ELANT AT BRANDYWINE INC

The information listed below provides an in-depth look into the type and quality of care offered at Elant at Brandywine Inc. It is important to note that when evaluating if a nursing home is right for you or a loved one, ratings should not be taken as the sole deciding factor, but as one of many aspects to be considered.

Address

ELANT AT BRANDYWINE INC
620 SLEEPY HOLLOW ROAD
BRIARCLIFF MANOR, NY 10510
(914) 941-5100

Nursing Home Ratings

Health Inspections
Quality Measures
Nursing Staff
R.N. Staff Only
Overall Rating

Percent of Beds Occupied

78%

Number of Residents and Certified Beds

  • Residents: 102
  • Certified Beds: 131

This Facility Accepts

  • Medicare
  • Medicaid

Operational Details

  • Operated By Non Profit - Corporation
  • Offers Only Resident Counseling
  • This Facility is Part of a Chain or Franchise

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Nearby Cities:

Sleepy Hollow | Ossining | Tarrytown

Resident Services

The information below lists services this facility has provided for residents from October through December 2010. During this period, the most common type of service provided was "Very High Rehabilitation". To get a better idea of the types of services that are commonly performed, compare the "Percent of Service Days" column below. These services are based on submitted claims to Medicare and do not provide a complete overview of all the services provided by Elant at Brandywine Inc. For more information read our guide on how nursing facilities are reimbursed, types of services, and ADL index scores.

Resident ServicesResident ConditionsPercent of Service Days

Ultra-High Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation 720 Minutes Per Week Minimum
  • At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
  • A second rehabilitation discipline three days/week
ADL Index Range: 11-167.8%
ADL Index Range: 6-107.5%
ADL Index Range: 0-54.3%
Total Percent:19.6%
 

Very High Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation 500 Minutes Per Week Minimum
  • At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
ADL Index Range: 11-1615.3%
ADL Index Range: 6-1018.3%
ADL Index Range: 0-51.6%
Total Percent:35.2%
 

High Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation 325 Minutes Per Week Minimum
  • At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
ADL Index Range: 11-165.9%
ADL Index Range: 6-106.7%
Total Percent:12.6%
 

Medium Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation 150 Minutes Per Week Minimum
  • Five days any combination of three rehabilitation disciplines
ADL Index Range: 11-163.5%
ADL Index Range: 6-109.9%
Total Percent:13.4%
 

Extensive Services

  • Tracheostomy care
  • Ventilator or respirator
  • Isolation for active infectious disease while a resident
  • Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score of 2 or more
ADL Index Range: 2-16
- Isolation for active infectious disease
5.6%
Total Percent:5.6%
 

Special Care Low

  • Cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, or Parkinson's disease with ADL score greater or equal to 5
  • Respiratory failure and oxygen therapy while a resident
  • Feeding tube where calories >= 51% or calories are in the range of 26-50% and fluid >= 501 mL)
  • Ulcers: 2 or more stage II or 1 or more stage III or IV pressure ulcers
  • Ulcers: 2 or more venous or arterial ulcers
  • Ulcers: 1 stage II pressure ulcer and 1 venous or arterial ulcer with 2 or more skin care treatments
  • Foot infection/diabetic foot ulcer/open lesions of foot with treatment
  • Radiation therapy while a resident
  • Dialysis while a resident
  • Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score of 2 or more
ADL Index Range: 15-16
- No Signs of depression
11.0%
Total Percent:11.0%
 

Clinically Complex

  • Pneumonia, hemiplegia with ADL score >=5
  • Surgical wounds or open lesions with treatment
  • Burns
  • Chemotherapy while a resident
  • Oxygen therapy while a resident
  • IV medications or transfusions while a resident
  • Extensive Services, Special Care High or Special Care Low qualifier and ADL score of 0 or 1
ADL Index Range: 15-16
- No Signs of depression
2.4%
Total Percent:2.4%
 

Rating Details For Elant at Brandywine Inc

Nursing Staff -

The nursing staff is the most important part of what determines the quality of care and comfort of a resident in a nursing home. Government regulations set expectations on time spent with each resident based on the services being provided. The breakdown below lists the nursing types (RN, LPN, LVN, CNA) and a comparison of the reported and expected hours per resident per day.

Nursing Hours Per Resident Per DayReportedExpected
Registered Nurse (RN) Hours21 Minutes1 Hour and 3 Minutes
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) Hours47 Minutes41 Minutes
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Hours1 Hour and 58 Minutes2 Hours and 15 Minutes
Total Licensed Nurse Hours1 Hour and 8 Minutes1 Hour and 44 Minutes
Total Nurse Hours3 Hours and 6 Minutes3 Hours and 59 Minutes

Quality of Care -

Medicare determines quality of care ratings for nursing facilities by surveying several "quality measures", which are broken down into long-term and short-term stay residents, as well as if the action is preventive or if there is a deficiency in the quality of care. State averages for New York are also provided for comparison purposes. Note: Figures below are averaged over the past nine months.

