Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center
2499 Zerbe Road, Narvon PA 17555 · (717) 445-4551 · 89.31% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Located in Narvon, Pennsylvania, Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center is the only facility we identified in the city. With an overall rating of B-, this looks like a middle of the road facility. Based on our ratings, there are definitely much worse facilities out there. One of the major highlights of this nursing home's profile is its remarkable inspection reports, which we will address in the next section.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 87 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
The primary reason this nursing home received a decent overall grade is its excellent government inspections in recent years. We gave it one of our better scores in that category, with an A+. This is a notably better score than the facility's overall grade, which was decent but certainly not elite. Inspection ratings are based on pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that excel in this area typically have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This place was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be major deficiencies. This means that CMS didn't deem any of these deficiencies to be an immediate risk to resident safety or health. A couple relatively minor deficiencies are not necessarily something to panic about.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we graded this nursing home so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing grade. In that area, we gave this facility an B-. The nursing grade consists of several subcategories, most of which are based on levels of nurse staffing. Based on the CMS data, this nursing home offers 3.8 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at a few nursing quality-based metrics and this nursing home excelled in some of these subcategories. With fewer than five percent of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, it performed very well in this metric.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's third most favorable area is its short-term care grade, where it received a grade of C. Our short-term care grades are considered to be most important for folks needing a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually requires more skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means not just nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other types of therapy. This nursing home employs both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities employ these skilled professionals. Lastly, we considered the percentage of patients who ultimately returned home from this facility. We found that 41.5 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was well below the national average.
Long-term Care Quality
The last category we analyzed was long-term care. We gave this nursing home a grade of C in this category. If you are seeking services other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each facility's long-term care grades. On top of considering the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 99.022804 percent of its patients. This facility was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.68 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term residents that are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This statistic indicates the percent of long-term patients which have sustained a fall which resulted in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be an indication of lower levels of patient supervision.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who have sustained a UTI. UTI's could be a sign of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this metric could also be skewed for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients given antipsychotic medications. These drugs may be used for treating a variety of conditions, including cognitive disorders.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of patients given antianxiety drugs. These medications are generally given to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Many in the industry argue that this is a measure of patient quality of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percent of residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is the percent of patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of the deterioration of a resident's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents who maintained mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being 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 patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Measures the percent of short-term patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many believe that this is a measure of rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better