20 Hudson Valley Nursing Homes Make 2022 U.S. News Best List

HUDSON VALLEY — U.S. News & World Report’s 2022-23 Best Nursing Homes ratings released Tuesday can help Hudson Valley residents and their families sort out issues such as weekend staffing, infections that can lead to hospitalization and other problems before deciding on a facility.

Among 84 nursing homes in the Hudson Valley, 10 long-term and 12 short-term care facilities were ranked as “high performing.”

The ratings also show nursing homes that fell short. Twenty nursing homes in the Hudson Valley received “below average” ratings, scoring only 1 or 2 on a 5-point scale. Most, however, were “average” with scores of 3 or 4.

Here’s how the highest ranking nursing homes in the Hudson Valley fared:

United Hebrew Geriatric Center, New Rochelle

• Short-stay rating: High performing
• Long-stay rating: High performing
• Overall rating: 5 out of 5

The Osborn, Rye

• Short-stay rating: High performing
• Long-stay rating: High performing
• Overall rating: 5 out of 5

Helen Hayes Hospital RHCF, West Haverstraw

• Short-stay rating: High performing
• Long-stay rating: Not rated
• Overall rating: 5 out of 5

Kendal on Hudson, Sleepy Hollow

• Short-stay rating: High performing
• Long-stay rating: Not rated
• Overall rating: 5 out of 5

Northern Westchester Hospital TCU, Mount Kisco

• Short-stay rating: High performing
• Long-stay rating: Not rated
• Overall rating: 5 out of 5

Helen Hayes Hospital TCU, West Haverstraw

• Short-stay rating: High performing
• Long-stay rating: Not rated
• Overall rating: 5 out of 5

Montefiore Nyack Hospital TCU

• Short-stay rating: High performing
• Long-stay rating: Not rated
• Overall rating: 5 out of 5

Nursing homes in the Hudson Valley that were rated 4 out of 5 and high performing in either short- or long-stay were:

• The Willows at Ramapo Rehab and Nursing Center (long-stay)
• Excel at Woodbury for Rehab and Nursing LLC (short-stay)
• The Enclave at Port Chester Rehab and Nursing LLC (long-stay)
• Northern Dutchess Residential Health Care Facility, Rhinebeck (short-stay)
• King Street Home Inc., Port Chester (short-stay)
• Bethel Nursing Home Company Inc., Ossining (short-stay)
• Sapphire Nursing and Rehab at Goshen (long-stay)
• Salem Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Purdys (long-stay)
• White Oaks Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Woodbury (long-stay)
• St. Joseph’s Place, Port Jervis (long-stay)
• Ten Broeck Commons, Lake Katrine (long-stay)
• Glen Arden Inc., Goshen (short-stay)
• The Grove at Valhalla Rehab and Nursing Center (long-stay)

California led all states, with 206 nursing homes ranked as high performing in short-term care and 148 in long-term care. Florida, Pennsylvania and Texas also led other states with the highest number of high performing ratings.

About 1.1 million people a year over age 85 live in America’s 1,500 nursing homes, known by a variety of names that include skilled nursing facilities and post- and sub-acute care facilities. U.S. News said its rankings are intended to guide families in helping to find a nursing home that excels in the type of care they need.

This is the first time in the 13 years U.S. News has been compiling the ratings that infection rates and the consistency of weekend nursing staffing were included in the quality of care issues people should consider before deciding on a nursing home.

The performance ratings are based on data retrieved from reports nursing homes are required to submit to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid data. Specifically:

• The ratings for both short-and long-term care take into account the consistency of registered nurse staffing, the use of antipsychotic drugs, and success in preventing emergency room and hospital visits.
• The long-term care rating also includes measures of whether a nursing home changed ownership and how well they were staffed on weekends.
• The short-term rehabilitation rating also includes measures of a nursing home’s success in preventing falls, preventing serious infections and making sure residents are able to return home.

More about the methodology is found on the U.S. News website.