Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is in Sandwich, Massachusetts. This city has 10,359 people. This is a well above average facility, with an overall grade of B+. This place truly has plenty of good features. This facility was stronger in some categories than others, but it did not have any weak links in any of the major categories discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.
Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center
- Nursing Home
- Assisted Living
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Individual
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Lymphedema Care
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
On top of being a strong facility overall, this facility really excelled in our inspections category, where it received an A. Not many facilities fared better in that category. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining our inspection scores. One of those factors is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies can be quite minor. This place was assessed 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This means that the government inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies to create an imminent risk to patient safety or health. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor made us feel better about this inspection report.
Long-term Care Quality
Another one of this facility's quality category grades came in the category of long-term care. We gave them one of our stronger grades in that category, with a score of B+. Long-term care ratings in this range generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 99.65398 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents healthy. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
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Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also received an impressive short-term care grade. Indeed, we gave it an above average grade of B+ in this area. In the category of short-term care, we seek to evaluate measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We analyze a nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final measure we considered in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that 5.3 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
Nurse Quality
Moving on to the last category, this nursing home was awarded a decent nursing rating. While this wasn't as elite as some of its other grades, this is truly not a bad grade. There are a number of criteria within this category. Most of these factors are tied to the quantity of nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This is a low total compared to most nursing homes. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this nursing home actually fared better in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed. It scored well when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 6.44% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay residents which suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 3.68% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents who have had falls which caused severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be a sign of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 2.42% of Patients had UTIs
This metric gauges the percentage of long-term stay patients which had urinary tract infections. UTI's could be an indicator of lower quality nursing care. However, this datapoint may be misleading for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 19.05% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents given antipsychotic drugs. These medications are sometimes used for several conditions, including cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 18.65% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic gauges the percent of long-term care residents that were administered antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly used to treat residents suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 1.93% of Patients
This is the percent of residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 91.44% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 15.15% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of the deterioration of a resident's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 17.66% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percent of residents who maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 1.44 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 17.66 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 10.93 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the overall quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 71.35% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - PlymouthAcute Care Hospitals 14.01 miles away275 Sandwich Street Plymouth Massachusetts 02360Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 746-2000
- Cape Cod HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.38 miles away88 Lewis Bay Road Hyannis Massachusetts 02601Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 771-1800
- Falmouth HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.22 miles away67 & 100 Ter Heun Drive Falmouth Massachusetts 02540Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 548-5300
Nearby Dialysis
- Fresenius Medical Care of Mashpee10.37 miles away34 Bates Road Suite 201 Mashpee Massachusetts 02649CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (508) 539-7080
- Fresenius Medical Care of Wareham11.05 miles away100 Rosebrook Way Suite 100 Wareham Massachusetts 02571Dialysis Stations: 13 (508) 291-1100
- Cape Cod Artificial Kidney Center (Bma Cape Cod)14.02 miles away241 Willow Street Yarmouth Port Massachusetts 02675CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (508) 362-4535
- Fresenius Medical Care of Plymouth Cordage17.16 miles away10 Cordage Park Circle Suite 213 Plymouth Massachusetts 02360CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (508) 732-9272