Whittier Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center is a facility located in Ghent, New York, which has a total of 3,418 people. This nursing home received a rock bottom overall grade based on the data we assessed. If you are not satisfied with this facility's pedestrian overall grade, you may have to look in other cities as this is the only nursing home in Ghent. We were surprised to find that this nursing home actually received one decent category grade for inspections, which you can read more about below.
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Whittier Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Dialysis Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Podiatry
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Bariatric Care
- Optometry
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
While we graded this facility incredibly poorly overall, it received a fairly respectable inspection report this year. As a result, it received a decent grade in that category with a score of B-. Our inspection grades account for several factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. While this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. A few minor deficiencies aren't the end of the world.
Short-term Care Quality
In our next category, we gave this nursing home a rock-bottom F in the area of short-term care. Our short-term care scores are thought to be more important for patients in need of a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually requires additional highly-skilled nursing. This includes not just nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. With a grade in this range for this area, we weren't surprised to find that this nursing home was well below average in several staffing areas we looked at. In fact, it supplied substantially fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most nursing homes. The last datapoint we considered in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that just 4.5 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is well below average. The combination of these subpar metrics was damning for this nursing home's short-term care score.
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Long-term Care Quality
Another concern is the F this facility received in the area of long-term care. When facilities receive a score in this range in this category it generally means the nursing home did not perform well in our measures relating to patient care. On top of assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. We were a bit worried that this nursing home vaccinated a relatively low 72.9805 percent of its patients. Surprisingly, this place actually fared well at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had just 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. This is its best score in this category.
Nurse Quality
Moving on to our next area, this facility really did not perform well in this category either. With a poor grade of F in nursing, this is really as terrible as it gets. There are several subcategories within this area. Many of the data points are tied to the quantity and quality of nurse staffing. With only 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day, this nursing home's nurse staffing levels were well below average. To go along with its low totals in the area of nursing hours per patient, this facility also didn't fare as well in the quality-based measures we looked at in computing our nursing scores. We looked at the percentage of residents sustaining pressure ulcers and major falls. This place had more pressure ulcers and falls than the average nursing home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Whittier Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Whittier Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center, 8.82% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage resulting from staying in the same position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Whittier Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center, 6.96% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Falls are often caused by poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Whittier Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center, 0.57% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely caused by a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this metric could also be skewed for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Whittier Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center, 11.83% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of long-term stay residents that were given antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior in situations where such medications aren't medically required. Nevertheless, some facilities need to rely on these medications due to having more patients with cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Whittier Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center, 14.78% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Whittier Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center, 0.59% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who are showing signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Whittier Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center, 81.49% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Whittier Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center, 19.71% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and bathing. Some experts argue this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Whittier Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center, 29.39% of Residents
This is the percentage of patients who retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Whittier Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Whittier Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center, 29.39% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Whittier Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center, 14.3% of Patients
This is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Whittier Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center, 76.67% of Resident
This datapoint measures the percent of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry would argue this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Columbia Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.42 miles away71 Prospect Avenue Hudson New York 12534Voluntary non-profit - Private(518) 828-7601
- Fairview HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 17.79 miles away29 Lewis Avenue Great Barrington Massachusetts 01230Voluntary non-profit - Private(413) 528-0790
Nearby Dialysis
- Columbia Greene Dialysis Centers0.25 miles away2 Sherman Potts Dr Ghent New York 12075Dialysis Stations: 25 (518) 828-0717
- Columbia-Greene Dialysis (Catskill Division)9.55 miles away159 Jefferson Heights Greene Medical Arts Bldg Catskill New York 12414Dialysis Stations: 25 (518) 943-1404
- South Berkshire County Dialysis Center18.2 miles away10 Maple Avenue, Suite 200 Great Barrington Massachusetts 01230Dialysis Stations: 7 (413) 854-9910