St. Vincent De Paul Residence

900 Intervale Avenue, Bronx, New York 10459

St. Vincent De Paul Residence is located in the Bronx. It has 200 certified beds that have been approved by the federal government to participate in Medicare and Medicaid, with an average of 116.1 residents per day. St. Vincent De Paul Residence is not in a Continuing Care Retirement Community, and it is not in a hospital. It has a resident council and family to facilitate communications with the staff. The facility is a nonprofit corporation doing business under the legal business name of St. Vincent de Paul Residence.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) gives each nursing home an overall rating* on a scale of 1 to 5 stars: 5 stars = much above average, 4 stars = above average, 3 stars = average, 2 stars = below average, 1 star = much below average. The CMS also assigns star ratings in the categories of health inspections, staffing, and quality of resident care. The overall rating for St. Vincent De Paul Residence is 5 stars. The nursing facilities are also regularly inspected to ensure that they are in compliance with fire safety rules.

Health Inspections

New York State inspectors regularly conduct full inspections of nursing homes for compliance with federal Medicare and Medicaid regulations. St. Vincent De Paul Residence’s star rating for health inspections is 5 stars. The date of the most recent health inspection of St. Vincent De Paul Residence was March 4, 2019. In that report no health citations were noted, whereas the average number of citations for New York is 4.8 and the average number of citations in the United States is 7.8. Furthermore, there were no complaint citations or facility-reported incidents that resulted in citations.

Staffing

In rating nursing facilities for staffing the CMS reviews the staffing levels. Specifically, it looks at the number of hours per resident of licensed nurses, registered nurses, nurse aides, licensed practical/vocational nurses (LPN/LVN), and physical therapists. According to the CMS, higher staffing levels may mean better care. In this category, St. Vincent De Paul Residence received 4 stars.

• The average total number of licensed nurse staff hours per resident per day at St. Vincent De Paul Residence is 1 hour and 22 minutes, while the New York average is 1 hour and 31 minutes and the national average is 1 hour and 33 minutes.
• The registered nurse hours per resident per day at St. Vincent De Paul Residence is 1 hour 6 minutes, which is higher than both the New York and national averages of 42 minutes and 41 minutes, respestively.
• The LPN/LVN hours per resident per day at St. Vincent De Paul Residence is 16 minutes compared to 49 minutes for New York and 53 minutes for the United States.
• The nurse aide hours per resident per day is 2 hours and 3 minutes, while the New York average is 2 hours and 15 minutes and the national average is 2 hours and 19 minutes.
• St. Vincent De Paul Residence provides 4 minutes of physical therapist staff hours per resident per day, compared to the New York average is 7 minutes and the national average is 5 minutes. However, not all nursing home residents require physical therapy.

Quality of Resident Care

CMS reviews nursing home records for information related to a number of areas related to patient health. St. Vincent De Paul Residence’s star rating for overall quality of resident care is 5 stars. Facilities are also rated on their quality of care for short-stay residents and long-stay residents. Short-stay residents are those who spent 100 days or less in a nursing home, or residents covered under the Medicare Part A Skilled Nursing Facility benefit. Long-stay residents are those who spent over 100 days in a nursing home. St. Vincent De Paul Residence also received 5-star ratings for both short-stay residents and long-stay residents.

Short-stay residents.

• Hospitalizations: 16.2% of St. Vincent De Paul Residence’s short-stay residents were re-hospitalized after a nursing home admission. The average for New York is 20.4% and national average is 22.6%.
• Pressure ulcers. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores or pressure injuries, are injuries to skin and underlying tissue resulting from prolonged pressure on the skin, such as staying in one position for a long time. 1.5% of the skilled nursing facility residents at St. Vincent De Paul Residence had pressure ulcers that were new or worsened while residing at this facility. The national average is 1.6%.
• Mobility. For St. Vincent De Paul Residence, the percentage of short-stay residents who improved in their ability to move around on their own is 92.5%, while the New York rate is 67.7% and the national rate is 66.8%
• Flu and pneumonia. Nursing facilities are also evaluated for their flu and pneumonia prevention measures. 75.0% of St. Vincent De Paul Residence’s short-stay residents received the needed flu shot for current flu season. This percentage is lower than both the New York and national averages which stand at 82.6% and 82.3%, respectively. As for the percentage of short-stay residents who needed and got a vaccine to prevent pneumonia, the percentage for St. Vincent De Paul Residence is 53.3%, while the average for New York is 79.3% and the average for the nation is 83.2%.

Long-stay residents

• Falls. The percentage of long-stay residents at St. Vincent De Paul Residence experiencing one or more falls with major injury is 1.4, while the New York average is 2.9, and the national average is 3.4.
• Pressure ulcers. The percentage of long-stay high-risk residents at St. Vincent De Paul Residence with pressure ulcers is 9.1%, compared to the New York average of 8.6% and the national average of 7.4%.
• Mobility. For St. Vincent De Paul Residence, percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened is 12.0%, while the New York rate is 16.0% and the national rate is 17.9%
• Flu and pneumonia. Nursing facilities are also evaluated for their flu and pneumonia prevention measures. 100.0% of St. Vincent De Paul Residence’s long-stay residents received the needed flu shot for current flu season. This percentage is higher than both the New York and national averages which stand at 97.0% and 95.6%, respectively. As for the percentage of long-stay residents who needed and got a vaccine to prevent pneumonia, the percentage for St. Vincent De Paul Residence is 98.1%, while the average for New York is 93.6% and the average for the United States is 93.7%.

Penalties

Citations can result in penalties. If the citation is particularly serious or if the nursing home takes a long to cure the citation, the federal government may either fine the nursing home, or deny payment from Medicare. St. Vincent De Paul Residence has not received a penalty from the federal government in the last 3 years.

Fire Safety Inspections

Nursing homes that are certified by Medicare and/or Medicaid must meet standards set by the government to ensure residents are safe. Fire safety specialists inspect nursing homes to determine if a nursing home meets the Life Safety Code (LSC) requirements, a set of fire safety and emergency preparedness requirements set by the CMS. These requirements are aimed at preventing fires, or protecting residents in the event of an emergency like a fire, hurricane, tornado, flood, power failure, or gas leak.

The most recent fire safety inspection was March 4, 2019. During that inspection 3 citations were noted which is higher than the New York average of 3.5 and national average of 2.9. The problems noted were smoke deficiencies, and gas, vacuum, and electrical systems deficiencies.

*Disclaimer

The information about the performance of St. Vincent De Paul Residence is from Medicare.gov and is based on past performance. Past performance is not an indicator of future performance. Further, we recommend that you check the statistics yourself at Medicare.gov for both accuracy and updates. Choosing a nursing home is a very difficult decision, and we make no representation as to the quality of any of the facilities or their ratings on the site.

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