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Aberjona Nursing Center

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Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A
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Aberjona Nursing Center's website

184 Swanton Street,
Winchester MA 01890

(781) 729-9370

92.03% estimated occupancy 1

Aberjona Nursing Center is one of just a couple available facilities located in Winchester, Massachusetts. With an A overall grade, we rated this nursing home in the top 20 percent of all nursing homes in the nation. Based on our ratings, this facility is just about as as good as it gets. Headlining this facility's remarkable profile is its short-term care score, which you can find in the next paragraph.

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
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pain Management
  • Oncology Care

Awards

Top Nursing Home in Massachusetts badge

Top Nursing Home in Massachusetts Awards 2019

Best Nursing Home in Massachusetts badge

Best Nursing Home in Massachusetts Awards 2020

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)
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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-plus

In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this facility also received A+ short-term care grade. With our short-term care score, we strive to craft a sound measure for rehabilitation. In this process, we look at a nursing home's scope of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last statistic we looked at in this category is the number of residents who were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that 6.6 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A

Adding to this facility's impressive resume, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our inspections rating. Our inspection scores are tied to several pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspections. Facilities that score well in this area have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. 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.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A-minus

This facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. We scrutinized the levels of nurses working for the nursing home, as well as the quantity of time those nurses were with residents, in determining our score in this category. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

In the last area, we awarded this nursing home an A for its long-term care grade. This completed a very strong report card. When facilities receive this type of score in long-term care it is a good sign for patient care and indicates that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses aids. In addition to looking at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients out of the hospital. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Sep 22

Aberjona Nursing Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In Aberjona Nursing Center, 6.44% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Aberjona Nursing Center, 3.68% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a fall leading to severe injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Aberjona Nursing Center, 2.42% of Patients had UTIs

This figure measures the percentage of long-term stay patients which experienced a UTI. While a higher rate infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it is difficult to compare between nursing homes due to nursing homes having varying reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A

In Aberjona Nursing Center, 19.05% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This measures the percentage of long-term stay residents taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Aberjona Nursing Center, 18.65% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Aberjona Nursing Center, 1.93% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who are showing signs of depression. Many in the industry would argue that this is a reasonable measure of resident quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In Aberjona Nursing Center, 91.44% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines indispensable.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-plus

In Aberjona Nursing Center, 15.15% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and continence.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: F

In Aberjona Nursing Center, 17.66% Percentage of Residents

This indicates the percentage of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Aberjona Nursing Center, 1.44 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the overall quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Aberjona Nursing Center, 17.66 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A

In Aberjona Nursing Center, 10.93 Percentage of Patients

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

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: F

In Aberjona Nursing Center, 71.35% Percentage of Resident

This indicates the percentage of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Winchester HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.88 miles away41 Highland Avenue Winchester Massachusetts 01890Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 729-9000
  • Melrosewakefield HealthcareAcute Care Hospitals 3.81 miles away585 Lebanon Street Melrose Massachusetts 02176Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 979-3000
  • Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonAcute Care Hospitals 3.82 miles away41 & 45 Mall Road Burlington Massachusetts 01803Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 744-5100
  • Mount Auburn HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.04 miles away330 Mount Auburn Street Cambridge Massachusetts 02138Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 492-3500
  • Cambridge Health AllianceAcute Care Hospitals 6.28 miles away1493 Cambridge Street Cambridge Massachusetts 02138Government - Local(617) 665-2300
  • Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary -Acute Care Hospitals 7.61 miles away243 Charles Street Boston Massachusetts 02114Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 523-7900
  • Massachusetts General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.68 miles away55 Fruit Street Boston Massachusetts 02114Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 726-2000
  • St Elizabeth's Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.83 miles away736 Cambridge Street Brighton Massachusetts 02135Proprietary(617) 789-3000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita Woburn Dialysis1.35 miles away23 Warren Avenue Woburn Massachusetts 01801Dialysis Stations: 17 (781) 935-7700
  • Davita Wellington Circle Dialysis Center3.36 miles away10 Cabot Road Suite 103b Medford Massachusetts 02155CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (781) 306-9740
  • Fmc Services of Stoneham3.43 miles away2 Main Street Suite 100 Stoneham Massachusetts 02180CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (781) 279-2454
  • Davita Burlington Regional Dialysis4.18 miles away31 Mall Road-Dialysis Suite 1b Burlington Massachusetts 01803CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (781) 270-3580
  • Dci Ball Square4.52 miles away643 Broadway Somerville Massachusetts 02145CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (617) 616-3600
  • Medford Dialysis Center (Bma Medford)4.58 miles away305 Mystic Avenue Medford Massachusetts 02155CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 23 (781) 396-9282
  • Davita Northeast Cambridge Dialysis5.03 miles away799 Concord Avenue Cambridge Massachusetts 02138CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (617) 547-7700
  • North Suburban Dialysis Center (Bma Essex County)6.24 miles awayAugustine Plaza 124 Broadway, Route 1n Saugus Massachusetts 01906CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (781) 233-2877