Care One at Brookline
99 Park Street, Brookline MA 02446 · (617) 731-1050 · 89.75% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
With an address in Brookline, Massachusetts, Care One at Brookline is the sole nursing home we identified in this city. This nursing home proved to be an A rated facility, which is one of the best grades we offer. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top 20 percent of all nursing homes in the country. As you will see below, this nursing home also performed just fine in our category ratings. It's hard to find any major flaws in this nursing home's profile.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 120 Beds
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
One of the many reasons this turned out to be a great nursing home is that it received a very strong nursing rating. This proved to be its best category. In this category, we awarded this nursing home an A. The nursing score consists of quite a few subcategories, most of which are associated with levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home offers 3.6 hours of nursing care per resident daily, of which more than one hour was provided by registered nurses. This is one of the more highly trained levels of nurses. In calculating our nursing ratings, we attach more weight to hours provided by registered or licensed nurses. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Short-term Care Quality
To add to its strong performance in other areas, we awarded this facility a score of A for our short-term care rating. With our short-term care category, we seek to forge a valuable measure for rehabilitation. In this process, we analyze the facility's level of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. One of this nursing home's strengths is registered nurse hours. We found that it offers more care from registered nurses to its residents than most facilities. The final statistic we looked at in this category is the number of patients that ultimately were able to return home from the facility. It performed as well as just about any facility in Massachusetts in this area with 56.8 percent of its patients returning home.
Facility Inspections
In addition, this nursing home also earned a nearly flawless government inspection report. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining our inspection scores. One key factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these end up being quite minor. 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.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we analyzed was long-term care. We gave this nursing home one of our higher grades in this area, with a B. While this wasn't as favorable as several of this facility's other scores, it is still a fine score. For residents seeking a permanent place to live as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care grades are a key measure. One of the factors we considered on top of nursing hours was vaccinations. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccination to 89.38053 percent of its patients. Although its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we like to see, we were pleased to find facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Despite having 2.06 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, its risk adjusted metric was better than most facilities since it had some more complex patients.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Care One at Brookline Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are often linked to lower quality nursing care. Additional nurse staffing can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term care residents which have experienced UTI's. UTI's could be an indication of worse hygiene protocols. However, this statistic could also be misleading for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic measures the percentage of long-term patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medication. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior in situations where such drugs are not medically required. However, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of residents suffering from cognitive disorders.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term residents which were given antianxiety medication. These medications are given to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients showing depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these types of vaccines vital to patient care.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This indicates the percent of residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of the erosion of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This metric tracks the percentage of long-term residents that maintained mobility. Many would argue that mobility is critical to residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This datapoint measures the percent of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many believe that this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better