Cedars Nursing Care Center is one of four available facilities in Portland, Maine. With an A- overall grade, we rated this facility in the top quarter of all nursing homes in the nation. Based on our ratings, this facility is simply as good as it gets. This place's strong profile was highlighted by its inspection reports, which is addressed in the next section.
Cedars Nursing Care Center
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- 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
- Non profit - Other
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. Our inspection scores are based on several datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that receive favorable grades in this area tend to have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Fortunately, although this place had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G through L. This means the government inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. We should note that deficiency-free inspections are rare in the industry.
Short-term Care Quality
On the list of its many elite scores, this nursing home was awarded first-rate short-term care grade. In fact, we gave it a grade of A in this category. In our short-term care assessment, we strive to craft a valuable gauge for rehabilitation. In doing so, we assess a facility's level of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. Unfortunately, we were not able to find registered nurse or physical therapy staffing data for this facility. Lastly, we assessed the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 6.9 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
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Nurse Quality
Among its many impressive grades, this facility received an excellent nursing grade. In fact, we gave it a grade of A- in that category. Our nursing score considers several factors. The most heavily weighted variable is the quantity of hours nurses spend with residents. This particular nursing home provided 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we looked at proved to be this facility's worst category. However, even in its worst category we still awarded it an acceptable grade of C in our long-term care category. In a long-term care environment, the primary goal is to keep patients healthy and safe. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate patients. On top of assessing the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 82.53275 percent of its patients. This is significantly below what we expected. Nevertheless, this facility was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Cedars Nursing Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Cedars Nursing Care Center, 6.03% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term care residents who suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Cedars Nursing Care Center, 3.91% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Falls are often the result of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Cedars Nursing Care Center, 3.22% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often associated with lower quality nursing care. Additional nurse staffing can minimize the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. We want to point out that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Cedars Nursing Care Center, 20.54% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Cedars Nursing Care Center, 16.44% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are administered to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Cedars Nursing Care Center, 8.43% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who are showing depressive symptoms. Some experts would argue that this is a reliable measure of patient quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Cedars Nursing Care Center, 94.03% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Cedars Nursing Care Center, 14.38% Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and using the bathroom. Some experts would argue this is a measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Cedars Nursing Care Center, 24.84% Percentage of Residents
This is the percentage of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Cedars Nursing Care Center, 1.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Cedars Nursing Care Center, 24.84 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Cedars Nursing Care Center, 14.74 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Cedars Nursing Care Center, 73.12% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with ADL's usually correlates with successful rehabilitation.
Scores for Portland, ME
- Overall Rating has a grade of A
- Nurse Rating has a grade of A
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-plus
Looking for more options? Portland, Maine has 3 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Northern Light HealthAcute Care Hospitals 2.5 miles away144 State Street Portland Maine 04101Voluntary non-profit - Church(207) 879-3000
- Maine Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 2.54 miles away22 Bramhall St Portland Maine 04102Voluntary non-profit - Private(207) 662-0111
- Spring Harbor HospitalPsychiatric 4.31 miles away123 Andover Road Westbrook Maine 04092Government - Federal(207) 761-2200
- Southern Maine Health CareAcute Care Hospitals 18.56 miles away1 Medical Center Drive Biddeford Maine 04005Voluntary non-profit - Private(207) 283-7000
Nearby Dialysis
- Southern Maine Dialysis Facility2.82 miles away1600b Congress Street Portland Maine 04102CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (207) 774-5985
- Casco Bay Dialysis Facility3.29 miles away1 Chabot Street Westbrook Maine 04092CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (207) 854-9822
- York County Dialysis Center18.32 miles away29 Barra Road Biddeford Maine 04005CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (207) 282-3908