Alden Court Nursing Care & Rehabilitation Center is a large nursing home located in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. With an A- overall grade, we rated this facility in the top fifth of all facilities in the nation. We flat out can not say enough good things about this nursing home. Scroll down to find this facility's category scores, which are also strong. It would be hard to find any major flaws in this facility's profile.
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Alden Court Nursing Care & Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Palliative Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Oncology Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
We also would like to point out the fact that this nursing home has earned nearly flawless government inspections recently. We gave them an A in this area. Inspection scores account for a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher scores in this area generally have very few severe deficiencies. 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.
Short-term Care Quality
Adding to its top-shelf profile, this facility also received a superb short-term care score, with a grade of A-. Short-term care grades are commonly employed to score a nursing home's rehabilitation services. In order to provide quality rehabilitation services, facilities generally need to feature higher levels of highly skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other highly skilled individuals. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last measure we considered in this area is the percentage of patients who ultimately returned home from the nursing home. We found that 5.9 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
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Long-term Care Quality
We also would like to draw your attention to the fact that this nursing home was given a top-shelf grade of A- in our long-term care category. Facilities that excel in this category tend to provide residents with more supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. After considering the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 99.23664 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is far higher than the average nursing home. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Nurse Quality
Moving on to the next category, this facility was given a very strong nursing rating. We gave it a grade of B+ in that area, completing one of our finer report cards. Our nursing grade analyzes the nursing home's nurse staffing levels. We look at both the levels of licensure of the nurses and the amount of time spent with patients. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as having a policy of moving a patient at least once a day.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Alden Court Nursing Care & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Alden Court Nursing Care & Rehabilitation Center, 3.84% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents that suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We consider this statistic when determining our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Alden Court Nursing Care & Rehabilitation Center, 4.07% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric gauges the percent of long-term care patients that have suffered a fall which caused major injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be an indication of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Alden Court Nursing Care & Rehabilitation Center, 4.22% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections may be associated with poorer hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Alden Court Nursing Care & Rehabilitation Center, 19.28% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Alden Court Nursing Care & Rehabilitation Center, 14.63% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are prescribed to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Alden Court Nursing Care & Rehabilitation Center, 4.32% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Alden Court Nursing Care & Rehabilitation Center, 98.67% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Alden Court Nursing Care & Rehabilitation Center, 8.19% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of decline of a resident's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Alden Court Nursing Care & Rehabilitation Center, 13.22% of Residents
Measures the percentage of long-term patients that remained mobile levels. Some experts argue that the ability to move around is vital to patients mental and physical health.
Hospitalizations
In Alden Court Nursing Care & Rehabilitation Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Alden Court Nursing Care & Rehabilitation Center, 13.22% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Alden Court Nursing Care & Rehabilitation Center, 18.2% of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the overall quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Alden Court Nursing Care & Rehabilitation Center, 70.11% of Resident
This is the percent of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of independence with activities of daily living generally correlates with better rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Southcoast Hospital Group, IncAcute Care Hospitals 12.7 miles away363 Highland Avenue Fall River Massachusetts 02720Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 679-3131
- Saint Anne's HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.35 miles away795 Middle Street Fall River Massachusetts 02721Proprietary(508) 674-5600
- Falmouth HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.87 miles away67 & 100 Ter Heun Drive Falmouth Massachusetts 02540Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 548-5300
- Morton HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.28 miles away88 Washington Street Taunton Massachusetts 02780Proprietary(508) 828-7000
Nearby Dialysis
- Fresenius Medical Care of Fairhaven2.02 miles away216 Huttleson Avenue Fairhaven Massachusetts 02719Dialysis Stations: 19 (508) 996-0364
- Hawthorn Kidney Center4.41 miles away537 Faunce Corner Road North Dartmouth Massachusetts 02747CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (508) 994-9692
- Davita New Bedford Dialysis4.79 miles away237-B State Road North Dartmouth Massachusetts 02747CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (508) 992-0629
- Fresenius Medical Care of Wareham11.76 miles away100 Rosebrook Way Suite 100 Wareham Massachusetts 02571Dialysis Stations: 13 (508) 291-1100
- Dialysis Center of Tiverton12.68 miles away22 Hurst Lane Tiverton Rhode Island 02878Dialysis Stations: 21 (401) 624-4403
- Fall River Kidney Center LLC12.8 miles away48 Weaver Street Fall River Massachusetts 02720CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 41 (508) 677-4911