Hannah B G Shaw Home for the Aged is a facility located in Middleboro, Massachusetts, which has a population of 23,106 people. Featuring an overall rating of A+, this facility is one of the most elite facilities we looked at. Indeed, this turned out to be the highest graded nursing home in the city. Headlining this place's stellar report card is its short-term care score, which you can find in the next section.
Hannah B G Shaw Home for the Aged
Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
299 Wareham Street PO Box 390,
Middleboro MA 02346
56.54% estimated occupancy 1
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Short-term Care Quality
One of the reasons this place received a great overall grade is that it earned an A+ in short-term care. In determining our short-term care scores, we look at the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The objective is to formulate a scale for sizing up the rehabilitation services of different nursing homes. When we assessed this facility's nursing hours, we found it offered substantially more care from registered nurses than most nursing homes. The final item we looked at in this area is the number of patients that were able to return home from the facility. This place fared as well as just about any nursing home in Massachusetts in this metric with 67.7 percent of its residents returning home.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received an A+ nursing grade, making it one of the few nursing homes to receive multiple A+ category grades. Our nursing rating is mostly associated with a facility's level of nurse staffing. This place provides an incredible 5.7 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. Out of that total, many of the hours were provided by registered nurses, which is one of the most highly highly trained levels of nurses. In addition to providing impressive levels of care, this nursing home also fared well in several of the quality measures we assessed. By way of illustration, in terms of the number of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, this place outpaced the national average. This is often a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls. Pressure ulcers can many times be avoided with better nursing care and having a policy of regularly moving residents to avoid bed sores.
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Facility Inspections
Turning to our inspection category, this facility excelled in that category, which is based on the nursing home's recent inspection reports. In fact, we gave it a grade of A for that category. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating these inspection scores. One critical factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some can be relatively minor. 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.
Long-term Care Quality
Turning to the next area, this facility also performed admirably in our long-term care category. We awarded it an A- in that category. This topped off truly elite profile. When facilities receive a grade in this range in long-term care it generally means it has plenty of staff and is an overall good place to live on a permanent basis. On top of really impressive nursing hour statistics, this facility's vaccination data was top notch as well. In fact, it vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia. This combination proved to be effective as this nursing home was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.45 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Hannah B G Shaw Home for the Aged Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Hannah B G Shaw Home for the Aged, 6.42% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term stay patients that developed pressure ulcers or bed sores. We consider this statistic when determining both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Hannah B G Shaw Home for the Aged, 3.57% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of nursing care . Major falls leading to injury are routinely the result of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Hannah B G Shaw Home for the Aged, 2.4% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections may be linked to poorer hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Hannah B G Shaw Home for the Aged, 19.12% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many patients, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Hannah B G Shaw Home for the Aged, 19% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are given to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Hannah B G Shaw Home for the Aged, 1.96% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who are demonstrating signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Hannah B G Shaw Home for the Aged, 91.59% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Hannah B G Shaw Home for the Aged, 15.22% Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and eating. Some experts argue this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Hannah B G Shaw Home for the Aged, 19.05% Percentage of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who retained mobility levels.
Hospitalizations
In Hannah B G Shaw Home for the Aged, 1.24 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Hannah B G Shaw Home for the Aged, 19.05 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Hannah B G Shaw Home for the Aged, 10.96 Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to gauge short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Hannah B G Shaw Home for the Aged, 70.74% Percentage of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of performance with activities of daily living generally correlates with superior rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Morton HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.44 miles away88 Washington Street Taunton Massachusetts 02780Proprietary(508) 828-7000
- Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - PlymouthAcute Care Hospitals 12.85 miles away275 Sandwich Street Plymouth Massachusetts 02360Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 746-2000
- Signature Healthcare Brockton HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.24 miles away680 Center Street Brockton Massachusetts 02302Voluntary non-profit - Other(508) 941-7000
- Southcoast Hospital Group, IncAcute Care Hospitals 17.94 miles away363 Highland Avenue Fall River Massachusetts 02720Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 679-3131
- Good Samaritan Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 18.55 miles away235 North Pearl Street Brockton Massachusetts 02301Proprietary(508) 427-3000
- Saint Anne's HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.4 miles away795 Middle Street Fall River Massachusetts 02721Proprietary(508) 674-5600
Nearby Dialysis
- Fresenius Medical Care of Wareham9.69 miles away100 Rosebrook Way Suite 100 Wareham Massachusetts 02571Dialysis Stations: 13 (508) 291-1100
- Fresenius Medical Care of Plymouth Cordage12.3 miles away10 Cordage Park Circle Suite 213 Plymouth Massachusetts 02360CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (508) 732-9272
- Taunton Regional Dialysis Center13.07 miles awayMill River Place 1 Washington St, Suite 9 Taunton Massachusetts 02780CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (508) 828-5986
- Hawthorn Kidney Center15.09 miles away537 Faunce Corner Road North Dartmouth Massachusetts 02747CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (508) 994-9692
- Fresenius Medical Care of Fairhaven15.97 miles away216 Huttleson Avenue Fairhaven Massachusetts 02719Dialysis Stations: 19 (508) 996-0364
- Fall River Kidney Center LLC16.99 miles away48 Weaver Street Fall River Massachusetts 02720CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 41 (508) 677-4911
- Davita New Bedford Dialysis17.32 miles away237-B State Road North Dartmouth Massachusetts 02747CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (508) 992-0629
- Brockton Dialysis Center, LLC18.24 miles away375 Westgate Drive Brockton Massachusetts 02301Dialysis Stations: 19 (508) 586-2791