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The Friendly Home

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B
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303 Rhodes Avenue,
Woonsocket RI 02895

(401) 769-7220

95.71% estimated occupancy 1

Located in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, The Friendly Home is one of four available nursing homes in this area. This facility was awarded an overall grade of B, which is favorable rating. This nursing home proved to be one of the better nursing homes in the city. The best part of this facility's impressive profile was its inspection rating. Inspection reports are discussed in the next paragraph

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Audiology

Awards

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Top Nursing Home in Rhode Island Awards 2019

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Top Nursing Home in Rhode Island Awards 2021

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

In addition to being a quality facility overall, this facility excelled in our inspections category, where it received an A. Not many nursing homes performed better in that area. Perhaps the most significant factor we look at in computing our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher scores in this area typically avoided the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. Unfortunately, it does not look like we have information about this nursing home's deficiencies. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

This nursing home is also strong in the category of long-term care, where it was awarded a grade of B+. It performed more favorably than most nursing homes in this area. Nursing homes that receive this kind of grade in this category typically provide consistent around the clock care to make sure patients are kept in good health. On top of assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 98.84792 percent of its patients, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia is often a life threatening illness for nursing home residents so we strongly prefer when a nursing home doesn't leave this to chance. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

This nursing home's next best category was nursing. We awarded it a grade of B- in this category. While this wasn't quite as good as some of its other category grades, this isn't a bad score either. We looked at the qualifications of nurses at the facility, in addition to the quantity of time the nurses spent with residents, in computing our rating in this area. This particular facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. This figure is far below average. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place surprisingly excelled in some of the quality measures we looked at. In fact, it scored well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. Many consider these areas to be reliable measures of the quality of nursing care. In many cases, the quality of nursing care is every bit as important as the number of hours of care offered.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The final category we assessed is short-term care. We awarded this facility a grade of B- in that category. Our short-term care scores are meaningful for patients looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically utilizes more skilled nursing services. This includes a broad spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final measure we considered in this area is the number of residents that who were able to eventually return home from the facility. We found that just 4.7 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

The Friendly Home Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In The Friendly Home, 5.38% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric gauges the percentage of long-term stay patients that suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are an barometer of quality of care.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In The Friendly Home, 2.53% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure indicates the percent of long-term residents which suffered a fall leading to severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be an indicator of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In The Friendly Home, 2.61% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections could be associated with poor hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In The Friendly Home, 19.01% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of residents given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In The Friendly Home, 13.21% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of residents prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In The Friendly Home, 10.82% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients exhibiting signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In The Friendly Home, 98.98% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-minus

In The Friendly Home, 10.26% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and bathing. Some believe that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: C

In The Friendly Home, 10.82% of Residents

This indicates the percent of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In The Friendly Home, 0.47 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In The Friendly Home, 10.82% of Residents Rehospitalized

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

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: C

In The Friendly Home, 16.7% of Patients

This is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In The Friendly Home, 88.87% of Resident

This indicates the percent of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with activities of daily living generally correlates with successful rehabilitation services.

Scores for Woonsocket, RI

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B-minus

Looking for more options? Woonsocket, Rhode Island has 3 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Landmark Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 1.9 miles away115 Cass Avenue Woonsocket Rhode Island 02895Voluntary non-profit - Private(401) 769-4100
  • Milford Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.92 miles away14 Prospect Street Milford Massachusetts 01757Voluntary non-profit - Other(508) 473-1190
  • Our Lady of Fatima HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.09 miles away200 High Service Avenue Providence Rhode Island 02904Proprietary(401) 456-3000
  • The Miriam HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.69 miles away164 Summit Avenue Providence Rhode Island 02906Voluntary non-profit - Private(401) 793-2500
  • Roger Williams Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 12.93 miles away825 Chalkstone Avenue Providence Rhode Island 02908Proprietary(401) 456-2025
  • Sturdy Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.73 miles away211 Park Street Attleboro Massachusetts 02703Voluntary non-profit - Other(508) 222-5200
  • Rhode Island HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.89 miles away593 Eddy Street Providence Rhode Island 02903Voluntary non-profit - Private(401) 444-4000
  • Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode IslandAcute Care Hospitals 14.91 miles away101 Dudley Street Providence Rhode Island 02905Voluntary non-profit - Private(401) 274-1100

Nearby Dialysis

  • Dialysis Center of Woonsocket3.43 miles away2100 Diamond Hill Road Woonsocket Rhode Island 02895CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 23 (401) 765-4995
  • Bio-Medical Applications of Rhode Island5.5 miles away622 George Washington Highway Lincoln Rhode Island 02865Dialysis Stations: 17 (401) 333-4727
  • Fmc Dialysis Services of Blackstone Valley8.57 miles away42 Cape Road Milford Massachusetts 01757CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (508) 634-4331
  • Davita North Providence Renal Center10.65 miles away1635 Mineral Spring Ave. Providence Rhode Island 02904Dialysis Stations: 18 (401) 354-5340
  • Nna - Pawtucket11.97 miles away79 Division Street Pawtucket Rhode Island 02860CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 15 (401) 723-9995
  • Dialysis Center of Pawtucket12.04 miles away201 Armistice Boulevard Pawtucket Rhode Island 02860CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (401) 722-3313
  • Dialysis Center of Johnston12.51 miles away1526 Atwood Avenue Johnston Rhode Island 02919CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (401) 521-0400
  • Nna of Providence12.84 miles away125 Corliss Street Providence Rhode Island 02904CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (401) 521-9300