Williamsville Suburban
163 South Union Road, Buffalo NY 14221 · (716) 276-1900 · 80.45% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Williamsville Suburban is a very-large facility located in Buffalo, New York. This nursing home was awarded an uninspiring overall grade of D, which is a subpar rating. Fortunately, this nursing home is one of 20 nursing homes in this city so if you aren't impressed, you should have better options. If you aren't deterred by this place's report card, feel free to continue reading to find out about its category grades. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 220 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
Although we didn't rate this facility favorably overall, we did give it an excellent score in the area of inspections, where it received an A-. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating our inspection scores. One key factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some of these are quite minor. This place was assessed 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be major deficiencies. This tells you that the government inspectors didn't consider any of these deficiencies an imminent risk to resident safety or health. A few minor deficiencies are not the end of the world.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility also was given a strong long-term care grade. In fact, we gave it a grade of B in that area, which happens to be one of our more favorable scores. When facilities receive this type of grade in this category it is a good sign for resident care and indicates that the facility is well-staffed with nurses and aids. On top of looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 98.187805 percent of its residents, which is very impressive. Pneumonia tragically can be a dangerous ailment for nursing home residents so we like it when a nursing home doesn't leave this to chance. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.79 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Short-term Care Quality
Sadly, this nursing home only earned a D for its short-term care rating, which is not an impressive grade. Short-term care grades are crucial for residents looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally mandates higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes a vast spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. In this nursing home's case, we found that it provides far less registered nurse hours per patient than the average nursing home. Given its grade in this area, this did not surprise us. Finally, we considered the number of patients who eventually returned home from this nursing home. This facility didn't fare well in this area. In fact, we found that just 37.2 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was quite a bit off the national average.
Nurse Quality
The next category we analyzed was nursing, in which this nursing home was given an abysmal score in this area also. We gave it a lowly F in this category, which is obviously a major concern. The nursing grade features a host of factors. The most important one is the quantity of hours nurses spend with residents. This facility averaged a meager 3.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. In addition to receiving below average marks for nursing hours, this facility was less impressive in some of the quality-based measures we looked at in calculating our nursing ratings. We looked at the percentage of patients sustaining pressure ulcers and found that this place was at roughly 150 percent of the national average in this metric.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Williamsville Suburban Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care can reduce the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are routinely associated with poor nursing care. Additional nurse staffing can minimize the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who have suffered from urinary tract infections. UTI's may be an indicator of worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this datapoint can also be misleading for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is an indication of the percent of long-term stay patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure indicates the percent of long-term care residents receiving antianxiety drugs.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of residents showing symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these vaccines critical to patient well-being.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may indicate deterioration of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This indicates the percent of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is the percentage of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better