Updated May 1, 2022 by Sara Levinsohn
260 Easthampton Road,
Holyoke MA 01040
95.18% estimated occupancy 1
Care One at Holyoke is in Holyoke, Massachusetts. This facility is one of the top nursing homes we looked at. It received one of the most impressive scores that we offer. Impressively, this grade is even higher than the city grade of A- in Holyoke, which is one of the higher rated cities in Massachusetts. If you scroll down, you will see this nursing home's category ratings, which are also impressive.
One of the reasons this ended up being a quality nursing home is that it earned an A+ in our inspections category. This is as good as it gets in this very important category. Inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this facility had some minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means the government inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
This high end facility also performed remarkably in the area of long-term care, where we awarded it a score of A+. Few nursing homes fared better in this category. Facilities that receive this kind of grade in this category tend to provide consistent around the clock care to ensure patients are well cared for. One of the criteria we considered after nursing hours is vaccines. This facility provided the pneumonia vaccination to 98.02306 percent of its patients. This is a reliable method to minimize unnecessary deaths and hospitalizations for the elderly population. This nursing home also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 1.1 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a substantially lower hospitalization rate than the average nursing home.
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This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A. We looked at the skill-level of nurses working for the nursing home, in addition to the number of hours the nurses spent with residents, in calculating our rating in this category. This particular nursing home provided 3.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as employing a system of moving a resident even once per day.
The next category we looked at proved to be this facility's poorest category. Nevertheless, even its lowest point would likely be a highlight for many nursing homes. We gave it a strong grade of B in short-term care. Our short-term care grades are considered to be more critical for patients requiring rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation usually requires higher levels of skilled nursing services. This includes not merely nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. This nursing home employs both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities employ these skilled professionals. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of residents who who were able to eventually return home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
In Care One at Holyoke, 6.42% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to remaining in the same position for too long.
In Care One at Holyoke, 3.57% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic tells you the percent of long-term stay patients who sustained falls leading to serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indication of poor nursing care.
In Care One at Holyoke, 2.4% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely the result of nursing homes with worse hygiene protocols. More frequent bathing limits the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. We want to point out that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for these infections.
In Care One at Holyoke, 19.12% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term care residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may mean a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in situations where such medications aren't medically indicated. Nevertheless, some facilities may need to rely on these drugs due to an increased number of patients with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
In Care One at Holyoke, 19% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents given antianxiety medications. These medications are used to treat patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
In Care One at Holyoke, 1.96% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care residents who are showing depressive symptoms. Some argue this is a measure of quality of life.
In Care One at Holyoke, 91.59% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
In Care One at Holyoke, 15.22% Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and eating.
In Care One at Holyoke, 19.05% Percentage of Residents
This is the percent of residents that maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
In Care One at Holyoke, 1.24 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care. There is a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of nursing home care.
In Care One at Holyoke, 19.05 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
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