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Christopher House

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: A
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10 Mary Scano Drive,
Worcester MA 01605

(508) 754-3800

90.38% estimated occupancy 1

Christopher House is a facility located in Worcester, Massachusetts, a city with 181,315 people. With an overall score of A, this is undoubtedly a phenomenal facility. As a matter of fact, this is better than many of the nursing homes in Worcester, which boasts a good selection of facilities. As you can see below, this facility performed equally well in our category scores. In fact, we gave it straight A's!

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Meal Delivery
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Mental Health
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Colostomy Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this facility also received an excellent short-term care score, with a grade of A. Short-term care ratings are based on the facility's quantity of skilled nursing services. This includes a vast scope of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, in addition to other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last metric we considered in this area is the percentage of residents that eventually returned home from the nursing home. We found that 6.5 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A

In addition, this facility also received a nearly flawless government inspection report. As a result, it earned one of our highest grades in that area with an A. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating these inspection scores. One critical factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies can be relatively insignificant. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

This facility also was given a strong long-term care grade. In fact, this turned out to be its third strongest category grade. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of A-. Facilities that receive this kind of grade in this category typically provide consistent 24/7 care to ensure patients are well cared for. After considering the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 93.6345 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is somewhat lower than we anticipated but still a decent figure. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A-minus

Turning to the final area, this nursing home was given a strong nursing rating. We gave it a grade of A- in this area, resulting in this facility receiving straight A's. When computing our nursing grades, we weigh both nursing hours and the levels of licensure of the nurses. This nursing home provides 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 better than average in this area. This is often a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can generally 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

Christopher House Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: C

In Christopher House, 10.06% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B

In Christopher House, 3.08% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are routinely the result of lower levels of patient supervision. Better nursing care can reduce the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In Christopher House, 3.22% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with poor hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B

In Christopher House, 13.99% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure tells you the percent of long-term residents receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A

In Christopher House, 10.7% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of residents who were given antianxiety medications. These drugs are given to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-minus

In Christopher House, 4.19% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients showing symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Christopher House, 95.06% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Christopher House, 11.94% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and bathing.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In Christopher House, 17.13% of Residents

This tells you the percentage of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Christopher House, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is critical to the physical health of nursing home residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Christopher House, 17.13% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-minus

In Christopher House, 14.25% of Patients

This is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: C

In Christopher House, 71.73% of Resident

This is the percent of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Scores for Worcester, MA

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

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