Wingate of Dutchess is a large nursing home in Fishkill, New York. Featuring an overall grade of B+, this nursing home should work for most prospective residents. This nursing home definitely has plenty of good features. This facility was stronger in some categories than others, but it did not have any poor grades in any of our four major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
Wingate of Dutchess
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Grade: B-plus
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For 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
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Oncology Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
Grade: A
One of the reasons this place is a strong nursing home is that it earned an impressive inspection grade. In fact, inspections is its best category. In that area, we awarded it a grade of A. Inspection ratings are tied to many items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that receive favorable grades in this category tend to have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. 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. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Grade: A-minus
This nursing home fared well in the area of long-term care. As a result, we awarded it a score of A- for that area, which turns out to be one of our most elite scores. For patients looking for a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care grades are a key measure. In addition to considering the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 87.78409 percent of its residents, which is a bit less than we were hoping for. While its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we had hoped, we were pleased to find nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
Grade: B
The next area we assessed is short-term care. This nursing home was given an above average short-term care score, with a B in this area. With our short-term care assessment, we endeavor to craft a sound barometer for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we assess a nursing home's scope of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we considered the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5.8 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Nurse Quality
Grade: B-minus
Turning to our fourth category, this nursing home was awarded a respectable nursing rating. Even though this isn't quite as good as some of its other scores, this is really not a terrible score. The nursing rating features a variety of data points. The most important variable is the number of hours nurses spent with residents. This place provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most nursing homes. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place actually excelled in some of the quality measures we looked at. It scored well when it comes to minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Wingate of Dutchess Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: B-minus
In Wingate of Dutchess, 9.58% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: A
In Wingate of Dutchess, 3.04% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay residents who suffered falls which resulted in major injury. We use this statistic in calculating nursing ratings.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: D
In Wingate of Dutchess, 2.1% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to insufficient hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: C
In Wingate of Dutchess, 11.59% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to patients for a variety of conditions, such as dementia. Sadly, in some situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: A-minus
In Wingate of Dutchess, 13.3% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of residents given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: A+
In Wingate of Dutchess, 13.2% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents demonstrating signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: C
In Wingate of Dutchess, 91.26% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines critical to patient well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: B
In Wingate of Dutchess, 14.75% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: A-minus
In Wingate of Dutchess, 17.32% Percentage of Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents that retained mobility levels.
Hospitalizations
Grade: C
In Wingate of Dutchess, 1.31 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: C
In Wingate of Dutchess, 17.32 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Grade: B
In Wingate of Dutchess, 8.8 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Grade: C
In Wingate of Dutchess, 75.07% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
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- Vassar Brothers Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.08 miles away45 Reade Place Poughkeepsie New York 12601Voluntary non-profit - Private(845) 454-8500
- Putnam Hospital CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.51 miles away670 Stoneleigh Avenue Carmel New York 10512Voluntary non-profit - Private(914) 279-5711
- New York-Presbyterian/Hudson Valley HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.36 miles away1980 Crompond Road Cortlandt Manor New York 10567Voluntary non-profit - Private(914) 734-3611
Nearby Dialysis
- Fishkill Dialysis Center0.56 miles away60 Merritt Blvd Suite 103 Fishkill New York 12524CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (845) 440-1280
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- Dsi Dutchess Dialysis7.47 miles away39 North Plank Rd Suite 5 Newburgh New York 12550Dialysis Stations: 16 (845) 476-3788
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