Linwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center: Nursing Home Overview (2024)

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Linwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 7.08% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols can minimize the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Linwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 3.97% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who experienced a fall resulting in severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be an indicator of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In Linwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 1.88% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic measures the percent of long-term residents that have experienced UTI's. UTI's could be a sign of a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this metric could be skewed for some facilities due to different reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A

In Linwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 7.41% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B

In Linwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 18.38% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Linwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 0% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients demonstrating signs of depression. Higher rates of depression may be an indicator lower quality care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Linwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 96.45% of Patients

This is the percent of patients that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In Linwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 16.74% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and bathing. Some experts would argue that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Linwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 20% of Residents

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who retained mobility levels. Some argue that the ability to move around is critical to patients mental and physical health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Linwood Nursing and Rehabilitation 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. Avoiding the hospital is key to preserving the physical health of residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Linwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 20% of Residents Rehospitalized

Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-plus

In Linwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 9.64% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to assess the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-minus

In Linwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 73.8% of Resident

This tells you the percent of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with activities of daily living typically correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.