Bedford Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is one of just a few available facilities in Bedford, New Hampshire. With an overall grade of A-, this nursing home ended up being one of the top 50 nursing homes in New Hampshire. We can not find many negative things to say about this nursing home. Its grades are impeccable. Finally, this facility did have an ownership change in the last 12 months, so we'll have to keep an eye on it to make sure it maintains its excellent quality standards.
Get our free e-book to learn all about your senior care options.
Bedford Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
Grade: A-minus
See Rating Overview Please note our records indicate that Bedford Nursing & Rehabilitation Center has changed ownership recently and while our data on this page is up-to-date there is a chance that the quality of this facility may change under new management.
Get pricing and details on Bedford senior living options.
Get PricingQuick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Individual
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Colostomy Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Get our free e-book to learn all about your senior care options.
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)
Less:
More:
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
Facility Inspections
Grade: A-plus
To pair with a favorable overall score, we awarded this place an A+ for our inspection category. These inspection grades take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this place had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Grade: A
On the list of its many elite scores, this nursing home was awarded a top-shelf long-term care grade. In fact, we awarded it a score of A in that category. When nursing homes receive a score in this range in long-term care it generally means it's well-staffed and is a quality place to live on a permanent basis. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 97.88732 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is significantly higher than the average nursing home. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Does this page answer your questions about Bedford Nursing & Rehabilitation Center?
Short-term Care Quality
Grade: B-plus
Turning to the next area, this facility also earned a score of B+ for its short-term care rating. This is a well above average grade in this category. In forming these short-term care ratings, we analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The purpose is to devise a barometer for comparing the rehabilitation services of different nursing homes. It does not appear that this nursing home provided information about its staffing of registered nurses or physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the number of residents who eventually returned home from this nursing home. We found that 5.3 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.
Nurse Quality
Grade: B-minus
The next category we scored was nursing, where this facility was given a grade of B-. This ended up being this facility's worst category. This is still a middle of the pack score. When calculating our nursing scores, we look at both nursing hours and the training levels of those nurses. This nursing home averages just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Lastly, we like to look at quality-based statistics, such as the percentage of patients who sustained pressure ulcers and major falls. These metrics are decent indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Bedford Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: B-plus
In Bedford Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 5.75% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic gauges the percent of long-term patients which have pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are an barometer of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: D
In Bedford Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 6.34% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are routinely the result of poor nursing care. Closer supervision can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: B-minus
In Bedford Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 2.19% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often caused by facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Additional nurse staffing limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Note that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: A-minus
In Bedford Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 8.11% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These medications are sometimes used for treating several conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: B-plus
In Bedford Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 15.51% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: A+
In Bedford Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 0% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care patients demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: B-minus
In Bedford Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 93.84% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: A-minus
In Bedford Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 9.79% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: C
In Bedford Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 9.6% of Residents
This is the percent of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
Grade: B-plus
In Bedford Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: A-minus
In Bedford Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 9.6% of Residents Rehospitalized
Measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Grade: B-minus
In Bedford Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 12.74% of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Grade: A
In Bedford Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 92.16% of Resident
This datapoint measures the percent of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Catholic Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 2.1 miles away100 Mcgregor Street Manchester New Hampshire 03102Voluntary non-profit - Private(603) 668-3545
- Elliot HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.46 miles away1 Elliot Way Manchester New Hampshire 03103Voluntary non-profit - Private(603) 669-5300
- Parkland Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.23 miles away1 Parkland Drive Derry New Hampshire 03038Proprietary(603) 421-2100
- Southern Nh Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.06 miles away8 Prospect Street Nashua New Hampshire 03060Voluntary non-profit - Private(603) 577-2000
- St Joseph HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.37 miles away172 Kinsley St Nashua New Hampshire 03060Voluntary non-profit - Other(603) 882-3000
- New Hampshire Hosp-Psych UnitPsychiatric 15.78 miles away36 Clinton Street Concord New Hampshire 03301Government - State(603) 271-5300
- Concord HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.12 miles away250 Pleasant St Concord New Hampshire 03301Voluntary non-profit - Private(603) 225-2711
Nearby Dialysis
- Bedford Dialysis Davita0.99 miles away15 Constitution Dr, Suite 1c Bedford New Hampshire 03110Dialysis Stations: 13 (603) 471-1904
- Davita Manchester Dialysis2.73 miles away903 Hanover Street Manchester New Hampshire 03104Dialysis Stations: 10 (603) 621-4903
- Manchester Kidney Center3.05 miles away1750 Elm Street Suite 100 Manchester New Hampshire 03103CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (603) 647-4042
- Fresenius Medical Care Londonderry7.59 miles away1f Common Drive Londonderry New Hampshire 03053Dialysis Stations: 13 (603) 434-4517
- Davita Derry Dialysis7.59 miles away1 Action Blvd suite2 Londonderry New Hampshire 03053Dialysis Stations: 13 (603) 421-9724
- Fresenius Medical Care Southern Nh Dialysis Center11.89 miles away586 Nashua St Unit #20 Milford New Hampshire 03055Dialysis Stations: 13 (603) 672-6678
- Bio-Medical Applications of New Hampshire, Inc.13.01 miles away20 Cotton Road Suite 200 Nashua New Hampshire 03063Dialysis Stations: 21 (603) 577-4547
- Davita Nashua Dialysis14.97 miles away38 Tyler Street Nashua New Hampshire 03061CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (603) 598-1665
