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Helen Porter Healthcare & Rehab

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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30 Porter Drive,
Middlebury VT 05753

(802) 388-4001

87.24% estimated occupancy 1

Located in Middlebury, Vermont, Helen Porter Healthcare & Rehab is the lone option we identified in this area. Sporting an overall rating of A-, this is clearly a very impressive nursing home. In fact, we ranked this nursing home in the top 25 percent of all nursing homes in the country. This nursing home's strong report card was highlighted by its short-term care rating, which we will address in the next section.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Palliative Care
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Awards

Best Nursing Home in Vermont badge

Best Nursing Home in Vermont Awards 2019

Best Nursing Home in Vermont badge

Best Nursing Home in Vermont Awards 2020

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Best Nursing Home in Vermont Awards 2021

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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

On top of receiving a great overall score, this nursing home excelled at short-term care. In fact, we gave it an impressive grade of A for that category. Our short-term care grades are important for individuals in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes more highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means a wide scope of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes 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 datapoint we considered in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that 5.8 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A

One of the other reasons we rated this facility so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing rating. In that area, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A. When computing our nursing ratings, we assess both staffing levels and the training levels of those nurses. This facility provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

We gave this nursing home a score of A- for our inspections rating. Perhaps the most important factor we consider in computing our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher grades in this area typically avoided the more severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. This facility received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This means that the government inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A couple minor dings aren't the end of the world.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The final category we rated is long-term care. We awarded this facility a decent score in that area, with a grade of B-. Although this was not as dominant as some of this nursing home's other grades, it is nevertheless not a poor grade. In determining our long-term care grades, we scrutinize the personal care received by a facility's residents. After we finished assessing the amount of nursing care, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination statistics. We were a bit worried that this facility vaccinated a relatively low 82.432434 percent of its residents against pneumonia. On a more positive note, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Helen Porter Healthcare & Rehab Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: C

In Helen Porter Healthcare & Rehab, 11.28% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely caused by residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care limits the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Helen Porter Healthcare & Rehab, 4.39% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a fall leading to serious injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In Helen Porter Healthcare & Rehab, 3.83% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often caused by facilities with worst hygiene practices. More frequent bathing minimizes the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Helen Porter Healthcare & Rehab, 15.97% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term residents receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Helen Porter Healthcare & Rehab, 7.72% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are generally prescribed to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In Helen Porter Healthcare & Rehab, 19.06% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients demonstrating depressive symptoms. Many would argue this is a measure of patient quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Helen Porter Healthcare & Rehab, 88.87% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines vital to patient safety.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Helen Porter Healthcare & Rehab, 15.21% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-plus

In Helen Porter Healthcare & Rehab, 30.04% of Residents

This indicates the percentage of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Helen Porter Healthcare & Rehab, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

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

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: F

In Helen Porter Healthcare & Rehab, 30.04% of Residents Rehospitalized

Measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-minus

In Helen Porter Healthcare & Rehab, 12.94% of Patients

This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: C

In Helen Porter Healthcare & Rehab, 69.57% of Resident

Measures the percentage of short-term residents that saw functional improvements.