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Woodpecker Hill Health Center

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  • Memory Care

Updated Mar 1, 2021 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: A-plus
Oct 18: A-Nov 18: A-Dec 18: A-Jan 19: A-Feb 19: A-May 19: AJun 19: AJul 19: AAug 19: ASep 19: AJan 20: AMar 20: AApr 20: AMay 20: AJun 20: AJul 20: AAug 20: ASep 20: AOct 20: A+Nov 20: A+Jan 21: A+Feb 21: A+Mar 21: A+
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2052 Plainfield Pike,
Greene RI 02827

(401) 397-7504

79.75% estimated occupancy 1

Note: Data for Woodpecker Hill Health Center has not been updated recently. This page shows historical performance which may not be representitive of current service levels.

Woodpecker Hill Health Center is a senior living facility located in Greene, Rhode Island. The city has a population of 2,172 people. This turns out to be an A+ rated facility, which is the best grade that we offer. In fact, this facility has the prestigious distinction of being one of the five best facilities in Rhode Island. If you look below, you can see this facility's category ratings, which are equally strong as its overall score.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Oncology Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Awards

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Top Nursing Home in Rhode Island Awards 2019

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Top Nursing Home in Rhode Island Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in Rhode Island badge

Best Nursing Home in Rhode Island Awards 2021

Facility Inspections

Grade: A+

On top of receiving a strong overall score, this facility also earned an A+ inspection rating. This grade is based on the facility's recent inspection reports. An A+ in this area is one of the best complements we can pay to a nursing home. Arguably the most critical factor we consider in computing our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Places with better grades in this category most likely dodged the more severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. It doesn't look like we were able to find information about this nursing home's deficiencies. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-plus

We also wanted to note the fact that this facility fared very well in our short-term care rating. We awarded them an exemplary score of A+ in this category. In computing our short-term care ratings, we assess the nursing home's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other licensed professionals. This score is frequently a solid assessment of a nursing home's rehabilitation. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 6.2 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A

This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A. The nursing category consists of quite a few subcategories, many of which are based on levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place Rhode Island in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by having a protocol of moving a resident more often.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

The last area we looked at is long-term care, where this nursing home was awarded an A. This wrapped up a first-rate report card. Only a select few nursing homes earned an A- or higher in in each area we assessed. When nursing homes receive this kind of score in this category it is typically a good sign for resident care and indicates that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses and aids. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is much higher than most nursing homes. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Woodpecker Hill Health Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-plus

In Woodpecker Hill Health Center, 2.13% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often caused by patients staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B

In Woodpecker Hill Health Center, 2.96% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls resulting in injury are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Woodpecker Hill Health Center, 6.02% of Patients had UTIs

This is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents who have suffered from a urinary tract infection. While a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it is difficult to compare different facilities due to facilities having inconsistent reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Woodpecker Hill Health Center, 15.38% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A

In Woodpecker Hill Health Center, 10.28% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients who were given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are typically used to treat patients experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Woodpecker Hill Health Center, 2.29% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents showing symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In Woodpecker Hill Health Center, 99.32% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Woodpecker Hill Health Center, 14.43% of Patients

This is the percent of patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate the decline of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Woodpecker Hill Health Center, 20.9% of Residents

This indicates the percent of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Woodpecker Hill Health Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Woodpecker Hill Health Center, 20.9% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A

In Woodpecker Hill Health Center, 7.51% of Patients

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Woodpecker Hill Health Center, 89.48% of Resident

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Kent County Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.21 miles away455 Toll Gate Rd Warwick Rhode Island 02886Proprietary(401) 737-7010
  • Day Kimball HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.84 miles away320 Pomfret Street Putnam Connecticut 06260Voluntary non-profit - Private(860) 928-6541
  • William W Backus HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.54 miles away326 Washington St Norwich Connecticut 06360Voluntary non-profit - Other(860) 889-8331
  • Our Lady of Fatima HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.57 miles away200 High Service Avenue Providence Rhode Island 02904Proprietary(401) 456-3000
  • Roger Williams Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.83 miles away825 Chalkstone Avenue Providence Rhode Island 02908Proprietary(401) 456-2025

Nearby Dialysis

  • Dialysis Center of West Warwick14.12 miles away1775 Bald Hill Road Warwick Rhode Island 02886CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 34 (401) 823-8420
  • Dialysis Center of Johnston16.61 miles away1526 Atwood Avenue Johnston Rhode Island 02919CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (401) 521-0400
  • Fresenius Medical Care of Warwick16.61 miles away2814 Post Road Warwick Rhode Island 02886CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (401) 738-4050
  • Dialysis Center of Providence19.66 miles away9 Plenty Street Providence Rhode Island 02907Dialysis Stations: 21 (401) 273-4898