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Sterling Village

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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18 Dana Hill Road,
Sterling MA 01564

(978) 422-5111

91.39% estimated occupancy 1

Sterling Village is a large nursing home located in Sterling, Massachusetts. This facility was awarded an A- overall, which is among the best grades that we offer. A score of this caliber requires first-rate scores across the board. In fact, we ranked this facility in the top 25 percent of all facilities in the country. This nursing home also received very consistent ratings in all of the major categories. Additional information about these categories can be found below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • For profit - Partnership
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Dialysis Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Podiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Optometry
  • Oncology Care
  • Audiology
  • Colostomy Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

In addition to being a top notch facility overall, this place also excelled in inspections, where it received a grade of A. Few facilities performed better in this category. Inspection scores account for several factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better grades in this category generally have very few severe deficiencies. 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.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this nursing home was given a strong score of A- in our short-term care category. In the area of short-term care, we try to evaluate measures of a facility's rehabilitation services. We assess a nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. However, according to the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the number of residents that who were able to eventually return home from this facility. We found that 5.8 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

Turning our next area, we gave this facility a grade of A- for our long-term care rating. This is a dominant rating. Facilities that do well in this category typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to patients. Once we finished looking at the amount of nursing care, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 98.61432 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia tragically can be a life threatening condition for nursing home residents so we prefer when a nursing home does not leave its residents vulnerable. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

Moving on to the last category, this facility also performed well in our nursing category. We gave it a grade of B+ in this category. This completed a very strong report card. Nursing grades are based in large part on quality and quantity of nursing care. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by employing a protocol of turning patients more often.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Sterling Village Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A

In Sterling Village, 3.64% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric measures the percentage of long-term residents who are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a reliable indicator of nursing care quality.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: F

In Sterling Village, 8.08% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of residents who sustained a fall which caused serious injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In Sterling Village, 2.6% of Patients had UTIs

This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term residents which sustained urinary tract infections. UTI's may be a sign of poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this metric may be misleading for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B

In Sterling Village, 14.05% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. These medications are used to treat a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Sterling Village, 15.22% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly given to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Sterling Village, 0% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term patients demonstrating symptoms of depression. Some would argue that this is a measure of resident quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Sterling Village, 97.63% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In Sterling Village, 19.28% of Patients

This is the percent of patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In Sterling Village, 12.24% of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that retained mobility levels.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Sterling Village, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Sterling Village, 12.24% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: C

In Sterling Village, 14.51% of Patients

This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: F

In Sterling Village, 43.31% of Resident

This is a measure of the percentage of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry believe that this is a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation performance.

Nearby Hospitals

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  • Umass Memorial Medical Center IncAcute Care Hospitals 9.43 miles away55 Lake Avenue North Worcester Massachusetts 01655Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 334-1000
  • St Vincent HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.15 miles away123 Summer Street Worcester Massachusetts 01608Proprietary(508) 363-5000
  • Marlborough HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.78 miles away157 Union Street Marlborough Massachusetts 01752Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 481-5000
  • Heywood Hospital -Acute Care Hospitals 15.43 miles away242 Green Street Gardner Massachusetts 01440Voluntary non-profit - Private(978) 632-3420
  • Nashoba Valley Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 16.28 miles away200 Groton Road Ayer Massachusetts 01432Proprietary(978) 784-9000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita Pdi Worcester8.84 miles away19 Glennie Street Suite A Worcester Massachusetts 01605CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 29 (508) 421-9539
  • Freedom Center of Worcester9.47 miles away1 Innovation Drive Suite 110 Worcester Massachusetts 01605Dialysis Stations: 6 (508) 767-3950
  • University Dialysis Center (Bma of Shrewsbury)9.81 miles away239-243 Boston Turnpike Road Shrewsbury Massachusetts 01545Dialysis Stations: 16 (508) 753-0886
  • U-Mass Memorial Health Care Systems9.89 miles awayDialysis Unit 55 Lake Avenue North Rm h7-331 Worcester Massachusetts 01655Dialysis Stations: 13 (774) 442-3814
  • Davita Shrewsbury Street Dialysis10.05 miles away267 Shrewsbury Street Worcester Massachusetts 01604Dialysis Stations: 16 (774) 530-6353
  • Saint Vincent's Hospital10.49 miles awayHemodialysis Unit 123 Summer St, Suite 380 Worcester Massachusetts 01608Dialysis Stations: 12 (508) 363-9460
  • Davita Pdi Fitchburg11.04 miles away551 Electric Avenue Fitchburg Massachusetts 01420CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (978) 343-4100
  • Bio-Medical Applications of Massachusetts Inc11.48 miles away867 Grafton Street Worcester Massachusetts 01604Dialysis Stations: 16 (203) 387-9332