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Brandon Woods of New Bedford

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Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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397 County Street,
New Bedford MA 02740

(508) 997-9396

74.59% estimated occupancy 1

Brandon Woods of New Bedford is located in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The city has a total of 94,905 people. We awarded this facility an overall grade of C. A grade in this range requires some solid marks. We wanted to point out that New Bedford received a city grade of B, so you may wish to look at other options in the city as well. You also may want to review this nursing home's category grades below. short-term care grades are discussed in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

This facility received a short-term care score which is better than its overall grade. We gave this facility an above average grade of B in this area. This helped its overall profile quite a bit. Short-term care grades are generally employed to gauge a facility's rehabilitation services. In order to provide high-end rehabilitation services, facilities generally need to offer better levels of skilled nursing services. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other highly skilled individuals. We weren't able to find information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Finally, we assessed the number of residents who returned home from this facility. We found that 6.2 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B

This facility also received an impressive long-term care grade. As a matter of fact, we awarded them a B in that area, which happens to be one of our more favorable scores. For prospective patients looking for a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care grades are very important. Once we finished looking at the volume of nursing care, we next considered the facility's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 73.5849 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

We also gave this nursing home a decent score in the category of nursing care, with a grade of B-. Our nursing score assesses quite a few factors, however, the most important one is the quantity of nurse hours per patient per week. This nursing home averages just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Finally, despite not having the highest total nursing hours, this facility actually performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is usually a good indicator that a facility has quality controls in place.

Facility Inspections

Grade: C

The last category we addressed was inspections. We gave this nursing home a grade of C. Our inspection grade is based on the nursing home's government inspection reports. We would argue that one of the most important factors in assessing an inspection report is deficiencies. In this regard, we especially look at the severity of those deficiencies. This facility was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were in any of the categories labeled G through L. This tells you it avoided the more ominous classes of deficiencies. We did not consider anything on this nursing home's inspection reports to be too alarming.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Brandon Woods of New Bedford Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In Brandon Woods of New Bedford, 6.61% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to remaining in the same position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Brandon Woods of New Bedford, 3.77% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care . Major falls leading to injury are often caused by lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Brandon Woods of New Bedford, 2.05% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often the result of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this metric may be skewed for certain facilities due to different reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In Brandon Woods of New Bedford, 19.24% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Brandon Woods of New Bedford, 18.54% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

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

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A

In Brandon Woods of New Bedford, 2.48% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents demonstrating depressive symptoms. High rates of depression may be a sign worse patient care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: D

In Brandon Woods of New Bedford, 91.39% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: F

In Brandon Woods of New Bedford, 16.21% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and continence.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In Brandon Woods of New Bedford, 15.75% Percentage of Residents

This indicates the percentage of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: C

In Brandon Woods of New Bedford, 1.68 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In Brandon Woods of New Bedford, 15.75 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: F

In Brandon Woods of New Bedford, 11.2 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 assess patient well-being during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-minus

In Brandon Woods of New Bedford, 71.52% Percentage of Resident

This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements.

Scores for New Bedford, MA

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of A-minus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B

Looking for more options? New Bedford, Massachusetts has 5 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Southcoast Hospital Group, IncAcute Care Hospitals 12.32 miles away363 Highland Avenue Fall River Massachusetts 02720Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 679-3131
  • Saint Anne's HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.66 miles away795 Middle Street Fall River Massachusetts 02721Proprietary(508) 674-5600
  • Falmouth HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.24 miles away67 & 100 Ter Heun Drive Falmouth Massachusetts 02540Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 548-5300

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fresenius Medical Care of Fairhaven2.6 miles away216 Huttleson Avenue Fairhaven Massachusetts 02719Dialysis Stations: 19 (508) 996-0364
  • Davita New Bedford Dialysis3.12 miles away237-B State Road North Dartmouth Massachusetts 02747CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (508) 992-0629
  • Hawthorn Kidney Center4.23 miles away537 Faunce Corner Road North Dartmouth Massachusetts 02747CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (508) 994-9692
  • Dialysis Center of Tiverton11.56 miles away22 Hurst Lane Tiverton Rhode Island 02878Dialysis Stations: 21 (401) 624-4403
  • Fall River Kidney Center LLC12.68 miles away48 Weaver Street Fall River Massachusetts 02720CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 41 (508) 677-4911
  • Fresenius Medical Care of Wareham14.38 miles away100 Rosebrook Way Suite 100 Wareham Massachusetts 02571Dialysis Stations: 13 (508) 291-1100

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=225264