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Harbor Hill Center

  • Nursing Home
  • Assisted Living

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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Harbor Hill Center's website

2 Footbridge Rd,
Belfast ME 04915

(207) 338-5307

91.75% estimated occupancy 1

Harbor Hill Center is a facility in Belfast, Maine. The city has 8,806 people. This facility received an A- overall, which is an elite score. In fact, we ranked this nursing home in the top quarter of all facilities in the United States. The best part of this nursing home's impressive profile was its nursing score. Nursing grades are discussed in the next paragraph

Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Other
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Amputee Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Optometry
  • Audiology
  • Colostomy Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Awards

Top Nursing Home in Maine badge

Top Nursing Home in Maine Awards 2019

Best Nursing Home in Belfast, Maine badge

Best Nursing Home in Belfast, Maine Awards 2019

Top Nursing Home in Maine badge

Top Nursing Home in Maine Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in Belfast, Maine badge

Best Nursing Home in Belfast, Maine Awards 2020

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)
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Nurse Quality

Grade: A-plus

In addition to a phenomenal overall grade, this facility also received A+ nursing grade. Our nursing grade is based on the facility's level of nurse staffing. We consider both the levels of skill of the nurses and the number of hours spent with residents. This particular nursing home provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

This facility also was given a very strong short-term care score. Indeed, this is this facility's second strongest category score. In that category, this facility received a grade of A. Our short-term care ratings are believed to be most critical for residents in need of a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically requires higher levels of highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes not merely nursing services, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final metric we looked at in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found that 5.8 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A

In addition, this nursing home also earned a nearly flawless government inspection report. It received one of our best grades in that category with an A. Inspection ratings take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This nursing home was hit with 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This indicates that the government inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies to create an immediate risk to resident safety or health. We should point out that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in this industry.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

Turning to the next category, we gave this facility a grade of D in the area of long-term care. This is the nursing home's worst category score. However, we wouldn't dwell on a single bad score. In our long-term care assessment, we weigh the quantity of services offered by a facility, along with a series of qualitative data points. On top of considering the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients. Surprisingly, this nursing home also fared well at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Unfortunately, a few of its other scores in the category weren't as favorable as these.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Sep 22

Harbor Hill Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Harbor Hill Center, 6.03% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to staying in the same position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A+

In Harbor Hill Center, 3.91% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of patients that suffered from a fall resulting in serious injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In Harbor Hill Center, 3.22% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term patients which have experienced a UTI. UTI's may be a sign of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this statistic could be skewed for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In Harbor Hill Center, 20.54% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A

In Harbor Hill Center, 16.44% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure measures the percent of long-term patients who were given antianxiety medication. These medications are generally used to treat residents experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In Harbor Hill Center, 8.43% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In Harbor Hill Center, 94.03% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Harbor Hill Center, 14.38% Percentage of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In Harbor Hill Center, 24.84% Percentage of Residents

Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that remained mobile levels.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Harbor Hill Center, 1.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In Harbor Hill Center, 24.84 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-minus

In Harbor Hill Center, 14.74 Percentage of Patients

This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-minus

In Harbor Hill Center, 73.12% Percentage of Resident

This indicates the percent of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Waldo County General HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 1.55 miles away118 Northport Ave Belfast Maine 04915Voluntary non-profit - Private(207) 338-2500

Nearby Dialysis

  • Dialysis Clinic Inc. - Belfast2.21 miles away125 Northport Ave, Suite 101 Belfast Maine 04915Dialysis Stations: 12 (207) 338-1170