Heritage Convalescent Center: Nursing Home Overview (2024)

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A

In Heritage Convalescent Center, 3.48% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This figure is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A+

In Heritage Convalescent Center, 0% of Patients had Serious Falls

This statistic gauges the percent of long-term care patients who have had falls resulting in major injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining our nursing scores.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In Heritage Convalescent Center, 1.68% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with inadequate hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Heritage Convalescent Center, 10.73% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Heritage Convalescent Center, 12.96% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric tells you the percent of long-term patients that were given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally prescribed to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-minus

In Heritage Convalescent Center, 4.95% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Heritage Convalescent Center, 97.06% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Heritage Convalescent Center, 11.87% of Patients

This is the percent of patients that needed more 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 decline of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: C

In Heritage Convalescent Center, 11.33% of Residents

This is the percentage of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Heritage Convalescent Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Heritage Convalescent Center, 11.33% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

In Heritage Convalescent Center, 11.11% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: F

In Heritage Convalescent Center, 59.6% of Resident

This datapoint measures the percentage of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some believe that this is a reasonable measure of rehabilitation performance.