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Bel Aire Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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35 Bel-Aire Drive,
Newport VT 05855

(802) 334-2878

92.58% estimated occupancy 1

Bel Aire Center is a senior living facility located in Newport, Vermont. This city has a total of 7,170 people. Sporting an overall rating of B+, this looks like a high quality nursing home. We rated this nursing home in the top 25 nursing homes in Vermont. This nursing home is better in some categories than others, but it did not have any bad scores in any of our major categories discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Amputee Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Colostomy Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Awards

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Top Nursing Home in Vermont Awards 2020

Top Nursing Home in Vermont badge

Top Nursing Home in Vermont Awards 2021

Best Nursing Home in Newport, Vermont badge

Best Nursing Home in Newport, Vermont Awards 2021

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

One of the many reasons this turned out to be a quality nursing home is that it received an A+ in our inspections category. This is simply as good as it gets in this very important category. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating our inspection ratings. One of those factors is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some of these can be quite minor. We weren't able to track down deficiency counts for this nursing home. We wish we had more data for this nursing home. Without all of the deficiency related data, it ended up being a challenge to really grade this nursing home in this area.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

Among the reasons we graded this nursing home so well is that it was given a strong short-term care grade. In fact, short-term care turned out to be its second most favorable category grade. In that area, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A-. Short-term care ratings are critical for people requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally mandates more skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes a vast scope of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last datapoint we considered in this area is the number of patients that ultimately returned home from the nursing home. We found that 5.4 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

Turning to the category of nursing care, this facility didn't perform quite as well in this area as some of the categories discussed above. Nevertheless, a grade of B- in this category is by no means a bad score. Our nursing score includes many components, many of which are associated with levels of nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place surprisingly excelled in some of the quality measures we looked at. In fact, it performed well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be measures of the quality of nursing care. In some cases, the quality of nursing care is as important as the quantity of hours of care offered.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

Turning to our last category, this facility received an acceptable long-term care grade. While this isn't nearly as elite as several of its other scores, this is still not a terrible score. In computing our long-term care grades, we analyze the facility's ability to maintain its permanent residents' health and quality of life. On top of looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. Fortunately, this facility gave the vaccine to 95.90643 percent of its patients, which is a very respectable percentage. This facility also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. 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.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Bel Aire Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Bel Aire Center, 8.62% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This figure is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents that suffer from pressure ulcers . We bake this statistic into our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: F

In Bel Aire Center, 8.77% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric tells you the percentage of long-term residents which suffered a fall resulting in severe injury. We use this statistic in determining nursing grades.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In Bel Aire Center, 2.04% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with insufficient hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B

In Bel Aire Center, 13.61% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. These medications are sometimes used to treat a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Bel Aire Center, 13.77% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-minus

In Bel Aire Center, 4.85% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents showing depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Bel Aire Center, 96.85% of Patients

This is the percent of residents who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-minus

In Bel Aire Center, 11.33% of Patients

This is the percent of residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In Bel Aire Center, 13.52% of Residents

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that retained mobility levels.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Bel Aire Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Bel Aire Center, 13.52% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

In Bel Aire Center, 11.44% of Patients

This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to gauge patient care during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-plus

In Bel Aire Center, 83.33% of Resident

This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some experts believe that this is a reasonable measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • North Country Hospital and Health CenterCritical Access Hospitals 1.76 miles away189 Prouty Drive Newport Vermont 05855Voluntary non-profit - Private(802) 334-7331

Nearby Dialysis

  • University of Vermont Medical Center Dialysis Newport1.8 miles away189 Prouty Drive Newport Vermont 05855Dialysis Stations: 9 (802) 847-5411