Hannah B G Shaw Home for the Aged is an average-sized non-profit nursing home located in Middleboro, Massachusetts. With an A+ overall grade, we ranked this facility number 197 in the nation. This puts it in the top two percent of all nursing homes. Based on our ratings, this place is really as good as it gets. One of the major highlights of this nursing home's exemplary report card is its nursing score. We discuss nursing in the next section.
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Hannah B G Shaw Home for the Aged
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- Memory Care
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for its nursing grade. The nursing score consists of several components, however, the most important one is the number of nurse hours spent with patients. This particular nursing home provided 0.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as employing a system of moving a patient even once per day.
Long-term Care Quality
We also awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for its long-term care grade. Facilities that excel in this category typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to residents. In addition to assessing the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents healthy. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
An additional strength for this nursing home was short-term care, where it received an A+ score. This is flat out as strong as it gets in this category. Our short-term care grades are thought to be most critical for those needing rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation usually utilizes additional highly-skilled nursing services. This includes not only nursing services, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final metric we considered in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. We found that 6 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
Facility Inspections
Turning to our inspection category, this facility excelled in that area, which is based on the facility's recent government inspection reports. We awarded it an impressive grade of A for that category. This finished off its straight A report card. Inspection scores weigh a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this category typically have very few of these severe deficiencies. 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.
Hannah B G Shaw Home for the Aged Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Hannah B G Shaw Home for the Aged, 6.61% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents that suffer from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Hannah B G Shaw Home for the Aged, 3.77% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric indicates the percentage of long-term residents that have sustained a fall which resulted in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indicator of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Hannah B G Shaw Home for the Aged, 2.05% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often caused by a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this metric can be misleading for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Hannah B G Shaw Home for the Aged, 19.24% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to patients for many medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Unfortunately, in limited 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 Hannah B G Shaw Home for the Aged, 18.54% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Hannah B G Shaw Home for the Aged, 2.48% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Many argue this is a reasonable measure of quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Hannah B G Shaw Home for the Aged, 91.39% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these types of vaccines critical to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Hannah B G Shaw Home for the Aged, 16.21% Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and taking a bath. Some would argue this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Hannah B G Shaw Home for the Aged, 15.75% Percentage of Residents
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who were able to retain mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Hannah B G Shaw Home for the Aged, 1.68 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Hannah B G Shaw Home for the Aged, 15.75 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Hannah B G Shaw Home for the Aged, 11.2 Percentage of Patients
This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Hannah B G Shaw Home for the Aged, 71.52% Percentage of Resident
Measures the percentage of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many believe that this is a measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.
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
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- 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