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Hawthorne House

  • Nursing Home
  • Assisted Living
  • Memory Care

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A
Oct 18: ANov 18: ADec 18: AJan 19: AFeb 19: AMar 19: AApr 19: A+May 19: A+Jun 19: A+Jul 19: AAug 19: ASep 19: AJan 20: AMar 20: AApr 20: A+May 20: A+Jun 20: A+Jul 20: A+Aug 20: A+Sep 20: A+Oct 20: A+Jan 21: AFeb 21: AMar 21: AApr 21: AMay 21: A+Jun 21: A+Jul 21: A+Aug 21: A+Sep 21: A+Oct 21: A+Nov 21: A+Jan 22: AFeb 22: AMar 22: AApr 22: AMay 22: AJun 22: AAug 22: ASep 22: A
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Hawthorne House's website

6 Old County Rd,
Freeport ME 04032

(207) 865-4782

64.56% estimated occupancy 1

Hawthorne House is in Freeport, Maine. After receiving an A overall grade, this nursing home has the distinction of being one of the top 50 nursing homes in Maine. We can not find many bad things to say about this nursing home. Its grades are as good as they get. This facility also received very consistent grades in each of the major categories we assessed. More information about these categories is available below.

Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy

Awards

Top Nursing Home in Maine badge

Top Nursing Home in Maine Awards 2019

Top Nursing Home in Maine badge

Top Nursing Home in Maine Awards 2020

Top Nursing Home in Maine badge

Top Nursing Home in Maine Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

On top of receiving a strong overall rating, this facility also received an A+ inspection score. This score is based on its recent government inspections. An A+ in this area is one of the highest complements we can offer a facility. Arguably the most significant factor we consider in computing our inspection scores is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Places with higher scores in this category typically avoided the more severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. This place was assessed 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This indicates that the inspectors did not consider any of these deficiencies to be an immediate threat to patient health or safety. We should note that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in this industry.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

Adding to its superb resume, this facility also performed well in our short-term care category. In fact, we gave it a grade of A in that area. Our short-term care grades are based on a facility's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a broad scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, in addition to other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final statistic we assessed in this category is the number of patients who eventually returned home from the facility. We found that 6.7 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A

We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility received an impressive grade of A in our nursing category. Our nursing grade is primarily based on the facility's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 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 nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B

The last category we rated is long-term care. This facility was given an above average nursing grade in our assessment, with a grade of B. While this was not nearly as elite as some of its other grades, this is nevertheless one of the more favorable grades for that area. In a long-term care environment, the primary objective is to keep patients healthy and safe. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate residents. After considering the amount of care provided by nurses, we next considered the facility's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 90.99099 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Hawthorne House Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In Hawthorne House, 6.03% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This figure gauges the percentage of long-term residents who suffer from pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a solid barometer of a facility's nursing care quality.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Hawthorne House, 3.91% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is an indication of the percent of long-term residents that have had falls which caused serious injury. We use this statistic in computing nursing ratings.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Hawthorne House, 3.22% of Patients had UTIs

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents which sustained UTI's. UTI's may be an indication of lower quality nursing care. However, this statistic could also be skewed for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In Hawthorne House, 20.54% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric tells you the percent of long-term care residents receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: F

In Hawthorne House, 16.44% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This measures the percent of long-term patients receiving antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In Hawthorne House, 8.43% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients who are demonstrating signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Hawthorne House, 94.03% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In Hawthorne House, 14.38% Percentage of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and bathing. Some experts believe this is a measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Hawthorne House, 24.84% Percentage of Residents

This tells you the percent of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Hawthorne House, 1.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Hawthorne House, 24.84 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Mid Coast HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.21 miles away123 Medical Center Drive Brunswick Maine 04011Voluntary non-profit - Private(207) 729-0181
  • Northern Light HealthAcute Care Hospitals 14.04 miles away144 State Street Portland Maine 04101Voluntary non-profit - Church(207) 879-3000
  • Maine Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 14.27 miles away22 Bramhall St Portland Maine 04102Voluntary non-profit - Private(207) 662-0111
  • Spring Harbor HospitalPsychiatric 15.97 miles away123 Andover Road Westbrook Maine 04092Government - Federal(207) 761-2200
  • St Mary's Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.29 miles away93 Campus Avenue - PO Box 291 Lewiston Maine 04243Voluntary non-profit - Private(207) 777-8100
  • Central Maine Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.39 miles away300 Main Street Lewiston Maine 04240Voluntary non-profit - Private(207) 795-0111

Nearby Dialysis

  • Casco Bay Dialysis Facility14.19 miles away1 Chabot Street Westbrook Maine 04092CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (207) 854-9822
  • Southern Maine Dialysis Facility14.67 miles away1600b Congress Street Portland Maine 04102CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (207) 774-5985
  • Coastal Dialysis Center15.98 miles away55 Congress Avenue Bath Maine 04530CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 15 (207) 443-7485
  • Androscoggin Kidney Center18.82 miles away1100 Minot Avenue Auburn Maine 04210CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (207) 795-1315