland 21502Dialysis Stations: 35 (240) 964-8600
- Davita Renal Center of Keyser, LLC15.5 miles away1080 New Creek Hwy Keyser West Virginia 26726Dialysis Stations: 12 (304) 788-5057