Elm Wood Center at Claremont is in Claremont, New Hampshire. This city has a population of 14,103 people. This nursing home is a middle of the pack facility, with an overall grade of B-. You can definitely do worse than this facility. One of the best aspects of this facility's profile is its stellar inspection reports, which you can find in the next section.
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Elm Wood Center at Claremont
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Colostomy Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
To pair with its decent overall grade, we gave this facility a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. This score is far better than the facility's overall rating. Perhaps the most significant factor we consider in computing our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Facilities with better grades in this category most likely dodged the most severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received a strong grade in our nursing category. We awarded this nursing home an above average grade of B+ in this area. Our nursing score is mostly based on the facility's level of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as having a protocol of turning a resident more often.
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Short-term Care Quality
The next highest area we gave this facility in any area came in the area of short-term care, where we awarded it a grade of C. With our short-term care category, we attempt to forge a meaningful measure for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we analyze a facility's levels of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final datapoint we looked at in this area is the number of residents who ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that just 5.3 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
Switching gears to our final category, we awarded this nursing home a D in the area of long-term care. This was the facility's weakest category grade. Unfortunately, this grade hurt the facility's overall profile a bit. Nursing homes that receive this kind of grade in this category may not provide the kind of consistent 24/7 care that some other nursing homes offer. After looking at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination record. We were concerned by the fact that this facility vaccinated a relatively low 79.09091 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Surprisingly, this facility was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility had fewer hospitalizations than most nursing homes. This is its best feature in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Elm Wood Center at Claremont Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Elm Wood Center at Claremont, 6.48% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage resulting from remaining in the same position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Elm Wood Center at Claremont, 5.13% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Major falls are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Elm Wood Center at Claremont, 2.56% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of long-term stay residents who suffered from urinary tract infections. Although more of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it can be difficult to compare between nursing homes due to differing reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Elm Wood Center at Claremont, 16.15% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term patients that were prescribed antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior in situations where such medications aren't medically required. However, some nursing homes need to rely more on these drugs due to having more patients with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Elm Wood Center at Claremont, 14.9% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients taking antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Elm Wood Center at Claremont, 6.23% of Patients
This is the percent of residents who are demonstrating signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Elm Wood Center at Claremont, 94.94% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term stay residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Elm Wood Center at Claremont, 18.44% Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and continence.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Elm Wood Center at Claremont, 18.81% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percent of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Elm Wood Center at Claremont, 1.55 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Elm Wood Center at Claremont, 18.81 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Elm Wood Center at Claremont, 13.79 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Elm Wood Center at Claremont, 81.87% Percentage of Resident
Measures the percentage of short-term residents who saw functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Valley Regional HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0.47 miles away243 Elm Street Claremont New Hampshire 03743Voluntary non-profit - Private(603) 542-7771
- Mt Ascutney HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 7.36 miles away289 County Road Windsor Vermont 05089Voluntary non-profit - Private(802) 674-6711
- New London HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 16.87 miles away273 County Road New London New Hampshire 03257Voluntary non-profit - Private(603) 526-2911
- Alice Peck Day Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 17.87 miles away10 Alice Peck Day Drive Lebanon New Hampshire 03766Voluntary non-profit - Private(603) 448-3121
Nearby Dialysis
- Fresenius Medical Care of Lebanon19.48 miles away56 Etna Road Lebanon New Hampshire 03766CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (603) 448-5550