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The Residence at Thomas Circle

  • Nursing Home
  • Independent Living
  • Assisted Living
  • Memory Care

Updated Jan 1, 2021 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A
Oct 18: A+Nov 18: A+Dec 18: A+Jan 19: A+Feb 19: A+Mar 19: A+Apr 19: A+May 19: A+Jun 19: A+Jul 19: AAug 19: ASep 19: AJan 20: A-Mar 20: A-Apr 20: AMay 20: AJun 20: AJul 20: AAug 20: ASep 20: AOct 20: ANov 20: AJan 21: A
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The Residence at Thomas Circle's website

1330 Massachusetts Avenue Nw,
Washington DC 20005

(202) 628-3844

65.18% estimated occupancy 1

Note: Data for The Residence at Thomas Circle has not been updated recently. This page shows historical performance which may not be representitive of current service levels.

The Residence at Thomas Circle is a small nursing home located in Washington, District of Columbia. This nursing home is an A rated facility, which is one of the highest scores that we offer. Indeed, we were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it ahead of the majority of the nursing homes in Washington, which boasts a strong selection of nursing homes. Headlining this nursing home's stellar profile is its nursing grade, which we will address in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Optometry
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Awards

Best Nursing Home in District of Columbia badge

Best Nursing Home in District of Columbia Awards 2019

Best Nursing Home in District of Columbia badge

Best Nursing Home in District of Columbia Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in District of Columbia badge

Best Nursing Home in District of Columbia Awards 2021

Nurse Quality

Grade: A-plus

One of the many reasons this turned out to be a great nursing home is that it received an A+ nursing grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this category. The nursing rating is based on quite a few subcategories, but the main one is the number of nurse hours spent with patients. This facility provided 0.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics 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 District of Columbia in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by having a policy of turning residents at least once a day.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-plus

This nursing home received quality marks in the category of short-term care. As a result, it was given one of our most impressive scores in that category with a score of A+. In calculating our short-term care grades, we assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The objective is to devise a barometer for comparing the rehabilitation services of different facilities. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 7.2 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

This nursing home also was awarded a very impressive long-term care score. This actually is this facility's third strongest category score. In that category, we awarded this facility a score of A. When facilities receive this kind of grade in long-term care it is usually a good sign for patient care and indicates that the place is well-staffed with nurses and aids. In addition to assessing the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 96.969696 percent of its patients, which is more than the majority of nursing homes. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Facility Inspections

Grade: B-plus

Lastly, we looked at the area of inspections. This facility earned a very impressive grade in this category. In that category, we gave this facility a B+. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing our inspection grades. One key factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some can be relatively minor. This facility was assessed 8 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be major deficiencies. This indicates that the government inspectors didn't deem any of these deficiencies to cause an immediate risk to resident 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.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18May 23

The Residence at Thomas Circle Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In The Residence at Thomas Circle, 10.51% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric is is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who have pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a reliable measure of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A+

In The Residence at Thomas Circle, 1.38% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of patients who sustained a fall which resulted in major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: F

In The Residence at Thomas Circle, 1.7% of Patients had UTIs

This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients who sustained urinary tract infections. UTI's could be a sign of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this metric may also be skewed for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A

In The Residence at Thomas Circle, 9.77% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric indicates the percentage of long-term stay residents taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In The Residence at Thomas Circle, 12.15% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of long-term care residents who are given antianxiety medication. These drugs are given to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In The Residence at Thomas Circle, 0.27% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who are showing depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In The Residence at Thomas Circle, 95.76% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In The Residence at Thomas Circle, 16.44% Percentage of Patients

This metric is a measure of 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 moving around and bathing.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-plus

In The Residence at Thomas Circle, 6.27 Percentage of Patients

This metric tracks the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: C

In The Residence at Thomas Circle, 59.5% Percentage of Resident

This is a measure of the percentage of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements.

Scores for Washington, DC

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of A-minus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus

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Nearby Dialysis

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  • Capitol Dialysis1.46 miles away140 Q Street Ne Washington District of Columbia 20002CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (202) 636-9411
  • Bma - Columbia Heights1.95 miles away106 Irving St Nw Ste 1400 Washington District of Columbia 20010CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 35 (202) 829-0060
  • Childrens National Medical Center2 miles awayChildrens Hosp Dialysis Unit Rm 3130 111 Michigan Ave Nw Washington District of Columbia 20010Dialysis Stations: 6 (202) 476-5148
  • Davita Georgetown Home Training2.12 miles away2233 Wisconsin Ave Suite 214 Washington District of Columbia 20007Dialysis Stations: 12 (202) 337-1431
  • Davita - Brentwood2.47 miles away1231 Brentwood Rd Ne Washington District of Columbia 20018CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (202) 636-3711