Clover Manor
440 Minot Ave, Auburn ME 04210 · (207) 784-3573 · 93.57% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Clover Manor is an average-sized facility located in Auburn, Maine. It looks like this nursing home is one of the best nursing homes we looked at. Receiving an A+ in our rating system requires superb marks across the board. In fact, we ranked this nursing home in the top ten percent of all nursing homes in the country. We also gave this facility strong scores in all of our categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 109 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Short-term Care Quality
In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this facility also received A+ short-term care grade. Our short-term care grades are based on the facility's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a vast spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, not to mention other forms of therapy. When we assessed this facility's nursing hours, we found it offered more care from registered nurses than most nursing homes. Finally, we looked at the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that it outperformed the vast majority of nursing homes in the nation with 68.9 percent of its patients returning home. This is a substantially better rate than most facilities.
Facility Inspections
This nursing home also received an A+ inspection grade, making it one of the few nursing homes to receive multiple A+'s in our categories. Our inspection ratings are based on several datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspections. Places that score well in this area typically have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. While this nursing home had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G through L. This means that CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
Adding to its impressive resume, this nursing home also excelled in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A for that category. Nursing scores are largely associated with a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided 4.2 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. This was one of the higher figures we found. Furthermore, a significant percentage of this care was provided by registered nurses, which are highly skilled nurses. On top of offering impressive levels of nursing care, this facility also excelled in several of the quality measures we assessed. With under five percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, it fared as well as any facility Maine in this category. This is generally a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls. Many pressure ulcers could be avoided by offering better nursing care and having a protocol of turning patients more frequently.
Long-term Care Quality
In the final category we looked at, this nursing home was given a very favorable grade of A in our long-term care category. With this score, the nursing home rounded out a straight A profile. Nursing homes that do well in this category typically provide patients with closer supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. In addition to patient-friendly nursing hour statistics, this facility's vaccination statistics is top notch also. Indeed, this facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Clover Manor Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term care patients that developed new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We consider this statistic when determining our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term patients which had a fall resulting in major injury. We use this statistic in computing our nursing ratings.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This statistic measures the percent of long-term patients that have experienced a urinary tract infection. While more of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it is difficult to compare different facilities due to facilities having reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric measures the percent of long-term patients which are administered antianxiety drugs. These medications are prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percentage of patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and taking a bath. Many in the industry would argue this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This indicates the percentage of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric tracks the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This metric measures the percentage of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better