Westminster Woods at Huntingdon is located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, a city with a population of 18,028 people. Featuring an overall grade of B, this facility is a quality choice. Based on our ratings, you can do much worse than this facility. This place was better in some categories than others, but it did not have any weak links in any of our major areas discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Westminster Woods at Huntingdon
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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 - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
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Nurse Quality
One of the reasons this turned out to be a great nursing home is that it received a very impressive nursing score. In that area, we gave this nursing home a grade of A. When computing our nursing ratings, we analyze both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the levels of licensure of those nurses. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this place 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 state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a protocol of moving a resident more often.
Facility Inspections
This facility also excelled in the area of inspections. We awarded it a grade of B+ for that area, which is one of our best scores. This is one of the few facilities with an overall score in this range which earned multiple category grades this high. Our inspection grades are tied to items located in the a nursing home's recent inspections. Nursing homes that receive favorable grades in this category typically have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. Although this nursing home had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were serious based on CMS' scale. Remember that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in the industry.
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Short-term Care Quality
The third category we looked at is short-term care. In that area, we awarded this facility a solid grade of B-. In determining these short-term care ratings, we assess the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. The objective is to devise a scale for comparing the rehabilitation services of different nursing homes. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last item we looked at in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that just 1.8 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is below average.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we assessed is long-term care. We gave it a grade of C in that area. This is a fair grade in this area. If you are looking for services other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each nursing home's long-term care grades. One of the statistics we considered after nurse's aid hours was vaccinations. Fortunately, this nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccination to 97.395836 percent of its residents. Lastly, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Westminster Woods at Huntingdon Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Westminster Woods at Huntingdon, 5.04% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Westminster Woods at Huntingdon, 3.13% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients who had a fall resulting in serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be an indicator of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Westminster Woods at Huntingdon, 1.68% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often associated with a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this statistic could also be misleading for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Westminster Woods at Huntingdon, 4.17% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term stay residents who are prescribed antipsychotic medication. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such drugs are not medically required. However, some facilities may need to rely more on these medications due to having more residents suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Westminster Woods at Huntingdon, 27.57% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Westminster Woods at Huntingdon, 0.57% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term patients exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Westminster Woods at Huntingdon, 98.18% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Westminster Woods at Huntingdon, 14.75% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and bathing. Many would argue that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Westminster Woods at Huntingdon, 12.9% of Residents
This tells you the percentage of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Westminster Woods at Huntingdon, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Westminster Woods at Huntingdon, 12.9% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Westminster Woods at Huntingdon, 19.19% of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Westminster Woods at Huntingdon, 75.97% of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some believe this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Penn Highlands HuntindonAcute Care Hospitals 1.55 miles away1225 Warm Springs Ave Huntingdon Pennsylvania 16652Voluntary non-profit - Other(814) 643-2290
- Tyrone Regional Health NetworkCritical Access Hospitals 16.6 miles away187 Hospital Drive Tyrone Pennsylvania 16686Voluntary non-profit - Private(814) 684-1255
Nearby Dialysis
- Usrc Huntingdon, LLC1.58 miles away820 Bryan Street, Suite 4 Huntingdon Pennsylvania 16652CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 13 (814) 643-3600
- Bio-Medical Applications of Pennsylvania, Inc.2.39 miles away7535 Huntingdon Plaza Huntingdon Pennsylvania 16652Dialysis Stations: 13 (814) 643-7150
- Tyrone Dialysis Center16.58 miles away175 Hospital Drive Tyrone Pennsylvania 16686Dialysis Stations: 7 (814) 684-4390
- Davita - State College Dialysis19.28 miles away500 Science Park Road, Suite 2 State College Pennsylvania 16803Dialysis Stations: 12 (814) 237-3082
- u.s. Renal Care - Altoona19.82 miles away118 E. Chestnut Avenue Altoona Pennsylvania 16601CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (814) 942-2569