Hathaway Manor Extended Care
863 Hathaway Road, New Bedford MA 02740 · (508) 996-6763 · 95.84% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
With an address in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Hathaway Manor Extended Care is one of seven available facilities there. This turns out to be a highly rated facility, with an overall grade of B+. We were pleased to find out that this matched the average grade of nursing homes in New Bedford, which is one of the better cities in Massachusetts to find a nursing home. This facility is stronger in some categories than others, but it didn't have any weak links in any of the four major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 142 Beds
CCRC :
Non profit - Other
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
To go along with its favorable overall grade, we gave this place an A for our inspections rating. Arguably the most important factor we look at in determining our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a facility's inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher grades in this area most likely dodged the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. Although this facility had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. A couple relatively minor dings are not something to panic about.
Long-term Care Quality
An additional strong feature for this facility is that it received an impressive long-term care grade. In fact, this wound up being its second best category grade. In that area, we gave this facility a B+. Nursing homes that do well in this category typically provide residents with closer supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. In addition to considering the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 99.12088 percent of its patients, which is far higher than most nursing homes. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 1.63 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility has less hospitalizations than many nursing homes.
Short-term Care Quality
In addition, this facility also received favorable short-term care grades in our assessment. Indeed, we gave them one of our stronger scores in that category, with a score of B+. In calculating our short-term care grades, we assess a nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other licensed professionals. This grade is frequently a fair measure of a facility's rehabilitation. One of this nursing home's strengths is physical therapy hours. We found that it offers more hours with physical therapists to its residents than most facilities. The last metric we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to return home. This nursing home was above average with 55.5 percent of its patients able to return home.
Nurse Quality
Turning to our final category, this nursing home was given a respectable nursing grade. While this isn't quite as strong as a few of its other category grades, this is really not a terrible score. There are a number of subcategories within this area. Most of these subcategories reflect the quantity of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 3.8 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also considered some quality-based assessments. This place scored well in some of the quality measures we assessed. In terms of the percentage of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, this place beat the national average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Hathaway Manor Extended Care Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents who developed new or worsened pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are routinely associated with lower levels of patient supervision. More supervision limits the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often caused by lower quality nursing care. More frequent bathing can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Note that this metric is affected by by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who are exhibiting signs of depression. Many in the industry argue that this is a measure of quality of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines vital to patient care.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence. Some experts would argue that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the overall quality of care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percent of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of independence with ADL's often correlates with superior rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better