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Bethesda Health and Rehabilitation | Maryland Lawyers

  • Bethesda Health and Rehabilitation is in Bethesda which is one of the five richest areas in the United States. Everywhere you look in this town you see quality. You would expect a nursing home in Bethesda to be beautiful with bells and whistles.
  • You would be wrong. The Medicare overall rating for the facility is extremely low – one out of five stars. More alarming, the facility was noted to have 25 health deficiencies. Compare that with the state average of 10 and the U.S. average of 6.9.
  • Bethesda Health and Rehabilitation was cited for things like failing to maintain drug records and properly label medications or even make sure the resident is not taking unnecessary drugs. They were even cited for failing to make sure that patients who do not need a catheter do not receive one unless absolutely necessary.
  • Here is just one more that just flies off the page. The Bethesda facility was cited for failure to 1) hire only employees with on legal history of abusing, neglecting, or mistreating residents; or (2) report and investigate any acts of abuse or reports of abuse, neglect, or mistreatment of residents.
  • If you think you have to take the information you are getting from a law firm that represents nursing home abuse victims with a few grains of salt, fair enough. Just read the last health inspection report we could find and decide for yourself.

Bethesda Health and Rehabilitation is part of the Sava Senior Care, a for-profit business headquartered in Atlanta. It is a large company that operates 200 skilled-nursing facilities in 23 states. SavaSeniore is being sued by the federal government who alleges that the nursing home chain is ripping off Medicare recipients by providing unnecessary medical care to patients. (In fairness, other large chains like ManorCare are involved with similar lawsuits.)

SavaSeniorCare has faced lawsuits in Maryland and elsewhere but we could not locate any lawsuits that have been filed against the Bethesda facility.

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1Vital Statistics
Number of Beds:200 certified bedsinformation

Beds in the nursing home that have been approved by the federal government to participate in Medicare or Medicaid.

Accepts:Medicare and Medicaidinformation

Shows if the nursing home participates in the Medicare, Medicaid, or both.

2Key Ratings
Star Rating Summary
Overall Ratinginformation

Medicare assigns the overall star rating based on a nursing homes's performance on 3 separate measures: Health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Each of these domains have their own star ratings, with more stars meaning better quality of care

One StarMuch Below Average
Health Inspectioninformation

Medicare assigns the star rating based on a nursing home's weighted score from recent health inspections. More stars means fewer health risks

One StarMuch Below Average
Staffinginformation

Medicare assigns the star rating based on the nursing home's staffing hours for Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practice Nurses (LPNs), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs), and Nurse aides. More stars means a better level of staffing per nursing home resident

Two StarsBelow Average
RN StaffingTwo StarsBelow Average
Quality Measuresinformation

Medicare assigns the star rating based on data from a select set of clinical data measures. More stars means better quality of care

Four StarsAbove Average
3Key Short Stay Statistics
DescriptionBethesda Health And RehabilitationMaryland
Average
Percent of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain
Lower percentages are better.
4.7%10.4%
Percentage of SNF residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened
Lower percentages are better.
0.0%Not Available
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the seasonal influenza vaccine
Higher percentages are better.
82.3%85.3%
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the pneumococcal vaccine
Higher percentages are better.
86.3%84.0%
Percentage of short-stay residents who got antipsychotic medication for the first time
Lower percentages are better.
2.5%1.7%
4Key Long Stay Statistics
DescriptionBethesda Health And RehabilitationMaryland
Average
Percent of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
Lower percentages are better.
3.1%2.7%
Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
Lower percentages are better.
3.1%2.5%
Percent of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain
Lower percentages are better.
1.6%5.4%
Percent of long-stay high-risk residents with pressure ulcers
Lower percentages are better.
10.0%8.8%
Percent of long-stay low-risk residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder
Lower percentages are better.
47.0%62.3%
Percent of long-stay residents who have or had a catheter inserted and left in their bladder
Lower percentages are better.
0.6%1.7%
Percent of long-stay residents who were physically restrained
Lower percentages are better.
0.0%0.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened
Lower percentages are better.
16.2%22.5%
Percent of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
Lower percentages are better.
12.2%18.0%
Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight
Lower percentages are better.
4.8%5.8%
Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms
Lower percentages are better.
8.4%3.9%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication
Lower percentages are better.
15.2%16.2%
Percent of long-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the seasonal influenza vaccine
Higher percentages are better.
98.2%96.7%
Percent of long-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the pneumococcal vaccine
Higher percentages are better.
96.0%94.1%
Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
Lower percentages are better.
12.5%12.4%
5Inspection Summary

Date of standard health inspection:03/02/2018
Total number of health deficiencies:28
Average number of health deficiencies in Maryland:14.9

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