Country Center for Health & Rehabilitation is an average-sized nursing home located in Newburyport, Massachusetts. It looks like this nursing home is among the highest-rated nursing homes we assessed. In fact, it was given the very best score. Indeed, we were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it as the best nursing home in Newburyport. If you look below, you will see this nursing home's category ratings, which are just as strong as its overall grade.
Country Center for Health & Rehabilitation
- Nursing Home
Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- 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
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
One of the many reasons this turned out to be a quality nursing home is that it earned an A+ inspection grade. This is as good as it gets in this very important category. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining our inspection ratings. One of those factors is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these can be quite insignificant. While this facility had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as categories G through L. This tells you that CMS didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received an A+ for its nursing grade. Our nursing category includes many subcategories, most of which are tied to nursing hours. 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 facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
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Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also received a high-end short-term care grade. In fact, this ended up being this facility's third strongest category score. In that category, we gave this facility a grade of A. Our short-term care grade is commonly employed to assess a nursing home's rehabilitation services To have highly graded rehabilitation services, facilities generally must feature better levels of highly skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, respiratory therapists and other highly trained professionals. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 6.5 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
In our last category, this facility also received an impressive long-term care grade, with an A-. This finished off a rare straight A profile. Nursing homes that receive this type of grade in long-term care typically provide consistent around the clock care to ensure residents are kept in good health. After considering the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 96.938774 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients healthy. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 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
In Country Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 6.44% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Country Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 3.62% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients which have suffered a fall which caused severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be an indication of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Country Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 2.45% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely linked to poor nursing care. However, this statistic can be skewed for some facilities due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Country Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 18.96% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. These medications may be used for treating a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Country Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 18.8% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally prescribed to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Country Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 1.95% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Country Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 91.63% of Patients
This is the percent of residents that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Country Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 15.18% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Country Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 19.01% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percent of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Country Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 1.24 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Country Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 19.01 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Country Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 10.9 Percentage of Patients
This metric tracks the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to assess patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Country Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 71.03% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint measures the percentage of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements.
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