Care One at Northampton is the lone nursing home we identified in Northampton, Massachusetts. With an A- overall grade, we rated this nursing home in the top third of all facilities in the country. We flat out can not say enough favorable things about this nursing home. The best part of this nursing home's strong profile was its inspection score. We discuss inspections in the next paragraph
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Care One at Northampton
- Nursing Home
- Assisted Living
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Optometry
- Oncology Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
To go along with a great overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for inspections. Our inspection scores are tied to many items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this area tend to have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. While this place had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility also was awarded a first-rate short-term care grade. In fact, this turned out to be this nursing home's second strongest category score. In that category, we awarded this facility a grade of A-. In determining our short-term care ratings, we scrutinize the nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other licensed professionals. This category is typically a reliable measure of the facility's rehabilitation. Unfortunately, we weren't able to locate registered nurse or physical therapy staffing data for this facility. The final statistic we considered in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We found that 5.9 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.
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Long-term Care Quality
Turning our third area, this nursing home was awarded a top-shelf long-term care grade. In fact, it received a score of A- in this category. Nursing homes that receive this type of grade in long-term care tend to provide consistent around the clock care to make sure residents are well cared for. After assessing the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Vaccines are critical to keeping patients out of the hospital. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Nurse Quality
The final area we looked at was nursing, in which this nursing home received a B. Although this ended up being its poorest category score, this is still a strong score. The nursing grade consists of a handful of subcategories, many of which are associated with levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in the area of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Care One at Northampton Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Care One at Northampton, 6.61% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure indicates the percent of long-term care patients that suffer from pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a solid measure of nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Care One at Northampton, 3.77% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are routinely associated with lower levels of patient supervision. Closer supervision can reduce the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Care One at Northampton, 2.05% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic measures the percentage of long-term residents that had a urinary tract infection. UTI's may be a sign of a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this datapoint may be skewed for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Care One at Northampton, 19.24% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs may be used for treating several conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Care One at Northampton, 18.54% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are commonly prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Care One at Northampton, 2.48% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Higher rates of depression may be a sign lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Care One at Northampton, 91.39% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Care One at Northampton, 16.21% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate decline of a patient's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Care One at Northampton, 15.75% Percentage of Residents
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who were able to retain mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Care One at Northampton, 1.68 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is key to preserving the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Care One at Northampton, 15.75 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Care One at Northampton, 11.2 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Care One at Northampton, 71.52% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc,TheAcute Care Hospitals 0.34 miles away30 Locust Street Northampton Massachusetts 01060Voluntary non-profit - Private(413) 582-2000
- Holyoke Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 9.08 miles away575 Beech Street Holyoke Massachusetts 01040Voluntary non-profit - Private(413) 534-2500
- Baystate Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 14.62 miles away759 Chestnut Street Springfield Massachusetts 01199Voluntary non-profit - Private(413) 794-0000
- Mercy Medical CtrAcute Care Hospitals 15.11 miles away271 Carew Street Springfield Massachusetts 01104Voluntary non-profit - Private(413) 748-9000
- Baystate Noble HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.68 miles away115 West Silver Street Westfield Massachusetts 01085Voluntary non-profit - Private(413) 568-2811
- Baystate Franklin Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.08 miles away164 High Street Greenfield Massachusetts 01301Voluntary non-profit - Private(413) 773-0211
- Baystate Wing Hospital and Medical CentersAcute Care Hospitals 19.33 miles away40 Wright Street Palmer Massachusetts 01069Voluntary non-profit - Other(413) 283-7651
Nearby Dialysis
- Hampshire County Dialysis Center1.82 miles away84 Conz Street Northampton Massachusetts 01060Dialysis Stations: 13 (413) 586-7989
- Ara-Holyoke Dialysis LLC11.14 miles away36 Lower Westfield Rd Unit C-153 Holyoke Massachusetts 01040Dialysis Stations: 20 (413) 533-3128
- Dialysis Center of Western Massachusetts11.49 miles away601 Memorial Drive, Suite H Chicopee Massachusetts 01020Dialysis Stations: 15 (413) 593-3078
- Chicopee Dialysis Center12.5 miles awayI 391 Industrial Park 317 Meadow Street Chicopee Massachusetts 01013Dialysis Stations: 17 (413) 535-2529
- Pioneer Valley Dialysis Center13.14 miles away208 Ashley Avenue West Springfield Massachusetts 01089CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 29 (413) 750-3400
- Ara-Ludlow Dialysis, LLC14.76 miles away14 Chestnut Place, Suite B Ludlow Massachusetts 01056CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 13 (413) 583-7983
- East Springfield Dialysis (Bma of Massachusetts)15.42 miles away1515 State Street Springfield Massachusetts 01109CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (413) 732-1586
- Western Mass. Kidney Center (Bma Springfield)15.69 miles away2000 Main Street Springfield Massachusetts 01103CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 33 (413) 739-4751