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Edgewood LifeCare Community

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: A
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575 Osgood Street,
North Andover MA 01845

(978) 725-3300

59.16% estimated occupancy 1

Located in North Andover, Massachusetts, Edgewood LifeCare Community is one of just a few available nursing homes in this area. This nursing home proved to be an A rated facility, which is one of the best scores we offer. Not surprisingly, this is actually the number one rated nursing home in the city. If you look below, you will see this nursing home's category ratings, which appear to be equally strong as its overall grade.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • No Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Dentistry
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Optometry
  • Audiology
  • Aquatic Therapy

Awards

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Top Nursing Home in Massachusetts Awards 2019

Best Nursing Home in North Andover, Massachusetts badge

Best Nursing Home in North Andover, Massachusetts Awards 2019

Top Nursing Home in Massachusetts badge

Top Nursing Home in Massachusetts Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in North Andover, Massachusetts badge

Best Nursing Home in North Andover, Massachusetts Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in North Andover, Massachusetts badge

Best Nursing Home in North Andover, Massachusetts Awards 2021

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility has received near flawless government inspections in recent years. We gave them an impressive grade of A+ in this area. Our inspection ratings are based on many datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that excel in this category have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. While this nursing home had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that the government inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

Adding to its dominant profile, this facility also performed well in our long-term care category. In fact, we gave it a grade of A for that area. For patients in need of a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care grades are a key measure. On top of considering the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 86.95652 percent of its residents. This is somewhat below what we were hoping for but still a decent percentage. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A-minus

Among its many impressive grades, this facility received an excellent nursing grade. In fact, we gave it a grade of A- in that category. Our nursing rating weighs a handful of factors, however, the paramount consideration is the number of nurse hours spent with patients. This facility provided 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 place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

Turning to the next area, this facility was awarded a very strong short-term care rating. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A- in this area, rounding out a straight A profile. In calculating our short-term care scores, we assess the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. Our goal is to create a scale for comparing the rehabilitation services of various facilities. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 4.9 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Edgewood LifeCare Community Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: C

In Edgewood LifeCare Community, 9.88% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents who developed new or worsened pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a solid barometer of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Edgewood LifeCare Community, 2.61% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of residents who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are routinely associated with lower levels of patient supervision. Additional nurse staffing reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In Edgewood LifeCare Community, 0.92% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections may be linked to inadequate hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Edgewood LifeCare Community, 16.52% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of patients given antipsychotic medications. These drugs may be used for several conditions, including dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Edgewood LifeCare Community, 3.96% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of residents given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are given to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Edgewood LifeCare Community, 3.6% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents demonstrating signs of depression. Some would argue that this is a measure of quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Edgewood LifeCare Community, 93.48% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In Edgewood LifeCare Community, 18.81% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and bathing. Many believe that this is a measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In Edgewood LifeCare Community, 14.04% of Residents

This metric measures the percent of long-term residents that remained mobile levels. Some experts would argue that mobility is critical to residents' mental and physical well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: C

In Edgewood LifeCare Community, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to maintaining the physical well-being of nursing home residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Edgewood LifeCare Community, 14.04% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-plus

In Edgewood LifeCare Community, 5.28% of Patients

This is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to gauge the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-minus

In Edgewood LifeCare Community, 74.61% of Resident

This datapoint measures the percent of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Holy Family HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.64 miles away70 East Street Methuen Massachusetts 01844Proprietary(978) 687-0156
  • Lowell General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.47 miles away295 Varnum Avenue Lowell Massachusetts 01854Voluntary non-profit - Private(978) 937-6000
  • Anna Jaques HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.53 miles away25 Highland Avenue Newburyport Massachusetts 01950Voluntary non-profit - Private(978) 463-1000
  • Beverly Hospital CorporationAcute Care Hospitals 14.66 miles away85 Herrick Street Beverly Massachusetts 01915Voluntary non-profit - Private(978) 922-3000
  • Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonAcute Care Hospitals 15.9 miles away41 & 45 Mall Road Burlington Massachusetts 01803Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 744-5100
  • Parkland Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 16.09 miles away1 Parkland Drive Derry New Hampshire 03038Proprietary(603) 421-2100
  • North Shore Medical Center -Acute Care Hospitals 16.4 miles away81 Highland Avenue Salem Massachusetts 01970Voluntary non-profit - Private(978) 741-1215
  • Winchester HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.5 miles away41 Highland Avenue Winchester Massachusetts 01890Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 729-9000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita North Andover Renal at Home1.41 miles away201 Sutton Street North Andover Massachusetts 01845CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (978) 975-1119
  • Fresenius Medical Care of Methuen3.48 miles away421 Merrimack Street Methuen Massachusetts 01844Dialysis Stations: 21 (978) 975-3117
  • Fresenius Medical Care Merrimack Valley3.77 miles away100 Milk Street Methuen Massachusetts 01844CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (978) 686-9900
  • Bio-Medical Applications of New Hampshire Inc8.44 miles away19 Keewadin Drive Suite 1 Salem New Hampshire 03079Dialysis Stations: 1 (603) 870-0969
  • Versailles Dialysis LLC8.83 miles away18 Pelham Road Salem New Hampshire 03079Dialysis Stations: 10 (603) 870-9487
  • Fresenius Medical Care of Lowell9.95 miles away847 Rogers Street Suite 101 Lowell Massachusetts 01852CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 35 (978) 441-5100
  • Fresenius Medical Care Danvers11.53 miles away75 Newbury Street Danvers Massachusetts 01923Dialysis Stations: 13 (978) 774-0350
  • Fresenius Medical Care Chelmsford13.61 miles away27 Industrial Ave Chelmsford Massachusetts 01824Dialysis Stations: 16 (978) 250-0981