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Elizabeth Seton

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Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: A-plus
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Elizabeth Seton's website

125 Oakland Street,
Wellesley Hills MA 02481

(781) 997-1100

79.88% estimated occupancy 1

Elizabeth Seton is an average-sized non-profit nursing home located in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. With an overall grade of A+, this nursing home is ranked among the most elite facilities we looked at. In fact, we ranked this nursing home number 191 in the nation. This puts it in the top two percentile of all facilities. One of the best aspects of this facility's stellar profile is its long-term care grade. We discuss long-term care in the next paragraph.

Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Meal Delivery
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management

Awards

Top Nursing Home in Massachusetts badge

Top Nursing Home in Massachusetts Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)
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Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-plus

We also found that this facility excelled in our long-term care rating. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. When facilities receive a grade in this range in long-term care it generally means it has plenty of staff and is a quality place to reside on a permanent basis. Once we assessed the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is significantly higher than most nursing homes. Lastly, this nursing home 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.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

Adding to an already impressive profile, this facility also received virtually flawless health inspections in recent years. As a result, we awarded it an A+ inspection grade. Inspection grades are tied to several items found on the a nursing home's government 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 endangerment of patients. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that we have information on deficiency's for this nursing home. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A-plus

In addition, this facility received high marks in the area of nursing. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A+. In calculating our nursing grades, we factor in both nursing hours and the training levels of those nurses. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

Turning to the final area, this facility also excelled in the short-term care category. In fact, we gave it an A for that category. This wrapped up truly elite report card. In the category of short-term care, we attempt to evaluate measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We assess the facility's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last metric we considered in this area is the percentage of residents who returned home from the nursing home. We found that 6.1 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Sep 22

Elizabeth Seton Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A

In Elizabeth Seton, 6.44% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric gauges the percentage of long-term patients that are suffering from pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are a reliable indicator of nursing care quality.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Elizabeth Seton, 3.68% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term care residents which have sustained falls leading to severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in calculating nursing grades.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In Elizabeth Seton, 2.42% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care. Closer supervision minimizes the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Note that this datapoint is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Elizabeth Seton, 19.05% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term care residents receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Elizabeth Seton, 18.65% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term patients that are given antianxiety drugs. These medications are generally prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Elizabeth Seton, 1.93% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents demonstrating depressive symptoms. Some believe that this is a reliable measure of resident quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Elizabeth Seton, 91.44% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In Elizabeth Seton, 15.15% Percentage of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of decline of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: D

In Elizabeth Seton, 17.66% Percentage of Residents

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that maintained mobility. Many argue that the ability to move around is important for residents' mental and physical health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Elizabeth Seton, 1.44 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A

In Elizabeth Seton, 17.66 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-plus

In Elizabeth Seton, 10.93 Percentage of Patients

This metric measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to gauge patient care during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-minus

In Elizabeth Seton, 71.35% Percentage of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of independence with ADL's usually correlates with better rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Newton-Wellesley HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.8 miles away2014 Washington Street Newton Lower Falls Massachusetts 02462Voluntary non-profit - Other(617) 243-6000
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - NeedhamAcute Care Hospitals 2.53 miles away148 Chestnut Street Needham Heights Massachusetts 02494Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 453-3002
  • St Elizabeth's Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.45 miles away736 Cambridge Street Brighton Massachusetts 02135Proprietary(617) 789-3000
  • Brigham and Women's Faulkner HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.81 miles away1153 Centre Street Jamaica Plain Massachusetts 02130Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 983-7000
  • Westwood Pembroke Health SystemsPsychiatric 7.28 miles away45 Clapboardtree Street Westwood Massachusetts 02090Proprietary(617) 762-7764
  • Mount Auburn HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.99 miles away330 Mount Auburn Street Cambridge Massachusetts 02138Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 492-3500
  • Brigham and Women's HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.04 miles away75 Francis Street Boston Massachusetts 02115Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 732-5500
  • Metrowest Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.17 miles away115 Lincoln Street Framingham Massachusetts 01701Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 383-1000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Wellesley Dialysis0.99 miles away195 Worcester Street Lower Level Wellesley Hills Massachusetts 02481Dialysis Stations: 18 (781) 431-1414
  • Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center of Boston5.68 miles awayDialysis Unit - Ccp 7 736 Cambridge Street Brighton Massachusetts 02135Dialysis Stations: 17 (617) 789-2592
  • The Dialysis Center at Waltham5.84 miles away135 Beaver Street, Suite 111 Waltham Massachusetts 02452Dialysis Stations: 14 (781) 642-0331
  • Davita Brookline Dialysis7.38 miles away322 Washington Street Brookline Massachusetts 02445CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (617) 734-7794
  • Dci Brigham/Faulkner7.41 miles awayDci Brigham/Faulkner 1153 Centre Street, Belkin House Jamaica Plain Massachusetts 02130CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (617) 983-4470
  • Westwood Dialysis Center (Bma Westwood)7.65 miles away90 Glacier Drive Westwood Massachusetts 02090CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (781) 326-9985
  • Davita Northeast Cambridge Dialysis7.87 miles away799 Concord Avenue Cambridge Massachusetts 02138CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (617) 547-7700
  • Kidney Center8.1 miles away888 Commonwealth Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02215CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (617) 739-3000