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Beacon Brook Health Center

  • Nursing Home
  • Assisted Living

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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Beacon Brook Health Center's website

89 Wied Drive,
Naugatuck CT 06770

(203) 729-9889

90.15% estimated occupancy 1

Located in Naugatuck, Connecticut, Beacon Brook Health Center is the only nursing home we found there. This nursing home was given an overall grade of C, which is a decent score. Based on our analysis, this nursing home has some redeeming qualities. One of the better aspects of this nursing home's report card is its strong inspection reports, which we will address in the next section.

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
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Oncology Care
  • Blood Administration
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Catheter Care
  • Lymphedema Care
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

This nursing home received a solid overall grade as described above, but we really wanted to emphasize its excellent government inspections in recent years. We awarded them an A- in this category. Inspection grades weigh a host of factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this category typically have 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. Based on this, we had a generally favorable view of this nursing home's inspections.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

We also gave this facility a respectable grade in the area of long-term care, where we gave it a grade of B-. In computing our long-term care ratings, we look at the nursing home's personal care services. Once we finished looking at the volume of care provided by nurses, we next considered the facility's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 91.52047 percent of its residents for pneumonia. On a more positive note, this nursing home 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 figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

Next, we looked at the nursing category where we awarded this nursing home a grade of C, which is a decent grade. Our nursing category assesses several datapoints, many of which are associated with quantities of nurse staffing. This facility provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This is a lower figure than we were hoping for. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place excelled in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed. It scored well when it comes to minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: D

Moving on to our final area, we gave this facility a grade of D in our short-term care category. This was the facility's worst category score. In determining our short-term care grades, we look at a nursing home's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other types of therapists. This category is typically a reliable assessment of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. Given its grade in this area, we were not stunned to find that this facility was well below average in terms of the quantity of registered nurse and physical therapy hours provided to its residents based on the metrics we looked at. Finally, we looked at the number of patients that who were able to eventually return home from this facility. This nursing home didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 4.7 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Beacon Brook Health Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Beacon Brook Health Center, 6.69% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This figure tells you the percent of long-term stay patients who developed pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a reliable barometer of a facility's nursing care quality.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Beacon Brook Health Center, 3.55% of Patients had Serious Falls

This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term residents that have sustained falls which caused major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be an indicator of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In Beacon Brook Health Center, 1.93% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are often the result of worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric can be skewed for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Beacon Brook Health Center, 14.74% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term care patients who are prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such medications are not medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of patients suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Beacon Brook Health Center, 17.2% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients who were given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are given to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Beacon Brook Health Center, 6.52% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents exhibiting signs of depression. Some argue that this is a reasonable measure of quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Beacon Brook Health Center, 88.27% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In Beacon Brook Health Center, 17.82% Percentage of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that required additional 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

Grade: B

In Beacon Brook Health Center, 22.18% Percentage of Residents

Measures the percent of long-term patients who were able to retain mobility. Some argue that the ability to move around is critical to patients well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B

In Beacon Brook Health Center, 1.49 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In Beacon Brook Health Center, 22.18 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-minus

In Beacon Brook Health Center, 9.56 Percentage of Patients

This metric tracks the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to gauge the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-minus

In Beacon Brook Health Center, 75.26% Percentage of Resident

This indicates the percentage of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with ADL's typically correlates with better rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Waterbury HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.47 miles away64 Robbins St Waterbury Connecticut 06721Proprietary(203) 573-6000
  • Griffin HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.64 miles away130 Division St Derby Connecticut 06418Voluntary non-profit - Other(203) 732-7500
  • Yale-New Haven HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.38 miles away20 York St New Haven Connecticut 06504Voluntary non-profit - Private(203) 688-4242
  • Midstate Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 13.22 miles away435 Lewis Avenue Meriden Connecticut 06450Voluntary non-profit - Private(203) 694-8200
  • Milford Hospital, IncAcute Care Hospitals 17.57 miles away300 Seaside Avenue Milford Connecticut 06460Voluntary non-profit - Private(203) 876-4000
  • Hospital of Central Connecticut, TheAcute Care Hospitals 18.72 miles away100 Grand Street New Britain Connecticut 06050Voluntary non-profit - Other(860) 224-5011

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita Waterbury Dialysis Center5.63 miles away150 Mattatuck Heights Waterbury Connecticut 06705CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (203) 419-0488
  • Davita Greater Waterbury Dialysis6.01 miles away209 Highland Avenue Waterbury Connecticut 06708CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (203) 574-7933
  • Davita Hamden Dialysis8.92 miles away3000 Dixwell Avenue Suite 100 Hamden Connecticut 06518Dialysis Stations: 21 (203) 281-5361
  • North Haven Dialysis Center9.54 miles away266 State Street Suite 2 North Haven Connecticut 06473Dialysis Stations: 15 (203) 230-1946
  • u.s.renal Care North Haven Dialysis10.46 miles away510 Washington Avenue North Haven Connecticut 06473CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (203) 234-7071
  • St. Raphael Dialysis Center - New Haven11.45 miles awayDialysis Unit 137 Water Street New Haven Connecticut 06511CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 32 (203) 772-2421
  • Wallingford Dialysis Care LLC11.48 miles away720 N Main Street Ext Suite 3 Wallingford Connecticut 06492Dialysis Stations: 13 (203) 265-0667
  • Fresenius Medical Care of Southington11.54 miles away341 West Street Plantsville Connecticut 06479Dialysis Stations: 19 (860) 621-3557

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=075390