Westchester Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing
10 Claremont Ave, Mount Vernon NY 10550 · (914) 699-1600 · 90.87% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
With an address in Mount Vernon, New York, Westchester Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing is one of just two nursing homes in the area. We awarded this nursing home an overall grade of C. A grade in this range requires some respectable marks. Based on our ratings, there are definitely far worse nursing homes out there. The best part of this facility's profile is its exemplary inspection score. We discuss inspections in the next section.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 240 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
We want to draw your attention to the fact that this nursing home outperformed its overall score in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our best scores in that area with an A. Our inspection ratings account for several factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher scores in this category tend to have very few of these severe deficiencies. This place was hit with 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This tells you that the government inspectors didn't consider any of these deficiencies to create an imminent threat to resident health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is always a good sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility also fared well in the area of long-term care. Indeed, we gave it a score of A- for that area, which is one of our most impressive scores. For residents seeking a permanent residence rather than skilled nursing, long-term care is a very important category. One of the statistics we considered in addition to nursing hours was vaccines. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 85.841835 percent of its residents. Lastly, we looked at the nursing home's number of hospitalizations. We found that this place had 4.22 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Although this wasn't as impressive as some of its other scores in this area, this figure may be skewed for some nursing homes due to the preexisting medical conditions of patients.
Nurse Quality
This facility also received a strong nursing score. We gave it a grade of F in this area. Nursing ratings are heavily correlated with quality and quantity of nursing care. This place averaged just 3.1 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This is not a very impressive figure. Finally, we also looked at some quality-based metrics in computing our nursing ratings. This nursing home was above average in two of the statistics we focus on, with good scores for avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. These metrics are often good indicators of the quality of nursing care provided.
Short-term Care Quality
The last category we assessed was short-term care. Unfortunately, we gave it an abysmal F in this category, which is a poor score. This is certainly a significant disappointment. In crafting these short-term care grades, we assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The objective is to create a tool for comparing the rehabilitation services of different nursing homes. In this place's case, we found that it actually provides far less registered nurse hours per resident than the average nursing home. Given its grade in this area, this did not surprise us. The final metric we assessed in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that just 29.5 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is well below average. This statistic was damning for this facility's short-term care grade.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Westchester Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls leading to injury are routinely the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often the result of lower quality nursing care. Better hygiene protocols can minimize the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. We want to point out that this statistic is affected by by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic tells you the percent of long-term residents which are administered antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs are not medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely on these drugs due to an increased number of patients suffering from dementia.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percentage of residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the deterioration of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is the percent of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is key to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This tells you the percent of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better