Gloucester Healthcare

Nursing Home

Updated Jan 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

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272 Washington Street,
Gloucester MA 01930

(978) 281-0333

46.03% estimated occupancy ¹

Gloucester Healthcare is an average-sized nursing home located in Gloucester, Massachusetts. We awarded this nursing home an A- overall grade, ranking it in the top third of all nursing homes in the country. We can't find many bad things to say about this facility. Its ratings are just impeccable. The best aspect of this facility's impressive profile was its inspection rating. We discuss inspections in the next section

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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

Specialized Services

Speech Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Mental Health
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling

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Facility Inspections

To go along with a strong overall score, we awarded this facility an A for our inspections rating. Our inspection scores are based on many pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that receive favorable grades in this category tend to have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. While this place had a few deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

We also would like to note the fact that this facility was given a superb score of A- in our long-term care area. When facilities receive a grade in this range in long-term care it typically means it has plenty of staff and is a quality place to reside on a permanent basis. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 99.39394 percent of its patients, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia is often a dangerous illness for nursing home patients so we strongly prefer when a nursing home doesn't leave its residents vulnerable. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

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Short-term Care Quality

Turning the page to our third area, we awarded this nursing home a score of A- for our short-term care rating. This is a first-rate rating. In the area of short-term care, we try to assess indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We look at a facility's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that this facility submitted information on registered nurse or physical therapist staffing. The final measure we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents that ultimately were able to return home from the facility. We found that 6.2 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

Nurse Quality

The last area we graded is nursing. This nursing home received a favorable nursing score in our assessment, with a grade of B-. Although this wasn't nearly as impressive as several of its other scores, this remains an acceptable rating for that category. Our nursing grade analyzes a handful of factors, however, the main consideration is the level of nurse hours spent with patients. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Lastly, despite not having the highest total nursing hours, this facility performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is typically a reliable indicator that a nursing home has sufficient quality controls in place.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Gloucester Healthcare Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Gloucester Healthcare, 6.61% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Gloucester Healthcare, 3.77% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure tells you the percentage of long-term residents who experienced a fall which resulted in severe injury. We use this statistic in determining our nursing scores.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Gloucester Healthcare, 2.05% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of nursing care . UTI's are routinely linked to a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this datapoint can be misleading for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Gloucester Healthcare, 19.24% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of long-term care residents taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Gloucester Healthcare, 18.54% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric indicates the percentage of long-term care patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are given to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Gloucester Healthcare, 2.48% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients exhibiting depressive symptoms. Higher levels of depression could be a sign a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Gloucester Healthcare, 91.39% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient care.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Gloucester Healthcare, 16.21% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and continence.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Gloucester Healthcare, 15.75% Percentage of Residents

This is the percentage of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

In Gloucester Healthcare, 1.68 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is key to preserving the physical health of residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Gloucester Healthcare, 15.75 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

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

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Gloucester Healthcare, 11.2 Percentage of Patients

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Gloucester Healthcare, 71.52% Percentage of Resident

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

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Nearby Dialysis

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