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Centers for Living and Rehab

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

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160 Hospital Drive,
Bennington VT 05201

84% estimated occupancy 1

Centers for Living and Rehab is a nursing home in Bennington, Vermont, a city with a population of 14,851 people. This facility appears to be among the more impressive nursing homes we looked at. A grade of this caliber requires very strong marks across the board. In fact, we ranked this nursing home in the top quarter of all nursing homes in the country. Keep reading to see this facility's category ratings, which are also quite good. It is hard to poke holes in this nursing home's profile.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Partnership
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy

Awards

Best Nursing Home in Vermont badge

Best Nursing Home in Vermont Awards 2019

Best Nursing Home in Vermont badge

Best Nursing Home in Vermont Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in Bennington, Vermont badge

Best Nursing Home in Bennington, Vermont Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in Vermont badge

Best Nursing Home in Vermont Awards 2021

Best Nursing Home in Bennington, Vermont badge

Best Nursing Home in Bennington, Vermont Awards 2021

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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

In addition to earning a great overall grade, this nursing home excelled in our shot-term care category. In fact, we gave it an A for that category. Our short-term care grades are critical for patients in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually utilizes additional skilled nursing. This means a vast spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the percentage of residents who were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 6 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

Turning to inspections, this facility excelled in that area, which is based on the nursing home's inspections. In fact, we awarded it an A- for that category. Our inspection scores are based on many pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that excel in this category typically have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. While this nursing home had some deficiencies on its 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.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

The third category we analyzed was long-term care. Contributing to its strong resume, this facility also excelled in that category. In fact, we awarded it a of A- in the category. Nursing homes that do well in this category typically provide residents with closer supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. After assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 94.78528 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is better than the average nursing home. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

The last area we graded was nursing, where this nursing home was awarded a B+. This completed a very favorable report card. Only a select few nursing homes received a B+ or higher in all four categories. The nursing score weighs numerous data points. The most heavily weighted one is the amount of time nurses spent with residents. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Centers for Living and Rehab Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In Centers for Living and Rehab, 13.25% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Centers for Living and Rehab, 2.45% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of residents that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Falls are often caused by poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In Centers for Living and Rehab, 0.94% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely the result of facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Closer supervision reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Keep in mind that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In Centers for Living and Rehab, 18.44% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to residents for a variety of conditions, such as dementia. Sadly, in some situations, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B

In Centers for Living and Rehab, 19.94% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic measures the percent of long-term residents receiving antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In Centers for Living and Rehab, 8.68% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents showing depressive symptoms. High rates of depression may be an indicator worse patient care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Centers for Living and Rehab, 96.28% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In Centers for Living and Rehab, 16.18% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and eating.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In Centers for Living and Rehab, 19.05% of Residents

This metric tracks the percentage of long-term patients who were able to retain mobility. Many in the industry would argue that mobility is critical to patients mental and physical well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B

In Centers for Living and Rehab, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Centers for Living and Rehab, 19.05% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: F

In Centers for Living and Rehab, 23.33% of Patients

This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the overall quality of care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-plus

In Centers for Living and Rehab, 82.9% of Resident

This datapoint measures the percentage of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some experts would argue this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.

Scores for Bennington, VT

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus

Looking for more options? Bennington, Vermont has 3 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Southwestern Vermont Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.24 miles away100 Hospital Drive Bennington Vermont 05201Voluntary non-profit - Private(802) 442-6361

Nearby Dialysis

  • Southwestern Vermont Renal Center0.09 miles awaySvmc 100 Hospital Drive Bennington Vermont 05201Dialysis Stations: 9 (802) 440-6020
  • North Adams Renal Dialysis Suite of Bmc12.77 miles away71 Hospital Avenue North Adams Massachusetts 01247Dialysis Stations: 13 (413) 664-5100