Armenian Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
431 Pond Street, Jamaica Plain MA 02130 · (617) 522-2600 · 91.68% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Armenian Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is located in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. This nursing home proved to be an A+ facility, which is our absolute highest grade. As a matter of fact, this turned out to be the highest graded nursing home in the city. Finally, this worked out to be a very consistent nursing home with consistent grades in all four of our categories. Additional information about these categories can be found below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 83 Beds
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Non profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Long-term Care Quality
On top of being a first rate facility overall, this facility also fared well in long-term care, where it received an A+. Few facilities fared better in this area. Nursing homes that excel in long-term care tend to provide residents with more supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. On top of really impressive nursing hour statistics, this nursing home's vaccination records is top notch also. In fact, this facility vaccinated 99.28571 percent of its patients against pneumonia. This combination proved to be effective as this place was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had just 1.52 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days.
Short-term Care Quality
This exemplary nursing home also performed remarkably in the area of short-term care, where we awarded it a score of A+. Few facilities fared better in this area. Short-term care scores are based in part on the nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a broad scope of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, in addition to other forms of therapy. When we assessed this facility's nursing hours, we found it offered substantially more care from registered nurses than most nursing homes. The final datapoint we looked at in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found that it fared as well as just about any nursing home in Massachusetts in this area with 62.2 percent of its patients returning home. Unfortunately, at most facilities, less than half of their short-term residents are able to return home.
Nurse Quality
To complement its strong performance in other areas, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our inspections rating. In determining our nursing grades, we assess both nursing hours and the levels of licensure of those nurses. This facility provided 4.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This was one of the higher figures we found. Furthermore, a significant percentage of this care was provided by registered nurses, which are highly skilled nurses. These are both really impressive figures. In addition to offering high levels of care, this nursing home also performed well in some of the quality measures we looked at. In terms of the number of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, this place outpaced the national average.
Facility Inspections
This nursing home has earned near flawless inspections in recent years. We gave them an A in this category. This is one of the few places in the state to receive an A- or better in every category. Inspection scores are based on several data points located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that excel in this area have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities 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. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Armenian Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a fall which caused severe injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to patients for many medical conditions, including cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients demonstrating symptoms of depression. High rates of depression may be a sign a less hospitable environment.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This indicates the percentage of residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of erosion of a resident's medical condition.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Measures the percent of long-term patients that maintained mobility. Some experts believe that mobility is important for patients health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is key to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of performance with ADL's often correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better