Westminster Canterbury of Lynchburg is an average-sized non-profit nursing home located in Lynchburg, Virginia. With an overall grade of A+, this facility is undoubtedly a phenomenal facility. This is really as good of a place as you'll find. This also appears to be a very consistent nursing home with consistent scores in each of the major categories we assessed. Additional information about its category grades can be found below.
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Westminster Canterbury of Lynchburg
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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
Grade: A-plus
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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 Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Aquatic Therapy
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Facility Inspections
Grade: A-plus
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. These inspection scores take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
Grade: A-plus
This nursing home also received an A+ nursing grade, making it one of the few nursing homes to receive multiple A+ category grades. Nursing ratings are largely tied to the facility's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by employing a system of turning residents even once per day.
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Long-term Care Quality
Grade: A-plus
The next area we assessed was long-term care. This nursing home was superb in our long-term care rating as well. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this area. When nursing homes receive a grade in this range in this category it typically means it's well-staffed and is a quality place to reside on a permanent basis. On top of considering the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is far higher than the majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Short-term Care Quality
Grade: A-minus
Switching gears to the final area, this nursing home was given a very strong short-term care grade. We gave it an A- in this area, resulting in this facility receiving straight A's. Our short-term care scores are arguably most critical for residents needing rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation generally utilizes additional skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes not just nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 4.3 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Westminster Canterbury of Lynchburg Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: A
In Westminster Canterbury of Lynchburg, 3.11% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of patients staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: D
In Westminster Canterbury of Lynchburg, 6.74% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Major falls resulting in injury are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: A-minus
In Westminster Canterbury of Lynchburg, 0.77% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be a barometer of nursing care . UTI's are routinely caused by a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this metric may also be misleading for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: B-minus
In Westminster Canterbury of Lynchburg, 17.23% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These drugs may be used for treating a variety of conditions, such as dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: A-minus
In Westminster Canterbury of Lynchburg, 12.73% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric gauges the percent of long-term patients taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: B
In Westminster Canterbury of Lynchburg, 2.68% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression. High rates of depression may be an indicator a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: A
In Westminster Canterbury of Lynchburg, 99.66% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: B-plus
In Westminster Canterbury of Lynchburg, 12.56% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may indicate the deterioration of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: B-minus
In Westminster Canterbury of Lynchburg, 13.99% of Residents
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that remained mobile levels.
Hospitalizations
Grade: A-minus
In Westminster Canterbury of Lynchburg, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: B-plus
In Westminster Canterbury of Lynchburg, 13.99% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Grade: C
In Westminster Canterbury of Lynchburg, 15.85% of Patients
Measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Grade: A-minus
In Westminster Canterbury of Lynchburg, 87.09% of Resident
This is a measure of the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements.
Scores for Lynchburg, VA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? Lynchburg, Virginia has 7 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Centra Health, IncAcute Care Hospitals 2.57 miles away1901 Tate Springs Road Lynchburg Virginia 24501Voluntary non-profit - Private(434) 200-4789
- Bedford Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.24 miles away1613 Oakwood Street Bedford Virginia 24523Voluntary non-profit - Private(434) 200-6366
Nearby Dialysis
- Uva Lynchburg Dialysis2.51 miles away103 Clifton St Lynchburg Virginia 24501CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 46 (434) 455-7100
- Fresenius Kidney Care Lynchburg2.72 miles away3204 Old Forest Rd Lynchburg Virginia 24501Dialysis Stations: 13 (434) 385-5230
- Uva Amherst Dialysis10.63 miles away143 Ambriar Plaza Amherst Virginia 24521CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (434) 946-0089
- Uva - Appomattox Dialysis19.67 miles away7787 Richmond Highway Appomattox Virginia 24522Dialysis Stations: 17 (434) 290-5013
