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Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

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Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center's website

Christian Hill Road,
Great Barrington MA 01230

(413) 341-1475

77.73% estimated occupancy 1

With an address in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is one of a mere two available facilities in the city. We gave this facility an overall grade of C. A score of this caliber requires some decent marks. This place seems to have a few things going for it. We were also pleased to discover that this facility received consistently decent grades in each of the major categories. Additional information about its category grades can be found below.

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

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
  • Podiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray
  • Pain Management
  • Optometry
  • Audiology
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: B

One of the reasons this is a decent facility is that it received a favorable inspection score. In this category, we gave this nursing home a B. Inspection grades are tied to pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that score well in this area tend to have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This nursing home was assessed 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be severe. This indicates that the government inspectors didn't consider any of these deficiencies to be an immediate threat to patient health or safety. A few minor deficiencies should not lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

This nursing home's next most favorable category ended up being long-term care. In that category, we awarded this facility a grade of B-. In our long-term care grade, we focus on the quantity of services provided by a nursing home, along with a series of quality datapoints. On top of looking at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. Thankfully, this nursing home provided the vaccine to 99.12791 percent of its residents, which is an above average datapoint. Finally, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

This facility's next most favorable category turned out to be its short-term care grade, where it received a grade of B-. Short-term care grades are based on the facility's quantity of skilled nursing services. This includes a wide range of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Unfortunately, we found that this facility provided fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other facilities. Finally, we assessed the percentage of patients that were able to return home from this facility. We found that 5.8 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was actually well below the national average.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

The last area we analyzed was nursing. This facility was awarded a B- for the area. Our nursing grade includes quite a few data points, many of which are associated with quantities of nurse staffing. This place provides only 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This is a somewhat discouraging figure which is well below the national average. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this nursing home actually excelled in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed. In fact, it scored well when it comes to avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. Many consider these areas to be good measures of the quality of nursing care. In some cases, the quality of nursing care is just as important as the number of hours of care provided.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 6.44% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic indicates the percent of long-term residents that have new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We consider this statistic when determining our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 3.68% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term care residents that sustained a fall resulting in severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be a sign of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 2.42% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely linked to a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this statistic may also be skewed for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 19.05% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are given to patients for many medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 18.65% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric tells you the percent of long-term stay patients that are administered antianxiety drugs. These drugs are commonly prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-minus

In Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 1.93% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who are exhibiting signs of depression. Increased rates of depression could imply a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 91.44% of Patients

This is the percent of patients that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 15.15% Percentage of Patients

This is the percent of residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could indicate deterioration of a resident's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: C

In Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 17.66% Percentage of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that were able to retain mobility. Many argue that mobility is important for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A

In Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 1.44 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 17.66 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

In Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 10.93 Percentage of Patients

This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to gauge short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-minus

In Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 71.35% Percentage of Resident

This indicates the percentage of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Fairview HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 1.5 miles away29 Lewis Avenue Great Barrington Massachusetts 01230Voluntary non-profit - Private(413) 528-0790
  • Berkshire Medical Center Inc - 1Acute Care Hospitals 18.28 miles away725 North Street Pittsfield Massachusetts 01201Voluntary non-profit - Other(413) 447-2000

Nearby Dialysis

  • South Berkshire County Dialysis Center1.23 miles away10 Maple Avenue, Suite 200 Great Barrington Massachusetts 01230Dialysis Stations: 7 (413) 854-9910
  • Berkshire Medical Center17.78 miles awayDialysis Unit 8 Conte Drive Pittsfield Massachusetts 01201CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (413) 447-3066
  • Columbia Greene Dialysis Centers17.82 miles away2 Sherman Potts Dr Ghent New York 12075Dialysis Stations: 25 (518) 828-0717