Hellenic Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
601 Sherman Street, Canton MA 02021 · (781) 828-7450 · 83.89% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Hellenic Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is located in Canton, Massachusetts. This nursing home received an A- overall, which is one of our best grades. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top third of all nursing homes nationally. This facility also received very consistent grades in each of the major categories we assessed. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 154 Beds
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Non profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our nursing rating. The nursing score considers a host of subcategories. The most important variable is the amount of time nurses spent with residents. This nursing home boasts an impressive 3.9 hours of nursing care per resident per day, of which more than one hour of these hours were provided by registered nurses. This is one of the most highly skilled levels of nurses. Lastly, this nursing home also performed well in several of the quality measures we assessed. For example, in terms of the number of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, this nursing home performed better than the national average. This is typically an indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls. Pressure ulcers can often be avoided with better nursing care and having a policy of regularly turning residents to avoid bed sores.
Facility Inspections
Adding to this facility's impressive resume, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A- for our inspections rating. Our inspection ratings weigh several factors included in a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better scores in this area generally have very few 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. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
Building on its high-end profile, this facility also received a strong short-term care grade, with a grade of A-. In computing our short-term care scores, we size up a nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other highly trained professionals. This grade is often a useful measure of a facility's rehabilitation services. One of this nursing home's strengths is registered nurse hours. This facility offers more care from registered nurses to its residents than most facilities. Finally, we looked at the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that it performed decently in this area, with 48.9 percent of its residents returning home.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we assessed was long-term care, where this nursing home was given a grade of B. While this is its weakest category score, this is nevertheless a strong rating. If you are seeking services other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each facility's long-term care scores. Although we determined this facility had an above average amount of nursing hours provided by nurses and other nursing staff, we found its vaccination rate to be somewhat lower than we expected. This facility provided the pneumonia vaccine to just 46.72489 percent of its residents. This is one figure we would like to see this nursing home improve. This nursing home also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had only 1.41 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Hellenic Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a fall which caused severe injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to patients for many medical conditions, including cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients demonstrating symptoms of depression. High rates of depression may be a sign a less hospitable environment.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This indicates the percentage of residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of erosion of a resident's medical condition.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Measures the percent of long-term patients that maintained mobility. Some experts believe that mobility is important for patients health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is key to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of performance with ADL's often correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better