Blaire House of Milford is in Milford, Massachusetts, a city with 28,061 people. We have a high opinion of this nursing home, which we awarded a B+ overall. We were also impressed with the city grade of nursing homes in Milford, making this one of the best places to find a nursing home. In our view, this place is a solid choice for quite a few people. We were also pleased to find that this facility didn't have any weak links in any of the four major categories. Additional information about its category grades can be found below.
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Blaire House of Milford
- Nursing Home
- Home Health Agency
- Assisted Living
- Adult Day Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Medication Management
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
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Nurse Quality
On top of being a first rate nursing home overall, this facility also excelled in the category of nursing, where it received an A+. Few nursing homes fared better in this area. The nursing grade includes numerous factors. The most important one is the number of hours nurses spent with patients. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility really excelled in the area of short-term care, where it received a grade of A. Very few nursing homes performed more favorably in this category. Short-term care grades are generally employed to score a facility's rehabilitation services. To offer good rehabilitation services, facilities generally need to offer better levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other highly skilled individuals. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final item we looked at in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that 5.2 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.
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Long-term Care Quality
This facility also was awarded a favorable long-term care grade. Indeed, we gave it an above average score of B in this area. For prospective residents seeking a permanent residence rather than skilled nursing, long-term care is a very important category. After looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 89.90826 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which happens to be a few points below what we expected but still a reasonably acceptable percentage. Although its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we like to see, at least this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Facility Inspections
Finally, we also found that this facility has received favorable government inspections in recent years. We awarded it a B- in this area. These inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. 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.
Blaire House of Milford Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Blaire House of Milford, 8.7% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage resulting from remaining in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Blaire House of Milford, 0.92% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are routinely linked to poor nursing care. Closer supervision can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Blaire House of Milford, 2.31% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often associated with poor nursing care. More frequent bathing reduces the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Blaire House of Milford, 30.7% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure tells you the percentage of long-term stay patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Blaire House of Milford, 15.93% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Blaire House of Milford, 1.49% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who are showing signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Blaire House of Milford, 94.05% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Blaire House of Milford, 25.14% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and taking a bath.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Blaire House of Milford, 23.73% of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that remained mobile levels.
Hospitalizations
In Blaire House of Milford, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Blaire House of Milford, 23.73% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Blaire House of Milford, 3.91% of Patients
This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to assess patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Blaire House of Milford, 65.86% of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Milford Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.69 miles away14 Prospect Street Milford Massachusetts 01757Voluntary non-profit - Other(508) 473-1190
- Landmark Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 9.31 miles away115 Cass Avenue Woonsocket Rhode Island 02895Voluntary non-profit - Private(401) 769-4100
- Metrowest Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.47 miles away115 Lincoln Street Framingham Massachusetts 01701Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 383-1000
- Marlborough HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.25 miles away157 Union Street Marlborough Massachusetts 01752Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 481-5000
- Umass Memorial Medical Center IncAcute Care Hospitals 15.55 miles away55 Lake Avenue North Worcester Massachusetts 01655Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 334-1000
- Westwood Pembroke Health SystemsPsychiatric 15.68 miles away45 Clapboardtree Street Westwood Massachusetts 02090Proprietary(617) 762-7764
- Norwood HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.37 miles away800 Washington Street Norwood Massachusetts 02062Proprietary(781) 769-4000
- St Vincent HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.54 miles away123 Summer Street Worcester Massachusetts 01608Proprietary(508) 363-5000
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc Dialysis Services of Blackstone Valley0.73 miles away42 Cape Road Milford Massachusetts 01757CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (508) 634-4331
- Dialysis Center of Woonsocket8.9 miles away2100 Diamond Hill Road Woonsocket Rhode Island 02895CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 23 (401) 765-4995
- Fresenius Medical Care Framingham11.39 miles away110 Mt. Wayte Ave. Framingham Massachusetts 01702CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (508) 628-3801
- Us Renal Care Foxborough Dialysis12.43 miles away10 Lincoln Rd Suite 101 Foxboro Massachusetts 02035Dialysis Stations: 9 (774) 215-5696
- Fresenius Medical Care of Marlborough13.26 miles away360 Cedar Hill Street Suite 3 Marlborough Massachusetts 01752CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 13 (508) 460-9250
- Bio-Medical Applications of Rhode Island14.09 miles away622 George Washington Highway Lincoln Rhode Island 02865Dialysis Stations: 17 (401) 333-4727
- Bio-Medical Applications of Massachusetts Inc14.39 miles away867 Grafton Street Worcester Massachusetts 01604Dialysis Stations: 16 (203) 387-9332
- University Dialysis Center (Bma of Shrewsbury)14.79 miles away239-243 Boston Turnpike Road Shrewsbury Massachusetts 01545Dialysis Stations: 16 (508) 753-0886