Durgin Pines is the sole option we found in Kittery, Maine. This nursing home turns out to be a grade A facility, which is a high-end rating. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it as one of the 25 best nursing homes in Maine. This also turned out to be a very consistent nursing home with consistently strong scores in all four of the major categories we assessed. Additional information about these categories is available below.
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Durgin Pines
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
One of the many reasons this turned out to be a quality nursing home is that it received an A+ inspection grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this critical category. Inspection grades are tied to datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that score well in this area tend to have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. Although this facility had a few deficiencies on its report, none of them were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was awarded a first-rate short-term care grade. In fact, this ended up being this nursing home's second best category score. In that category, we gave this facility a grade of A. Our short-term care grades are likely most meaningful for those in need of a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually requires higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes not just nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the number of patients who eventually returned home from this nursing home. We found that 5.6 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
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Nurse Quality
Adding to its strong resume, this facility also received an excellent nursing score, with a grade of A-. Our nursing grade is largely tied to a nursing home's nurse staffing. This facility provided 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 nursing home 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 typically be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Long-term Care Quality
In our last area, this nursing home also received a very strong long-term care rating, with an A-. This completed a very impressive report card. Facilities that receive this kind of score in this category tend to provide consistent 24/7 care to ensure residents are well cared for. One of the data points we considered in addition to nursing hours is vaccinations. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 93.36493 percent of its patients. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations 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.
Durgin Pines Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Durgin Pines, 4.35% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of patients staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Durgin Pines, 7.58% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric gauges the percent of long-term residents who have suffered falls which caused major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be a sign of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Durgin Pines, 0% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who suffered from UTI's. While a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it is difficult to compare between nursing homes due to nursing homes having inconsistent reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Durgin Pines, 4.27% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs are used for treating a variety of medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Durgin Pines, 14.47% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Durgin Pines, 6% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who are demonstrating signs of depression. Many would argue that this is a reasonable measure of patient quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Durgin Pines, 95.83% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home patients, making these vaccines critical to patient well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Durgin Pines, 10.76% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and continence. Some would argue that this is a measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Durgin Pines, 14.05% of Residents
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who were able to retain mobility. Many in the industry would argue that mobility is critical to patients physical and mental well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Durgin Pines, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is critical to the physical health of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Durgin Pines, 14.05% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Durgin Pines, 13.06% of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Durgin Pines, 70.92% of Resident
This is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many believe this is a measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- York HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.47 miles away15 Hospital Drive York Maine 03909Voluntary non-profit - Private(207) 363-4321
- Portsmouth Regional HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.48 miles away333 Borthwick Ave Portsmouth New Hampshire 03801Proprietary(603) 436-5110
- Wentworth-Douglass HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.25 miles away789 Central Ave Dover New Hampshire 03820Voluntary non-profit - Private(603) 740-2580
- Exeter Hospital IncAcute Care Hospitals 14.76 miles away5 Alumni Drive Exeter New Hampshire 03833Voluntary non-profit - Private(603) 778-7311
- Frisbie Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.39 miles away11 Whitehall Road Rochester New Hampshire 03867Voluntary non-profit - Private(603) 332-5211
Nearby Dialysis
- Seacoast Dialysis Center5.79 miles away155 Borthwick Ave Suite 100 Portsmouth New Hampshire 03801Dialysis Stations: 18 (603) 436-4567
- Fresenius Medical Care of Cocheco River11.45 miles away343 Sixth Street Dover New Hampshire 03820Dialysis Stations: 13 (603) 742-9765
- Fmc Dialysis Services of Exeter14.53 miles away1 Hampton Road, Suite 109 Exeter New Hampshire 03833Dialysis Stations: 13 (603) 777-9931