Caribou Rehab and Nursing Center is a small nursing home located in Caribou, Maine. It looks like this nursing home is one of the best nursing homes we assessed. It was given one of the top scores that we offer. We were impressed enough to rank this nursing home as one of the top 50 nursing homes in Maine. If you look below, you can see this nursing home's category ratings, which are also strong.
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Caribou Rehab and Nursing Center
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 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 - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Dentistry
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
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Registered Staff Hours
Short-term Care Quality
In addition to being a first-rate nursing home overall, this nursing home also excelled in the area of short-term care, where it received a grade of A+. In our short-term care rating, we attempt to create a sound gauge for rehabilitation. In doing so, we analyze the nursing home's offerings of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final statistic we considered in this category is the percentage of patients who returned home from the facility. We found that 6.4 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
Facility Inspections
Adding to this facility's impressive resume, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our inspections rating. Our inspection grades are based on pieces of information found on the a nursing home's inspections. Places that receive favorable grades in this area have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Although this place had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. A few minor dings are not the end of the world.
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Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A. In determining our nursing grades, we factor in both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the levels of licensure of those nurses. This particular nursing home provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures 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.
Long-term Care Quality
The final category we assessed is long-term care, where this facility was given a B. While this wound up being its lowest category score, this is still an above average score. When facilities receive this type of score in this category it is typically a good sign for resident care and suggests that the place is well-staffed with nurses and aids. One of the factors we considered in addition to nursing hours is vaccines. This nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccination to 97.797356 percent of its patients. This is a proven method to minimize unnecessary deaths for the elderly population. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Caribou Rehab and Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Caribou Rehab and Nursing Center, 5.05% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term patients that developed new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a solid indicator of nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Caribou Rehab and Nursing Center, 7.05% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a fall resulting in severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Caribou Rehab and Nursing Center, 7.11% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a measure of nursing care . UTI's are routinely the result of worse hygiene protocols. However, this statistic may also be skewed for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Caribou Rehab and Nursing Center, 19.03% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Caribou Rehab and Nursing Center, 24.23% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term residents receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Caribou Rehab and Nursing Center, 2.28% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who are demonstrating signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Caribou Rehab and Nursing Center, 98.03% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines vital to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Caribou Rehab and Nursing Center, 14.22% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom. Some would argue this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Caribou Rehab and Nursing Center, 23.12% of Residents
This tells you the percentage of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Caribou Rehab and Nursing Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is critical to maintaining the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Caribou Rehab and Nursing Center, 23.12% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Caribou Rehab and Nursing Center, 27.79% of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Caribou Rehab and Nursing Center, 65% of Resident
This datapoint measures the percent of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many would argue that this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Cary Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.5 miles away163 Van Buren Rd, Suite 1 Caribou Maine 04736Government - Local(207) 498-3111
Nearby Dialysis
- County Dialysis Center12.83 miles away23 North Street Suite 5 Presque Isle Maine 04769Dialysis Stations: 14 (207) 768-5863