This FacilityNew York Average

Long-Term Stay Preventive Actions

Percent of Long-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season90-100%93%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination90-100%93%

Long-Term Stay Deficiencies

Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder32%53%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Need for Help with Daily Activities Has Increased11%14%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Had a Urinary Tract Infection5%8%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse11%13%
Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores-3%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair1%3%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder6%4%
Percent of High-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores13%13%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Are More Depressed or Anxious14%14%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight5%8%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Physically Restrained9%4%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain3%3%

Short-Term Stay Preventive Actions

Percent of Short-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season90-100%87%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination90-100%87%

Short-Term Stay Deficiencies

Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain4%16%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores14%15%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Have Delirium-2%

Health Inspection Details -

All Medicare and/or Medicaid certified nursing home must undergo health inspections on average once a year, but may be more frequent if the facility is peforming poorly. These inspections cover most aspects of life in a nursing home, and are broken down into deficiencies types, which including: Pharmacy Service, Administration, Resident Rights, Nutrition and Dietary, Resident Assessment, Environmental, and Mistreatment. Below are the list of deficiencies found by inspectors in the past few years along with the degree of harm and how many residents may have been affected. Note: The most recent health survey was on 05/14/2010.

Degree of Harm

  • - Potential for Minimal Harm
  • - Minimal Harm or Potential for Harm
  • - Resident Harmed
  • - Immediate Jeopardy to Resident Health

Residents Affected

  • - Isolated
  • - Some Residents
  • - Many Residents
Deficiencies Found By InspectorsDegree of HarmResidents Affected

Environmental

Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents.
  • Inspection Date: 11/04/2008
  • Correction Date: 12/31/2008
Put Firmly Secured Handrails on Each Side of Hallways.
  • Inspection Date: 11/04/2008
  • Correction Date: 12/31/2008
Provide Needed Housekeeping and Maintenance.
  • Inspection Date: 07/30/2009
  • Correction Date: 09/30/2009

Nutrition and Dietary

Provide Food in a Way That Meets a Resident's Needs.
  • Inspection Date: 11/04/2008
  • Correction Date: 12/31/2008
Store, Cook, and Give out Food in a Safe and Clean Way.
  • Inspection Date: 11/04/2008
  • Correction Date: 12/31/2008
Store, Cook, and Give out Food in a Safe and Clean Way.
  • Inspection Date: 07/30/2009
  • Correction Date: 09/30/2009

Pharmacy Service

1) Make Sure That Residents Who Take Drugs Are Not Given Too Many Doses or for Too Long; 2) Make Sure That the Use of Drugs is Carefully Watched; or 3) Stop or Change Drugs That Cause Unwanted Effects.
  • Inspection Date: 11/04/2008
  • Correction Date: 12/31/2008

Quality Care

Give Each Resident Enough Fluids to Keep Them Healthy and Prevent Dehydration.
  • Inspection Date: 11/04/2008
  • Correction Date: 12/31/2008

Resident Rights

Immediately Tell the Resident, Doctor, and a Family Member If: the Resident is Injured, There is a Major Change in Resident's Physical/Mental Health, There is a Need to Alter Treatment Significantly, or the Resident Must Be Transferred or Discharged.
  • Inspection Date: 11/04/2008
  • Correction Date: 12/31/2008
Provide Services to Meet the Needs and Preferences of Each Resident.
  • Inspection Date: 11/04/2008
  • Correction Date: 12/31/2008

Enforcement

Below is a list of any civil penalities or denials of payment for new admissions (DPNA) that this facility received in the previous three years. Note: Monetary figures are not available for DPNAs.

Action TakenDateAmount
Civil Money Penalty (CMP)09/02/2009$3,150
Civil Money Penalty (CMP)09/02/2009$36,729

Deficiencies from Complaints and Incidents

The table below lists incident reports by the nursing staff or administration for Elant at Brandywine Inc, as well as complaints by residents or their family in the previous three years.

Degree of Harm

  • - Potential for Minimal Harm
  • - Minimal Harm or Potential for Harm
  • - Resident Harmed
  • - Immediate Jeopardy to Resident Health

Residents Affected

  • - Isolated
  • - Some Residents
  • - Many Residents
Formal ComplaintsDegree of HarmResidents Affected

Administration

Be Administered in a Way That Leads to the Highest Possible Level of Well Being for Each Resident.
  • Complaint Filed: 09/02/2009
  • Correction Date: 09/30/2009

Environmental

Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents.
  • Complaint Filed: 09/02/2009
  • Correction Date: 09/30/2009

Mistreatment

Protect Each Resident from All Abuse, Physical Punishment, and Being Separated from Others.
  • Complaint Filed: 05/05/2010
  • Correction Date: 06/10/2010

Fire Safety

Nursing homes certified by Medicare and/or Medicaid are required to have fire safety inspections to meet Life Safety Code (LSC) standards. Below is a list of deficiencies that Elant at Brandywine Inc had in recent fire safety inspections. This information can be used to see if all standards were met, the degree of harm, the number of residents affected, and the date when deficiencies were corrected. Note: The most recent fire safety survey was on 05/14/2010.

Degree of Harm

  • - Potential for Minimal Harm
  • - Minimal Harm or Potential for Harm
  • - Resident Harmed
  • - Immediate Jeopardy to Resident Health

Residents Affected

  • - Isolated
  • - Some Residents
  • - Many Residents
Deficiencies Found By InspectorsDegree of HarmResidents Affected

Corridor Walls and Doors

Corridor and Hallway Doors That Block Smoke.
  • Inspection Date: 05/14/2010
  • Correction Date: 07/11/2010

Exits and Egress

Exit Stairways and Towers That Are Smoke Proof.
  • Inspection Date: 05/14/2010
  • Correction Date: 07/11/2010
Exits That Are Accessible at All Times.
  • Inspection Date: 05/14/2010
  • Correction Date: 07/11/2010

Fire Alarm Systems

Properly Maintained Smoke Detectors.
  • Inspection Date: 05/14/2010
  • Correction Date: 07/11/2010
Source: Medicare Nursing Home Compare; New York State Department of Health - Retrieved 2011