Bel-Air Nursing and Rehab Center is one of a mere two nursing homes located in Goffstown, New Hampshire. It looks like this nursing home is one of the top facilities we found. This nursing home was given one of the best grades we offer. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top 20 percent of all nursing homes nationally. If you look further down this page, you can see this nursing home's category ratings, which are also impressive.
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Bel-Air Nursing and Rehab Center
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
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
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
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Nurse Quality
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for its nursing grade. Nursing scores are largely associated with the nursing home's nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility New Hampshire in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as employing a system of turning residents at least once a day.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was superb in the category of short-term care, where we awarded it a score of A-. Only a select group of facilities fared better in this category. In the category of short-term care, we attempt to assess measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We assess a nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
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Long-term Care Quality
The next area we assessed is long-term care. Contributing to its elite profile, this nursing home also excelled in that category. In fact, it received a grade of of A- in the area. Facilities that receive this type of score in this category tend to provide consistent 24/7 care to ensure residents are kept in good health. In addition to looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 96.22642 percent of its patients, which is very impressive. Pneumonia is often a deadly ailment for nursing home residents so we prefer when a nursing home doesn't take any chances. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Facility Inspections
Completing its excellent profile, this nursing home also performed well in the area of inspections, which is based on the facility's recent government inspections. We awarded it a B+ for that category, which is one of our higher scores. Our inspection ratings are based on items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that excel in this category typically have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes 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. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Bel-Air Nursing and Rehab Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Bel-Air Nursing and Rehab Center, 2.22% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term patients that developed pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a solid measure of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Bel-Air Nursing and Rehab Center, 8.49% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents who sustained falls resulting in serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining our nursing grades.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Bel-Air Nursing and Rehab Center, 2.88% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that sustained a UTI. Although more infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it is difficult to compare between nursing homes due to nursing homes having reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Bel-Air Nursing and Rehab Center, 25.96% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic indicates the percent of long-term residents who are prescribed antipsychotic medication. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents in situations where such drugs are not medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely on these drugs due to having more residents suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Bel-Air Nursing and Rehab Center, 10.87% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Bel-Air Nursing and Rehab Center, 1.15% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. Many in the industry argue that this is a reasonable measure of quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Bel-Air Nursing and Rehab Center, 98.11% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Bel-Air Nursing and Rehab Center, 25.56% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of erosion of a patient's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Bel-Air Nursing and Rehab Center, 20.77% of Residents
This indicates the percent of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Bel-Air Nursing and Rehab Center, 0.04 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Bel-Air Nursing and Rehab Center, 20.77% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Bel-Air Nursing and Rehab Center, 17.51% of Patients
Measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Bel-Air Nursing and Rehab Center, 100% of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some argue this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Catholic Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 4.43 miles away100 Mcgregor Street Manchester New Hampshire 03102Voluntary non-profit - Private(603) 668-3545
- Elliot HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.38 miles away1 Elliot Way Manchester New Hampshire 03103Voluntary non-profit - Private(603) 669-5300
- New Hampshire Hosp-Psych UnitPsychiatric 11.93 miles away36 Clinton Street Concord New Hampshire 03301Government - State(603) 271-5300
- Concord HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.13 miles away250 Pleasant St Concord New Hampshire 03301Voluntary non-profit - Private(603) 225-2711
- Parkland Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.44 miles away1 Parkland Drive Derry New Hampshire 03038Proprietary(603) 421-2100
- Southern Nh Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.17 miles away8 Prospect Street Nashua New Hampshire 03060Voluntary non-profit - Private(603) 577-2000
- St Joseph HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.38 miles away172 Kinsley St Nashua New Hampshire 03060Voluntary non-profit - Other(603) 882-3000
Nearby Dialysis
- Manchester Kidney Center4.46 miles away1750 Elm Street Suite 100 Manchester New Hampshire 03103CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (603) 647-4042
- Davita Manchester Dialysis5.18 miles away903 Hanover Street Manchester New Hampshire 03104Dialysis Stations: 10 (603) 621-4903
- Bedford Dialysis Davita5.25 miles away15 Constitution Dr, Suite 1c Bedford New Hampshire 03110Dialysis Stations: 13 (603) 471-1904
- Davita Derry Dialysis12.03 miles away1 Action Blvd suite2 Londonderry New Hampshire 03053Dialysis Stations: 13 (603) 421-9724
- Fresenius Medical Care Londonderry12.03 miles away1f Common Drive Londonderry New Hampshire 03053Dialysis Stations: 13 (603) 434-4517
- New Hampshire Kidney Center (Fmc)12.39 miles away248 Pleasant Street Pillsbury Bldg., g400 Concord New Hampshire 03301CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (603) 224-9996
- Fresenius Medical Care Southern Nh Dialysis Center14.43 miles away586 Nashua St Unit #20 Milford New Hampshire 03055Dialysis Stations: 13 (603) 672-6678
- Bio-Medical Applications of New Hampshire, Inc.16.85 miles away20 Cotton Road Suite 200 Nashua New Hampshire 03063Dialysis Stations: 21 (603) 577-4547