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Soldiers Home in Massachusetts

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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91 Crest Avenue,
Chelsea MA 02150

(617) 884-5660

53.52% estimated occupancy 1

Soldiers Home in Massachusetts is one of four available facilities located in Chelsea, Massachusetts. Sporting an overall grade of B+, this nursing home should work for most prospective residents. This nursing home definitely has plenty working in its favor. This facility's impressive profile was highlighted by its inspection score, which we will address in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • No Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • Government - State
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy

Awards

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

This facility received a strong overall score as described above, but we especially would like to emphasize its excellent inspections in recent years. We awarded it an A- in this area. Inspection grades weigh several factors included in a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher grades in this category tend to have few of these severe deficiencies. While this nursing home had some minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means that the inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

Another one of this facility's impressive category scores came in the area of long-term care. We awarded them one of our higher grades in that area, with a score of B+. Facilities that receive this type of score in long-term care typically provide consistent around the clock care to make sure patients are kept in good health. On top of looking at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 99.44751 percent of its patients, which is far higher than most nursing homes. 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 0.03 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

This nursing home received a favorable short-term care grade as well. We gave it one of our higher grades in that area with a score of B+. Our short-term care grade is commonly employed to score a facility's performance with rehabilitation In order to have high-end rehabilitation services, facilities generally must provide higher levels of skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, respiratory therapists and other highly trained professionals. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like this nursing home provided data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Finally, we considered the percentage of patients that were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

The next area we scored was nursing. This facility was given a very good nursing rating in our assessment, with a B. This nursing home truly did not have any weak areas. Nursing scores are tied to quality and quantity of nursing care. This nursing home provides 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at certain nursing quality measures in computing our nursing grades. These include minimizing residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We look at these data points as reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care being provided, since better care tends to reduce these problems.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Soldiers Home in Massachusetts Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: C

In Soldiers Home in Massachusetts, 10.17% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients who developed pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B

In Soldiers Home in Massachusetts, 2.76% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are often caused by lower levels of patient supervision. More supervision can limit the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In Soldiers Home in Massachusetts, 1.14% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to poorer hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In Soldiers Home in Massachusetts, 21.56% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to residents for many medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Sadly, in some situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Soldiers Home in Massachusetts, 5.11% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally prescribed to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Soldiers Home in Massachusetts, 1.7% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents demonstrating signs of depression. Many argue that this is a reliable measure of patient quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Soldiers Home in Massachusetts, 99.72% of Patients

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

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Soldiers Home in Massachusetts, 12.26% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate the erosion of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In Soldiers Home in Massachusetts, 11.96% of Residents

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents who remained mobile levels.

Hospitalizations

Grade: F

In Soldiers Home in Massachusetts, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Soldiers Home in Massachusetts, 11.96% of Residents Rehospitalized

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

Scores for Chelsea, MA

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus

Looking for more options? Chelsea, Massachusetts has 3 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Massachusetts General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.43 miles away55 Fruit Street Boston Massachusetts 02114Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 726-2000
  • Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary -Acute Care Hospitals 3.46 miles away243 Charles Street Boston Massachusetts 02114Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 523-7900
  • Tufts Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 4.05 miles away800 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts 02111Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 636-5000
  • Cambridge Health AllianceAcute Care Hospitals 4.33 miles away1493 Cambridge Street Cambridge Massachusetts 02138Government - Local(617) 665-2300
  • Melrosewakefield HealthcareAcute Care Hospitals 4.5 miles away585 Lebanon Street Melrose Massachusetts 02176Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 979-3000
  • Boston Medical Center Corporation-Acute Care Hospitals 5.23 miles away1 Boston Medical Center Place Boston Massachusetts 02118Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 638-8000
  • Mount Auburn HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.7 miles away330 Mount Auburn Street Cambridge Massachusetts 02138Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 492-3500
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.82 miles away330 Brookline Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02215Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 667-7000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Massachusetts General Hospital3.13 miles awayDialysis Unit 55 Fruit St, Bigelow 10 Boston Massachusetts 02114Dialysis Stations: 11 (617) 726-3700
  • Medford Dialysis Center (Bma Medford)3.54 miles away305 Mystic Avenue Medford Massachusetts 02155CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 23 (781) 396-9282
  • Dialysis Clinic, Inc. (Dci Boston)3.95 miles away35 Kneeland Street 5th Floor Boston Massachusetts 02111CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (617) 636-6389
  • Davita Wellington Circle Dialysis Center4.14 miles away10 Cabot Road Suite 103b Medford Massachusetts 02155CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (781) 306-9740
  • Dci Ball Square4.17 miles away643 Broadway Somerville Massachusetts 02145CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (617) 616-3600
  • North Suburban Dialysis Center (Bma Essex County)4.79 miles awayAugustine Plaza 124 Broadway, Route 1n Saugus Massachusetts 01906CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (781) 233-2877
  • Davita Boston Dialysis4.95 miles awayDialysis Unit 660 Harrison Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02118CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 37 (617) 859-7000
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital5.34 miles awayDialysis Unit 75 Francis Street Boston Massachusetts 02115Dialysis Stations: 7 (617) 732-6130