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Gill Odd Fellows Home

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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8 Gill Terrace,
Ludlow VT 05149

(802) 228-4571

75.65% estimated occupancy 1

With an address in Ludlow, Vermont, Gill Odd Fellows Home is the sole nursing home located in the city. We gave this facility an A- overall grade, ranking it in the top fifth of all nursing homes in the country. Based on our ratings, this nursing home is just about as as good as it gets. Scroll down to see this facility's category grades, which are also quite good. It would be hard to poke holes in this facility's profile.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Dentistry
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy

Awards

Best Nursing Home in Vermont badge

Best Nursing Home in Vermont Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

On top of being a top notch facility overall, it also performed well in inspections, where it earned an A. Few facilities performed better in this category. Our inspection grades are based on several items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that receive favorable grades in this area tend to have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. 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. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

On the list of its many elite grades, this facility received first-rate short-term care score. In fact, we gave it a score of A- in this category. Short-term care ratings are based on a facility's quantity of highly-skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This includes a broad scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, not to mention other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 4.8 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

This nursing home is also above average in the area of long-term care, where it was awarded a grade of B+. It outpaced most nursing homes in this area. Nursing homes that excel in this category tend to be well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to residents. After considering the quantity of nursing care, we turned to the facility's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 94.69026 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia tragically can be a deadly health condition for nursing home patients so we like it when a nursing home doesn't leave this to chance. Finally, 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 figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

In the final category we looked at, this nursing home was awarded a very strong grade of B+ in our nursing category. With this score, the facility finished off a very strong profile. When calculating our nursing grades, we assess both nursing hours and the training levels of those nurses. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed certain nursing quality measures in computing our nursing grades. These include minimizing residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We look at these statistics as reliable measures of the caliber of nursing care provided, since better care tends to reduce these problems.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Gill Odd Fellows Home Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Gill Odd Fellows Home, 8.11% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: F

In Gill Odd Fellows Home, 7.96% of Patients had Serious Falls

This gauges the percentage of long-term residents that experienced falls which resulted in major injury. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing ratings.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In Gill Odd Fellows Home, 0.94% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care . UTI's are often caused by a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this metric could also be skewed for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: F

In Gill Odd Fellows Home, 40.37% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Gill Odd Fellows Home, 12.79% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients taking antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In Gill Odd Fellows Home, 16.98% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. High levels of depression may be a sign a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Gill Odd Fellows Home, 97.35% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: F

In Gill Odd Fellows Home, 35.44% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In Gill Odd Fellows Home, 26.62% of Residents

This tells you the percentage of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Gill Odd Fellows Home, 0.38 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In Gill Odd Fellows Home, 26.62% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: F

In Gill Odd Fellows Home, 36.59% of Resident

Measures the percent of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Mt Ascutney HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 16.01 miles away289 County Road Windsor Vermont 05089Voluntary non-profit - Private(802) 674-6711
  • Valley Regional HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 17.59 miles away243 Elm Street Claremont New Hampshire 03743Voluntary non-profit - Private(603) 542-7771
  • Rutland Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 18.87 miles away160 Allen St Rutland Vermont 05701Voluntary non-profit - Private(802) 775-7111

Nearby Dialysis

  • University of Vermont Medical Center Dialysis Rutland18.79 miles away160 Allen Street Rutland Vermont 05701Dialysis Stations: 9 (802) 747-6239