Country Center for Health & Rehabilitation is an average-sized nursing home located in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Sporting an overall grade of B, this facility is a very good option. This facility definitely has plenty working in its favor. Lastly, this facility had an ownership change in the last year, so we will need to make sure it keeps up its high scores under new ownership.
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Country Center for Health & Rehabilitation
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
Grade: B
See Rating Overview Please note our records indicate that Country Center for Health & Rehabilitation has changed ownership recently and while our data on this page is up-to-date there is a chance that the quality of this facility may change under new management.
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
Grade: A
One of the reasons this turned out to be a strong nursing home is that it received a very impressive inspection grade. In fact, inspections is its best category. In that area, we gave this facility an A. Our inspection ratings account for several factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with better grades in this area tend to have very few of these severe deficiencies. Although this nursing home had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in the industry.
Short-term Care Quality
Grade: B-plus
This nursing home was awarded an impressive short-term care score as well. We awarded it one of our higher grades in that category with a grade of B+. In our short-term care score, we seek to create a meaningful barometer for rehabilitation services. In this process, we assess a facility's scope of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Unfortunately, it does not appear that this facility submitted data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Finally, we assessed the number of residents who returned home from this nursing home. We found that 5.9 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
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Nurse Quality
Grade: B
This facility received a very good nursing grade this year as well. It received one of our better scores in that category with a grade of B. In determining our nursing grades, we look at both staffing levels and the levels of licensure of the nurses. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility Massachusetts in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by having a protocol of turning patients even once per day.
Long-term Care Quality
Grade: C
The next category we rated is long-term care. In that category, we awarded this facility a grade of C. In a long-term care setting, the primary goal is to keep patients as healthy and safe as possible. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate residents. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination record. We were optimistic to learn that this nursing home vaccinated 97.76358 percent of its residents for pneumonia. This place keeps its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Country Center for Health & Rehabilitation Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: B-plus
In Country Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 5.8% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric is is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents which suffered from pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are a solid measure of nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: C
In Country Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 5.11% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are routinely the result of lower levels of patient supervision. Additional nurse staffing can limit the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: B
In Country Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 1.36% of Patients had UTIs
This gauges the percentage of long-term care residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. While a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it is difficult to compare between nursing homes due to nursing homes having differing reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: A
In Country Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 7.21% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These medications are sometimes used for treating a variety of conditions, including cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: B-plus
In Country Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 16.92% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure tells you the percent of long-term care residents who were administered antianxiety drugs. These drugs are typically given to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: C
In Country Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 8.09% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: B
In Country Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 97.14% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home patients, making these vaccines critical to patient health.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: B-minus
In Country Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 16.17% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and continence. Some experts believe this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: B-plus
In Country Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 17.16% of Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
Grade: A-plus
In Country Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: B-minus
In Country Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 17.16% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Grade: B-minus
In Country Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 12.83% of Patients
This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to gauge patient care during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Grade: B-minus
In Country Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 74.1% of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Anna Jaques HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.38 miles away25 Highland Avenue Newburyport Massachusetts 01950Voluntary non-profit - Private(978) 463-1000
- Exeter Hospital IncAcute Care Hospitals 11.86 miles away5 Alumni Drive Exeter New Hampshire 03833Voluntary non-profit - Private(603) 778-7311
- Holy Family HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.1 miles away70 East Street Methuen Massachusetts 01844Proprietary(978) 687-0156
- Beverly Hospital CorporationAcute Care Hospitals 17.39 miles away85 Herrick Street Beverly Massachusetts 01915Voluntary non-profit - Private(978) 922-3000
- Portsmouth Regional HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.35 miles away333 Borthwick Ave Portsmouth New Hampshire 03801Proprietary(603) 436-5110
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc of Newburyport0.84 miles away260 Merrimac Street Towle Building Newburyport Massachusetts 01950CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 13 (978) 465-7030
- Fmc Dialysis Services of Exeter11.32 miles away1 Hampton Road, Suite 109 Exeter New Hampshire 03833Dialysis Stations: 13 (603) 777-9931
- Fresenius Medical Care of Methuen12.51 miles away421 Merrimack Street Methuen Massachusetts 01844Dialysis Stations: 21 (978) 975-3117
- Fresenius Medical Care Merrimack Valley14.01 miles away100 Milk Street Methuen Massachusetts 01844CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (978) 686-9900
- Davita North Andover Renal at Home14.12 miles away201 Sutton Street North Andover Massachusetts 01845CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (978) 975-1119
- North Shore Regional Dialysis Center16.93 miles away133 Brimbal Ave Unit E Beverly Massachusetts 01915CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (978) 921-2052
- Bio-Medical Applications of New Hampshire Inc17.7 miles away19 Keewadin Drive Suite 1 Salem New Hampshire 03079Dialysis Stations: 1 (603) 870-0969
- Versailles Dialysis LLC17.83 miles away18 Pelham Road Salem New Hampshire 03079Dialysis Stations: 10 (603) 870-9487
