Durgin Pines

Nursing Home

Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

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Durgin Pines's website

9 Lewis Rd,
Kittery ME 03904

(207) 439-9800

73.2% estimated occupancy ¹

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 impressed enough to rank this nursing home as one of the 50 best nursing homes in Maine. This facility also received consistently good grades in each of the major categories. More information about its category grades is available below.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
Is CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Corporation

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Facility Inspections

To pair with its favorable overall grade, we gave this place an A+ for inspections. Our inspection grades weigh a host of factors included in a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better scores in this category typically have very few of these severe deficiencies. This place received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered severe. This tells you that CMS did not consider any of these deficiencies 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.

Short-term Care Quality

Contributing to its elite resume, this facility also excelled in our short-term care category. In fact, we awarded it a score of A for that area. In the area of short-term care, we endeavor to evaluate indicators of a facility's rehabilitation. We assess the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 6.9 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

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Long-term Care Quality

Turning to our third area, this facility also received a score of B+ for its long-term care rating. This is an above average score in this area. For prospective patients in need of a permanent place to live as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care is an important category. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 93.75 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which happens to be slightly less than we anticipated but still a decent figure. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Nurse Quality

Turning to the next area, this facility also performed admirably in the nursing category. In fact, we gave it a B+ for that area. This finalized a first-rate report card. Our nursing rating analyzes a handful of factors, most of which are based on levels of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures 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 Maine in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as employing a protocol of moving residents more frequently.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Durgin Pines Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Durgin Pines, 5.93% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term residents which suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Durgin Pines, 3.79% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are often the result of poor nursing care. Better nursing care can minimize the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Durgin Pines, 3.3% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic tells you the percent of long-term residents that experienced urinary tract infections. Although a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it can be difficult to compare between facilities due to differing reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Durgin Pines, 20.55% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Durgin Pines, 16.72% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally used to treat patients suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Durgin Pines, 8.37% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term residents who are showing symptoms of depression. Some experts would argue this is a reliable measure of resident quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Durgin Pines, 94.73% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these vaccines indispensable.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Durgin Pines, 14.81% Percentage of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and using the bathroom.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Durgin Pines, 27.47% Percentage of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who maintained mobility.

Hospitalizations

In Durgin Pines, 0.94 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Durgin Pines, 27.47 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Durgin Pines, 14.29 Percentage of Patients

This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Durgin Pines, 74.15% Percentage of Resident

This indicates the percent of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

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