Contact Information

LBN: SCHENECTADY COUNTY
59 HETCHELTOWN ROAD
SCOTIA, NY 12302
(518) 384-3600
Ownership1: Government - County
Medicare certification date2: April 01, 1968
The is the date the nursing home was certified to participate in the Medicare program.

1 Nursing homes can be run by private for-profit corporations, non-profit corporations, religious affiliated organizations or government entities.

2 Agencies that are Medicare Certified are able to participate in Medicare related programs.


Nursing Home Information

•   197 residents

•   210 certified beds

•   Participates in Medicare and Medicaid

•   Resident Council only - Resident and family councils can help communications with staff. Federal law requires nursing homes to allow councils to be set up by residents and families.

Quality rating
Health inspection rating
Staffing rating
Substantiated complaints 4
Facility reported incidents None
Number of fines None
Number of penalties None
Number of payment denials None

Staffing

Higher staffing levels in a nursing home may mean better quality care for residents.

Staffing for 197 residents New York Average National Average
Hours by Registered Nurse (RN) per resident per day 25 minutes 43 minutes 41 minutes
Hours by Licensed Practial Nurse (LPN & LVN) per resident per day 1 hour, 1 minute 49 minutes 53 minutes
Hours by Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) per resident per day 2 hours, 12 minutes 2 hours, 16 minutes 2 hours, 20 minutes
Physical therapy (PT) staff hours per resident per day 7 minutes 8 minutes 7 minutes

Staffing hours per resident is the total number of hours worked by the staff divided by the total number of residents. It doesn't necessarily show the number of nursing staff present at any given time or the amount of care given to any one resident.

Health Inspection

Most recent health inspection: Jun 01, 2017

Number of health citations / deficiencies: 7

Health care professionals inspect each nursing home for health and safety violations. - View the latest Medicare Inspection Report


Quality of Care

Measure Nursing Home New York Nationwide
Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 16.9% 8.6% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened 3.0% 0.8% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 92.3% 82.6% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 87.7% 80.4% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.6% 1.6% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 77.1% 69.4% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 14.4% 13.5% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 7.4% 3.4% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.9% 6.8% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 2.6% 6.5% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 69.7% 53.1% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.7% 1.3% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.8% 2.5% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 6.8% 6.3% 4.6%
Long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.7% 0.5% 0.3%
Long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.6% 2.9% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 99.7% 96.8% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.8% 94.5% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 13.9% 11.7% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 16.7% 16.4% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 21.3% 14.5% 21.6%

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