Gregory Wing of St Andrews Village is a facility located in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. This city has a population of 2,080 people. Sporting an overall rating of A+, this nursing home is one of the highest-rated nursing homes we assessed. In fact, this nursing home made our top 500 list of the top nursing homes in the nation, which is an exclusive list. As you can see below, this facility performed equally well in our category grades. We gave it a straight A report card!
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Gregory Wing of St Andrews Village
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Recreational Therapy
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Nurse Quality
In addition to a phenomenal overall grade, this facility also received A+ nursing grade. When determining a nursing home's nursing grade, we assess the quantity of hours nurses are seeing residents and the level of skill of the nurses. This particular nursing home provided 0.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can generally be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility received elite marks in the category of short-term care. For this reason, it was given one of our most impressive scores in that category with a grade of A+. In our short-term care score, we attempt to craft a sound gauge for rehabilitation. In this process, we assess a nursing home's levels of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final item we considered in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that 5.5 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
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Long-term Care Quality
Turning our next category, this top-shelf nursing home also fared very well in the category of long-term care. In this category, we gave it a grade of A+. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Nursing homes that excel in long-term care typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to residents. In addition to considering the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia tragically can be a dangerous health condition for nursing home patients so we like it when a facility does not leave this to chance. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Facility Inspections
Adding to its impressive category grades, this nursing home also excelled in inspections, where it received a score of A. This topped off a straight A report card for this place. Inspection grades are based on items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this area tend to have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This nursing home was assessed 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This tells you that the inspectors did not consider any of these deficiencies to cause an immediate threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Gregory Wing of St Andrews Village Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Gregory Wing of St Andrews Village, 2.15% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients which suffered from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Gregory Wing of St Andrews Village, 2.94% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls are often caused by lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Gregory Wing of St Andrews Village, 3.92% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely linked to lower quality nursing care. More frequent bathing can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. We want to point out that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Gregory Wing of St Andrews Village, 19.59% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure measures the percent of long-term residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such medications are not medically indicated. Nevertheless, some facilities may need to rely more on these drugs due to having more patients suffering from cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Gregory Wing of St Andrews Village, 25.93% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents given antianxiety medications. These drugs are typically used to treat patients suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Gregory Wing of St Andrews Village, 10.59% of Patients
This is the percent of patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression. Higher levels of depression may reveal a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Gregory Wing of St Andrews Village, 100% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines critical to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Gregory Wing of St Andrews Village, 15% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of erosion of a patient's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Gregory Wing of St Andrews Village, 16.48% of Residents
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that remained mobile levels. Some would argue that mobility is critical to patients physical and mental well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Gregory Wing of St Andrews Village, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Gregory Wing of St Andrews Village, 16.48% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Gregory Wing of St Andrews Village, 75.19% of Resident
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many would argue this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Lincoln HealthCritical Access Hospitals 12.57 miles away35 Miles Street Damariscotta Maine 04543Voluntary non-profit - Private(207) 563-1234
- Mid Coast HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.79 miles away123 Medical Center Drive Brunswick Maine 04011Voluntary non-profit - Private(207) 729-0181
Nearby Dialysis
- Coastal Dialysis Center10.12 miles away55 Congress Avenue Bath Maine 04530CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 15 (207) 443-7485
- Damariscotta Dialysis13.66 miles away4 Edward Avenue Damariscotta Maine 04543Dialysis Stations: 13 (207) 563-2601