Deer's Head Center

  About Deer's Head Center

  Deer's Head Center Owner & Operator Information

  Deer's Head Center Ratings and Inspection Scores

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) regularly inspects every skilled nursing facility. The results of the multi-day inspection is a series of star ratings. The health inspection scores are an absolute value, so you can compare one facility's score directly to another.

  Complaints by Residents

This table shows complaints filed by residents in Deer's Head Center:

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.	09/10/2024
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.	09/10/2024
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.	09/10/2024

  Nursing Hours Spent Per Patient

CMS provides detailed information about how long nursing staff spends with residents. This data includes nursing subcategories of Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, and non-nursing Certified Nursing Assistants. More hours spend per patient should can indicate a better facility or it could indicate more complicated situations.

The nursing staff of Deer's Head Center spends MORE time on average with its residents than the state average for total nursing hours spent per resident and MORE time than the national average for total nursing hours spent per resident.

Type	Facility	State / National Avg
Registered Nurse (RN)
Hours	4.60	0.84 / 0.67
Case Mix	0.68	0.69 / 0.66
Adjusted	4.53	NA / NA
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Hours	1.00	0.92 / 0.88
Case Mix	0.89	NA / NA
Adjusted	0.99	NA / NA
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)
Hours	4.52	2.15 / 2.29
Case Mix	2.32	NA / NA
Adjusted	4.45	NA / NA
Total Licensed Staff
Hours	5.61	1.76 / 1.54
Physical Therapist (PT)
Hours	0.12	0.07 / 0.07
Total Nursing Hours Spent per Resident on Average
Hours	10.13	3.91 / 3.84
Case Mix	3.88	3.94 / 3.82
Adjusted	9.96	NA / NA

  Quality Measures

Quality measures are based both on patient survey information and on the results of actual claims that are filed with CMS. It is not clear what period is covered in the measures.

Desc.	Perc./ State Avg. / Comparison
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission (qm521) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	Not Available
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit (qm522) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	Not Available
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm551) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	Not Available
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm552) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	Not Available
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased (qm401)	10.4% / 20.7% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight (qm404)	5.0% / 5.9% Better
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder (qm405)	56.8% / 65.7% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder (qm406)	0.8% / 0.8% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection (qm407)	1.7% / 1.7% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms (qm408)	0.0% / 15.1% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained (qm409)	0.0% / 0.0% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury (qm410)	0.0% / 2.6% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm415)	100.0% / 91.2% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication (qm419)	31.5% / 12.8% Worse
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm430)	96.0% / 77.5% Better
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication (qm434)	Not Available
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened (qm451)	18.7% / 25.2% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication (qm452)	29.5% / 15.1% Worse
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers (qm453)	5.8% / 9.6% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm454)	98.4% / 95.4% Better
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function (qm471)	Not Available
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm472)	90.0% / 77.6% Better

  Hospitals Near Deer's Head Center

Quite often skilled nursing facilities and hospitals work closely together to help patients recover or manage a terminal illness. Hospitals deals with acute care while nursing homes treat patients for a longer period of time. New residents at skilled nursing homes typically come from a hospital and nursing home residents may be readmitted to a hospital if their recovery does not proceed well. (Hospital readmission rates are closely monitored by CMS.) Consequently it is important that you consider which hospitals are near a nursing home which choosing one. Below is a list of hospitals near Deer's Head Center.

Deer's Head Center is near several hospitals, each with its own rating based on overall performance:

Hospital	5-Star Overall Rating
TIDALHEALTH PENINSULA REGIONAL, INC 100 EAST CARROLL AVENUE SALISBURY, MD 21801	4
ATLANTIC GENERAL HOSPITAL 9733 HEALTHWAY DRIVE BERLIN, MD 21811	4
TIDALHEALTH NANTICOKE, INC. 801 MIDDLEFORD RD SEAFORD, DE 19973	5
SUN BEHAVIORAL DELAWARE LLC 21655 BIDEN AVENUE GEORGETOWN, DE 19947	Not Available

Ratings History for Deer's Head Center

  Medical Professionals Associated with Deer's Head Center

These are the doctors who are affiliated with Deer's Head Center. The data is from the most recent period. Historical data is not available.

• WALTER SCHAEFER ( FAMILY PRACTICE - STATE OF MARYLAND - UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK )
• ROBERT COKER ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - STATE OF MARYLAND - UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK )

  Local Nursing Homes

When evaluating nursing homes, it's important to consider other nearby facilities to understand the available options and make comparisons. Below is a list of nursing homes near Brookline Healthcare and Rehabilitation, including Brookline itself. This list is ranked based on each home's health inspection scores, also known as the "weighted all cycles score." Additionally, we provide the facility's 5-star overall rating for a more complete view of its performance. If a nursing home has been flagged by CMS for abuse, you'll see a special icon () next to its name.

The data is based on the dataset as of November 01, 2024.

Name	Health Inspection Score / Overall Rating
Deer's Head Center (SALISBURY, MD)	31.333 / 3:
Willowbrooke Court Skilled Center at Manor House (SEAFORD, DE)	34.667 / 5:
Lofland Park Center (SEAFORD, DE)	42 / 5:
Snow Hill Nursing and Rehab Ctr (SNOW HILL, MD)	46.667 / 4:
Cadia Rehabilitation Renaissance (MILLSBORO, DE)	53.333 / 3:
Hartley Nursing and Rehab (POCOMOKE CITY, MD)	62.333 / 3:
Delmar Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (DELMAR, DE)	62.667 / 3:
Delaware Bay Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center (GEORGETOWN, DE)	68.667 / 3:
Wicomico Nursing Home (SALISBURY, MD)	72.667 / 2:
Bay Harbor Post Acute Healthcare Center (SALISBURY, MD)	110.667 / 2:
Atlantic Shores Rehabilitation and Health Center (MILLSBORO, DE)	117.333 / 1:
Berlin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (BERLIN, MD)	140.333 / 1:
Anchorage Healthcare Center (SALISBURY, MD)	156.667 / 1:
Seaford Center (SEAFORD, DE)	205.5 / 1:
Manokin Nursing and Rehab (PRINCESS ANNE, MD)	323 / 1:

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