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William Hood Dunwoody Care Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-plus
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3500 West Chester Pike,
Newtown Square PA 19073

(215) 359-4401

84.56% estimated occupancy 1

William Hood Dunwoody Care Center is an average-sized non-profit facility in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. This nursing home is an A+ rated facility, which is our very best grade. In fact, we ranked this facility in the top five percent of all nursing homes in the country. As you will see below, this nursing home performed equally well in our category grades. We gave it a straight A report card!

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • No Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Dentistry
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy

Awards

Top Nursing Home in Pennsylvania badge

Top Nursing Home in Pennsylvania Awards 2019

Top Nursing Home in Pennsylvania badge

Top Nursing Home in Pennsylvania Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania badge

Best Nursing Home in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in Pennsylvania badge

Best Nursing Home in Pennsylvania Awards 2021

Best Nursing Home in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania badge

Best Nursing Home in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania Awards 2021

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

On top of faring well overall, this facility also earned a nearly flawless inspection report. Consequently, it received one of our highest grades in that category with an A+. Our inspection grades weigh several factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better scores in this area usually have very few of these severe deficiencies. Although this nursing home had some deficiencies on its report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. A few minor deficiencies are not something to panic about.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A-plus

This first-rate facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A+. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Nursing ratings are mostly tied to a facility's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-plus

Moving on our third area, this exemplary facility also performed well in the category of short-term care. In this category, we gave it a grade of A+. Very few facilities performed better in this area. Our short-term care grade is typically employed to gauge a facility's performance with rehabilitation In order to provide highly rated rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally need to provide higher levels of skilled nursing services. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other licensed professionals. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last statistic we considered in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to return home from the facility. We found that 5.4 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

Moving on to our final area, this facility was awarded an excellent long-term care grade. We gave it a grade of A- in this area, rounding out a straight A profile. Facilities that do well in this category tend to be well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to residents. Once we assessed the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 98.4375 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is much higher than most nursing homes. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

William Hood Dunwoody Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In William Hood Dunwoody Care Center, 4.72% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely caused by residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: D

In William Hood Dunwoody Care Center, 5.47% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of residents who suffered from a fall resulting in major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In William Hood Dunwoody Care Center, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are linked to insufficient hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-plus

In William Hood Dunwoody Care Center, 1.56% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a facility is using these medications to subdue residents in situations where such drugs aren't medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these drugs due to an increased number of residents suffering from dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In William Hood Dunwoody Care Center, 14.78% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of long-term stay residents who were administered antianxiety medication. These medications are used to treat residents suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In William Hood Dunwoody Care Center, 0% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents who are exhibiting signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-plus

In William Hood Dunwoody Care Center, 98.55% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In William Hood Dunwoody Care Center, 17.12% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of decline of a resident's medical condition.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In William Hood Dunwoody Care Center, 20.89% of Residents

This tells you the percent of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B

In William Hood Dunwoody Care Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In William Hood Dunwoody Care Center, 20.89% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

In William Hood Dunwoody Care Center, 12.22% of Patients

This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-plus

In William Hood Dunwoody Care Center, 81.38% of Resident

This tells you the percent of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Main Line Hospital Bryn Mawr CampusAcute Care Hospitals 4.49 miles away130 South Bryn Mawr Ave Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania 19010Voluntary non-profit - Private(610) 526-3000
  • Riddle Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.34 miles away1068 West Baltimore Pike Media Pennsylvania 19063Voluntary non-profit - Private(610) 566-9400
  • Delaware County Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.06 miles away501 North Lansdowne Ave Drexel Hill Pennsylvania 19026Voluntary non-profit - Private(215) 284-8100
  • Paoli HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.82 miles away255 West Lancaster Avenue Paoli Pennsylvania 19301Voluntary non-profit - Private(610) 648-1000
  • Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy FitzgeraldAcute Care Hospitals 7.75 miles away1500 Lansdowne Ave Darby Pennsylvania 19023Voluntary non-profit - Private(215) 237-4000
  • Roxborough Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.09 miles away5800 Ridge Ave Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19128Proprietary(215) 483-9900
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.28 miles away51 North 39th Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19104Voluntary non-profit - Other(215) 662-8000
  • Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaChildrens 10.73 miles away34th St & Civic Center Blvd Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19104Voluntary non-profit - Private(215) 590-3745

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita - Broomall Dialysis2.18 miles away2835 W. Chester Pike, Suite 2 Broomall Pennsylvania 19008Dialysis Stations: 15 (610) 356-2719
  • Davita - Radnor Dialysis4.48 miles away250 King of Prussia Road Wayne Pennsylvania 19087Dialysis Stations: 12 (610) 254-0070
  • Freedom Dialysis LLC4.49 miles away940 E. Haverford Road, Suite 102 Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania 19010Dialysis Stations: 2 (610) 520-7277
  • Renal Care Group East, Inc.4.71 miles away780 W Lancaster Avenue, Suite 102 Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania 19010Dialysis Stations: 20 (610) 525-1793
  • Riddle Dialysis Center5.64 miles away100 Granite Drive, Suite 106 Media Pennsylvania 19063CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (610) 892-4701
  • Bio-Medical Applications of Pennsylvania, Inc.5.93 miles away1740 S. State Road Upper Darby Pennsylvania 19082Dialysis Stations: 16 (610) 734-3501
  • Davita - City Line6.05 miles away4508 City Line Ave. Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19131Dialysis Stations: 17 (215) 473-3071
  • Fresenius Kidney Care - Wynnewood6.08 miles awayLankenau Hospital Mob - East, Ground Flr 100 East Lancaster Ave., Suite 61 Wynnewood Pennsylvania 19096CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 31 (610) 896-9122