Grand Islander Center is a large nursing home located in Middletown, Rhode Island. With an overall rating of B-, this is likely a middle of the pack nursing home. Based on our analysis, this nursing home ought to meet the needs of many people. One of the better aspects of this nursing home's report card is its impressive short-term care score, which you can find in the next section.
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Grand Islander Center
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Colostomy Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
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Short-term Care Quality
This facility excelled in our short-term care category, with an impressive grade of A+ in this category. In the category of short-term care, we endeavor to evaluate measures of a facility's rehabilitation. We look at the facility's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, according to the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last metric we considered in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We found that 6.7 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.
Nurse Quality
This facility also excelled in nursing, where it earned an B+. Few places performed better in this area. Nursing grades are based in large part on quality and quantity of nursing care. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
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Long-term Care Quality
The next category we assessed was long-term care. In that area, we gave this nursing home a B. It actually outperformed most nursing homes in this area. Facilities that receive this kind of grade in this category tend to provide consistent around the clock care to ensure patients are kept in good health. Once we assessed the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 87.96791 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is slightly below what we anticipated but still a decent percentage. While its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we like to see, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Facility Inspections
Moving on our final category of inspections, we gave this nursing home a score of D. This turned out to be this facility's worst grade and it really hurt its overall grade. Our inspection grade is based on the nursing home's inspections. Since the data is collected by government inspectors, we weight it heavily in overall grade. Inspection scores weigh a host of factors found on a facility's inspection report. You should be more cautious when considering a facility with severe deficiencies on a recent inspection report. This particular nursing home was assessed 2 deficiencies by CMS. The only positive thing we can say is that none of the deficiencies were in the categories that indicate they created a threat to resident health or safety. Finally, we would like to point out that this nursing home was assessed significant government fines in recent years of over $100,000. This usually signifies that a facility's bad track record has been an issue for multiple years.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Grand Islander Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Grand Islander Center, 6.97% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who have new or worsened pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Grand Islander Center, 4.55% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients that had falls which resulted in serious injury. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing scores.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Grand Islander Center, 3.36% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely the result of facilities with lower levels of hygiene. More frequent bathing can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Keep in mind that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Grand Islander Center, 16.85% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure gauges the percentage of long-term patients which are administered antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior in situations where such drugs are not medically required. However, some nursing homes may need to rely on these medications due to an increased number of patients suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Grand Islander Center, 10.43% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Grand Islander Center, 17.23% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients showing symptoms of depression. High rates of depression may imply a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Grand Islander Center, 92.5% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines important for resident well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Grand Islander Center, 16.23% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Grand Islander Center, 15.63% of Residents
This tells you the percent of patients who maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Grand Islander Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is important to the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Grand Islander Center, 15.63% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Grand Islander Center, 16.15% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Grand Islander Center, 87.99% of Resident
This metric measures the percentage of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some believe that this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Newport HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.18 miles away11 Friendship Street Newport Rhode Island 02840Voluntary non-profit - Private(401) 846-6400
- South County Hospital IncAcute Care Hospitals 12 miles away100 Kenyon Ave Wakefield Rhode Island 02879Voluntary non-profit - Private(401) 782-8020
- Saint Anne's HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.62 miles away795 Middle Street Fall River Massachusetts 02721Proprietary(508) 674-5600
- Southcoast Hospital Group, IncAcute Care Hospitals 16.11 miles away363 Highland Avenue Fall River Massachusetts 02720Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 679-3131
- Kent County Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.78 miles away455 Toll Gate Rd Warwick Rhode Island 02886Proprietary(401) 737-7010
Nearby Dialysis
- Wakefield Dialysis Center12.13 miles away10 High Street Suite C Wakefield Rhode Island 02879CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (401) 792-3450
- Dialysis Center of Tiverton12.98 miles away22 Hurst Lane Tiverton Rhode Island 02878Dialysis Stations: 21 (401) 624-4403
- Fresenius Medical Care of Warwick16.24 miles away2814 Post Road Warwick Rhode Island 02886CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (401) 738-4050
- Dialysis Center of West Warwick16.8 miles away1775 Bald Hill Road Warwick Rhode Island 02886CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 34 (401) 823-8420
- Fall River Kidney Center LLC17.31 miles away48 Weaver Street Fall River Massachusetts 02720CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 41 (508) 677-4911
- Davita New Bedford Dialysis17.91 miles away237-B State Road North Dartmouth Massachusetts 02747CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (508) 992-0629
- Hawthorn Kidney Center19.28 miles away537 Faunce Corner Road North Dartmouth Massachusetts 02747CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (508) 994-9692