Bangor Nursing & Rehabilitation is a facility located in Bangor, Maine, which has 44,899 people. This nursing home proved to be a highly rated facility, with an overall grade of B+. We were pleased to find out that this was in line with the other nursing homes in Bangor, which is one of the better cities in Maine to find a nursing home. This place's strong profile was highlighted by its inspection reports, which we will address in the next paragraph.
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Bangor Nursing & Rehabilitation
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
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
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
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Facility Inspections
On top of being a quality nursing home overall, this nursing home excelled in our inspections category, where it earned an A-. Few facilities performed better in this area. Arguably the most important factor we look at in determining our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a facility's inspection reports. Facilities with better scores in this area most likely avoided the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. This nursing home received 8 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This means that the government inspectors didn't consider any of these deficiencies to create an imminent risk to resident health or safety. A few minor deficiencies aren't something to panic about.
Short-term Care Quality
We also gave this facility a score of A- for our short-term care score. Short-term care scores are vital for people requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates more skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means a vast scope of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. We were not able to track down information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Finally, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 5.6 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
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Nurse Quality
Adding to its profile, this facility also earned a grade of B+ for its nursing rating. This is a well above average score in this category. The nursing grade includes a handful of subcategories, many of which are based on levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we analyzed was long-term care. This facility was given a favorable long-term care score this year, with a grade of C. Even though this wasn't as elite as several of its other category grades, this is still a respectable grade for this category. In a long-term care setting, the nursing home's primary goal is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. On top of considering the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 85.16129 percent of its residents. This is quite a bit less than average. On a more positive note, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations 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.
Bangor Nursing & Rehabilitation Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Bangor Nursing & Rehabilitation, 6.35% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients who are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a solid barometer of a facility's nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Bangor Nursing & Rehabilitation, 3.23% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic indicates the percent of long-term residents who had a fall resulting in serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be an indication of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Bangor Nursing & Rehabilitation, 2.7% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who suffered from a UTI. UTI's may be an indication of a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this metric could be misleading for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Bangor Nursing & Rehabilitation, 22.97% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are administered to patients for many medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Sadly, in limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Bangor Nursing & Rehabilitation, 20.71% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are given to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Bangor Nursing & Rehabilitation, 0% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients demonstrating symptoms of depression. Some argue that this is a reliable measure of patient quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Bangor Nursing & Rehabilitation, 90.75% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Bangor Nursing & Rehabilitation, 10.79% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and bathing. Many believe this is a measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Bangor Nursing & Rehabilitation, 28.81% of Residents
This is the percentage of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Bangor Nursing & Rehabilitation, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Bangor Nursing & Rehabilitation, 28.81% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Bangor Nursing & Rehabilitation, 15.53% of Patients
This indicates 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
In Bangor Nursing & Rehabilitation, 86.01% of Resident
This is a measure of the percentage of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many would argue this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.
Scores for Bangor, ME
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? Bangor, Maine has 5 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- St Joseph HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.48 miles away360 Broadway Bangor Maine 04401Voluntary non-profit - Church(207) 262-1000
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita Boyd Dialysis0.55 miles awayDialysis Unit 925 Union Street Suite 1 Bangor Maine 04401CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (207) 941-1298
- Davita Brewer Dialysis2.75 miles away403 Wilson Street Brewer Maine 04412Dialysis Stations: 13 (207) 989-0027