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Life Care Center of the North Shore

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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111 Birch Street,
Lynn MA 01902

(781) 592-9667

88.78% estimated occupancy 1

Life Care Center of the North Shore is a large nursing home located in Lynn, Massachusetts. This facility was given an A- overall, which is one of our higher ratings. In fact, we ranked this nursing home in the top third of all facilities in the nation. If you look below, you will see this nursing home's category scores, which are also strong.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this nursing home also earned an excellent short-term care grade, with an A. Our short-term care scores are meaningful for individuals looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically utilizes higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes a broad spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last item we considered in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that 6.1 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

Adding to this nursing home's impressive resume, we awarded this nursing home an A- for inspections. Arguably the most important factor we consider in determining our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Places with better grades in this area typically avoided the more severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

Another one of this facility's impressive category grades came in the area of nursing care. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B+. There are quite a few subcategories included in this grade. Most of the criteria are tied to the quantity of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B

Moving on to our fourth area, this nursing home was given a high-end long-term care score. While this wasn't as strong as some of its other category grades, this remains one of the stronger scores a facility can receive. In a long-term care setting, the nursing home's primary objective is to maintain residents' quality of life and keep them safe. In addition to looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 82.080925 percent of its patients, which is a few points less than we were hoping for. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Life Care Center of the North Shore Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Life Care Center of the North Shore, 9.54% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic gauges the percent of long-term care residents that are suffering from pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Life Care Center of the North Shore, 3.47% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls which result in injury are routinely the result of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In Life Care Center of the North Shore, 0.63% of Patients had UTIs

This figure measures the percent of long-term care residents who had a UTI. Although more of these infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it is problematic to compare different facilities due to facilities having reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Life Care Center of the North Shore, 10.68% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term stay patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Life Care Center of the North Shore, 21.67% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are given to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Life Care Center of the North Shore, 2.42% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Life Care Center of the North Shore, 88.89% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these vaccines important for resident well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Life Care Center of the North Shore, 15.31% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and using the bathroom. Some experts argue this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B

In Life Care Center of the North Shore, 16.89% of Residents

This is the percent of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: D

In Life Care Center of the North Shore, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In Life Care Center of the North Shore, 16.89% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-minus

In Life Care Center of the North Shore, 8.81% of Patients

This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the overall quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B

In Life Care Center of the North Shore, 77.69% of Resident

Measures the percent of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry would argue this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.

Nearby Hospitals

  • North Shore Medical Center -Acute Care Hospitals 2.71 miles away81 Highland Avenue Salem Massachusetts 01970Voluntary non-profit - Private(978) 741-1215
  • Melrosewakefield HealthcareAcute Care Hospitals 6.55 miles away585 Lebanon Street Melrose Massachusetts 02176Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 979-3000
  • Beverly Hospital CorporationAcute Care Hospitals 6.92 miles away85 Herrick Street Beverly Massachusetts 01915Voluntary non-profit - Private(978) 922-3000
  • Winchester HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.44 miles away41 Highland Avenue Winchester Massachusetts 01890Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 729-9000
  • Massachusetts General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.69 miles away55 Fruit Street Boston Massachusetts 02114Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 726-2000
  • Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary -Acute Care Hospitals 10.72 miles away243 Charles Street Boston Massachusetts 02114Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 523-7900
  • Tufts Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.25 miles away800 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts 02111Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 636-5000
  • Cambridge Health AllianceAcute Care Hospitals 11.36 miles away1493 Cambridge Street Cambridge Massachusetts 02138Government - Local(617) 665-2300

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita Salem Northeast Dialysis2.02 miles away207 Highland Ave Suite 2 Salem Massachusetts 01970CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (978) 744-2075
  • Peabody Dialysis Center3.24 miles away19-a Centennial Drive Peabody Massachusetts 01960CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (978) 532-7663
  • North Suburban Dialysis Center (Bma Essex County)4.07 miles awayAugustine Plaza 124 Broadway, Route 1n Saugus Massachusetts 01906CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (781) 233-2877
  • Fresenius Medical Care Danvers6.2 miles away75 Newbury Street Danvers Massachusetts 01923Dialysis Stations: 13 (978) 774-0350
  • North Shore Regional Dialysis Center7.32 miles away133 Brimbal Ave Unit E Beverly Massachusetts 01915CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (978) 921-2052
  • Fmc Services of Stoneham8.45 miles away2 Main Street Suite 100 Stoneham Massachusetts 02180CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (781) 279-2454
  • Davita Wellington Circle Dialysis Center9.67 miles away10 Cabot Road Suite 103b Medford Massachusetts 02155CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (781) 306-9740
  • Medford Dialysis Center (Bma Medford)9.9 miles away305 Mystic Avenue Medford Massachusetts 02155CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 23 (781) 396-9282