Applewood Center is the only facility we found in Winchester, New Hampshire. Featuring an overall rating of A-, this facility is ranked among the better nursing homes we assessed. In fact, we ranked this nursing home in the top fifth of all facilities in the United States. This nursing home also received strong ratings in all four of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
Applewood Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Colostomy Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
In addition to receiving a strong overall score, this nursing home earned an A+ inspection rating. This score is based on the facility's recent government inspections. An A+ in this area is one of the best complements we can offer a facility. Our inspection grades are based on items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that score well in this area have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. We weren't able to find deficiency counts for this nursing home. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Adding to its profile, this nursing home also earned a score of B+ for its long-term care rating. This is an above average grade in this area. When nursing homes receive this type of grade in this category it is a good sign for patient 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 nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents out of the hospital. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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Nurse Quality
This facility is also strong in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of B+. It outperformed most nursing homes in this category. The nursing rating analyzes a handful of components, most of which are associated with nursing hours. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Short-term Care Quality
In the last category we graded, this facility received a very favorable grade of B+ in our short-term care category. With this score, the facility wrapped up a very impressive profile. In computing our short-term care grades, we size up the nursing home's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other types of therapists. This score is typically a fair assessment of a facility's rehabilitation. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last measure we looked at in this category is the number of patients who ultimately returned home from the nursing home. We found that 5.6 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Applewood Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Applewood Center, 6.17% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term care patients that have new or worsened pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are an barometer of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Applewood Center, 5.16% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a fall resulting in major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Applewood Center, 2.81% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who experienced urinary tract infections. While a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it is difficult to compare between facilities due to facilities having varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Applewood Center, 17.01% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of long-term stay residents who were administered antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in scenarios where such medications are not medically indicated. However, some facilities may need to rely more on these medications due to having more residents suffering from cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Applewood Center, 16.61% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are typically given to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Applewood Center, 5.77% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients exhibiting signs of depression. Higher rates of depression could imply a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Applewood Center, 95.49% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Applewood Center, 18.58% Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and taking a bath.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Applewood Center, 22.17% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that were able to retain mobility. Some experts would argue that mobility is critical to residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Applewood Center, 1.27 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Applewood Center, 22.17 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Applewood Center, 12.13 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Applewood Center, 78.43% Percentage of Resident
Measures the percent of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Brattleboro Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.5 miles away17 Belmont Ave Brattleboro Vermont 05301Voluntary non-profit - Private(802) 257-0341
- Cheshire Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 13.93 miles away580 Court Street Keene New Hampshire 03431Voluntary non-profit - Private(603) 354-5400
- Athol Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 15.09 miles away2033 Main Street Athol Massachusetts 01331Voluntary non-profit - Private(978) 249-3511
- Baystate Franklin Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.81 miles away164 High Street Greenfield Massachusetts 01301Voluntary non-profit - Private(413) 773-0211
Nearby Dialysis
- Monadnock Dialysis Center11.9 miles away426b Winchester Street Keene New Hampshire 03431CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 13 (603) 357-3600
- Yankee Family Dialysis Center14.86 miles away115 Wildwood Avenue Greenfield Massachusetts 01301Dialysis Stations: 13 (413) 773-0001