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William Penn Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B-minus
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William Penn Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center's website

163 Summit Drive,
Lewistown PA 17044

(717) 248-3941

94.95% estimated occupancy 1

William Penn Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center is a large facility located in Lewistown, Pennsylvania. This facility was awarded an overall grade of B-, which is a respectable score. In our view, this facility is a solid choice for quite a few people. The best part of this nursing home's report card was its exemplary inspection reports. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Hemodialysis
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

While this facility's overall grade was not bad, it really excelled in the area of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A for that category, which is one of our highest scores. Our inspection grades weigh a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher scores in this area tend to have few severe deficiencies. 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. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B

This facility also received a favorable long-term care grade. Indeed, we gave them a B in that area, which is one of our better. Long-term care grades in this range generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. In addition to considering the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 96.35922 percent of its patients, which is more than the average nursing home. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

Next, we looked at the nursing category where we awarded this nursing home a grade of C, which is a decent grade. Nursing ratings are heavily correlated with levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day, which is well below average. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this nursing home actually excelled in some of the quality measures we looked at. In fact, it performed well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care. In many cases, the quality of nursing care is just as important as the number of hours of care provided.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

The last area we graded is short-term care. We gave it a C in this category. This is a fair grade in this area. Short-term care grades are typically used to score a nursing home's performance with rehabilitation. In order to offer highly scored rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally need to feature higher levels of skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other licensed professionals. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 4.5 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most nursing homes, closer to half of their residents are able to return home so this figure is below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

William Penn Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-plus

In William Penn Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 0.67% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols minimizes the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In William Penn Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 2.67% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of patients that have had a fall which caused serious injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In William Penn Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 2.23% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a barometer of nursing care . UTI's are often the result of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this statistic may be misleading for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In William Penn Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 21.34% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure indicates the percentage of long-term stay patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In William Penn Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 23.89% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of patients given antianxiety medications. These medications are commonly given to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In William Penn Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 0% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. Some argue this is a reasonable measure of quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In William Penn Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 97.72% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In William Penn Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 16.17% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In William Penn Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 17.88% of Residents

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents who remained mobile levels.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In William Penn Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 0.68 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In William Penn Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 17.88% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-plus

In William Penn Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 4.23% of Patients

This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: C

In William Penn Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 69.35% of Resident

This metric measures the percentage of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Geisinger-Lewistown HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.24 miles away400 Highland Avenue Lewistown Pennsylvania 17044Voluntary non-profit - Private(717) 248-5411
  • Mount Nittany Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.94 miles away1800 East Park Ave State College Pennsylvania 16803Voluntary non-profit - Private(814) 231-7000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita - Lewistown Dialysis0.29 miles away611 Electric Avenue Lewistown Pennsylvania 17044CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 23 (717) 248-2344
  • Bio-Medical Applications of Pennsylvania, Inc.0.72 miles away325 W. Freedom Avenue, Suite 110 Burnham Pennsylvania 17009Dialysis Stations: 13 (717) 248-4513
  • Fresenius Kidney Care - State College16.37 miles away3901 South Atherton Street, Suite 7 State College Pennsylvania 16801CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 13 (814) 466-7029

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=395335