Located in Quincy, Massachusetts, Hancock Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is one of just a couple nursing homes in this city. This facility was given an A- overall, which is one of our higher ratings. In fact, we ranked this facility in the top fifth of all nursing homes in the country. Scroll down to find this nursing home's category ratings, which are also quite good. It would be hard to find any major flaws in this place's profile.
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Hancock Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
- Nursing Home
- Assisted Living
Updated Apr 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
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Oncology Care
- Colostomy Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Short-term Care Quality
In addition to being a first-rate nursing home overall, this nursing home also excelled at short-term care, where it received an A+. Few nursing homes fared better in this area. Our short-term care scores are presumably most important for patients requiring a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates higher levels of skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means not merely nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last metric we looked at in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We found that 6.5 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In fact, this turned out to be its second best category grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A. Nursing grades are primarily tied to the facility's nurse staffing. 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 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 many times be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
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Long-term Care Quality
This facility also excelled in the area of long-term care, where it received a score of A-. Only a select group of nursing homes received a better grade in this category. Nursing homes that excel in this category typically provide patients with closer supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. On top of assessing the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 97.02233 percent of its patients, which is very impressive. Pneumonia is too frequently a life or death ailment for nursing home residents so we like it when a nursing home doesn't roll the dice on this issue. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Facility Inspections
Turning to the final category we assessed, this nursing home earned a decent grade in inspections as well. We gave it a B for that category. This facility didn't have any major weak links. Inspection scores take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. 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.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Hancock Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Hancock Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 6.61% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to remaining in the same position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Hancock Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 3.77% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents who have had a fall resulting in severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Hancock Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 2.05% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely the result of facilities with worst hygiene practices. Closer supervision minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Keep in mind that this datapoint is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Hancock Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 19.24% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to residents for a variety of conditions, such as dementia. Sadly, in some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Hancock Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 18.54% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients given antianxiety medications. These medications are used to treat residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Hancock Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 2.48% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who are exhibiting signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Hancock Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 91.39% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Hancock Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 16.21% Percentage of Patients
This is the percentage of residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate the decline of a patient's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Hancock Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 15.75% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Hancock Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 1.68 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Hancock Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 15.75 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Hancock Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 11.2 Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of 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 Hancock Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 71.52% Percentage of Resident
This is the percent of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton IncAcute Care Hospitals 3.66 miles away199 Reedsdale Road Milton Massachusetts 02186Government - Federal(617) 696-4600
- Carney HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.9 miles away2100 Dorchester Avenue Dorchester Center Massachusetts 02124Proprietary(617) 506-2000
- South Shore HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.48 miles away55 Fogg Road South Weymouth Massachusetts 02190Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 340-8000
- Boston Medical Center Corporation-Acute Care Hospitals 7.18 miles away1 Boston Medical Center Place Boston Massachusetts 02118Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 638-8000
- Brigham and Women's Faulkner HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.31 miles away1153 Centre Street Jamaica Plain Massachusetts 02130Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 983-7000
- Tufts Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.87 miles away800 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts 02111Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 636-5000
- Brigham and Women's HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.18 miles away75 Francis Street Boston Massachusetts 02115Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 732-5500
- Boston Children's HospitalChildrens 8.18 miles away300 Longwood Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02115Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 735-6000
Nearby Dialysis
- South Suburban Dialysis Facility0.57 miles away(Bma Quincy) 241 Parkingway Quincy Massachusetts 02169Dialysis Stations: 20 (617) 847-1700
- Quality Care Dialysis Center2.81 miles awayUnit 1 Stetson West 2 West Street Unit 1 South Weymouth Massachusetts 02190CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 15 (781) 331-4100
- Us Renal Care Weymouth Dialysis3.7 miles away587 Washington Street Weymouth Massachusetts 02188Dialysis Stations: 24 (781) 340-3938
- Boston Dialysis Center (Bma Boston)3.92 miles away2100 Dorchester Avenue 1 South Dorchester Center Massachusetts 02124CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (617) 298-2475
- Us Renal Care Quincy3.95 miles away500 Victory Road Quincy Massachusetts 02171Dialysis Stations: 10 (617) 472-7800
- Davita Weymouth Dialysis5.1 miles away330 Libbey Industrial Parkway Suite 900 East Weymouth Massachusetts 02189CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (781) 331-7700
- Mary Eliza Mahoney Dialysis Center (Bma of Massachusetts)6.35 miles away416 Warren Street Roxbury Massachusetts 02119CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (617) 445-9989
- Dci Brigham/Faulkner7.17 miles awayDci Brigham/Faulkner 1153 Centre Street, Belkin House Jamaica Plain Massachusetts 02130CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (617) 983-4470