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The Friendly Home

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  • Memory Care

Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

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

(401) 769-7220

94.52% estimated occupancy 1

Located in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, The Friendly Home is one of a mere two available facilities in this area. This facility was given an overall grade of B, which is favorable grade. Based on our assessment, this nursing home has quite a bit going for it. 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. For prospective patients seeking a permanent place to live as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care grades are an important measure. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 82.78302 percent of its patients, which is slightly below what we expected. Although its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we had hoped, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

This facility received a very good nursing grade this year as well. It received one of our better scores in that category with a grade of B. The nursing rating includes several factors. The most important factor is the number of hours nurses spend with residents. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The next category we analyzed was short-term care. For this category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B-. In the area of short-term care, we endeavor to qualify indicators of a facility's rehabilitation services. We assess a nursing home's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 5 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most facilities, closer to half of their residents are able to return home so this figure is below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

The Friendly Home Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In The Friendly Home, 6.07% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In The Friendly Home, 4.25% of Patients had Serious Falls

This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who sustained falls leading to severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indicator of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In The Friendly Home, 2.18% of Patients had UTIs

This metric gauges the percentage of long-term stay patients that have had a UTI. UTI's could be an indication of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this metric can also be misleading for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In The Friendly Home, 19.05% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to residents for a variety of medical conditions, including cognitive disorders. Sadly, in some cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In The Friendly Home, 13.98% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of residents who were given antianxiety drugs. These medications are typically given to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In The Friendly Home, 8.89% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents who are exhibiting symptoms of depression. Higher levels of depression could indicate a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In The Friendly Home, 91.39% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home patients, making these vaccines indispensable.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In The Friendly Home, 9.12% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and taking a bath.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In The Friendly Home, 12.5% of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that were able to retain mobility. Many argue that mobility is vital to patients health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In The Friendly Home, 0.34 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In The Friendly Home, 12.5% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: D

In The Friendly Home, 18.48% of Patients

This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to gauge the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-minus

In The Friendly Home, 84.22% of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

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