Heritage Hall South

Nursing Home

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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Heritage Hall South's website

65 Cooper Street,
Agawam MA 01001

(413) 786-8000

54.75% estimated occupancy ¹

Heritage Hall South is a senior living facility located in Agawam, Massachusetts. The city has a population of 16,769 people. This nursing home was given an overall score of A. Indeed, this turned out to be the number one rated facility in Agawam. We can't find many negative things to say about this nursing home. Its scores are just impeccable. As you can see below, this facility also performed just fine in our category ratings. It would be hard to find any major flaws in this place's profile.

Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Home Making
Speech Therapy
Amputee Recovery
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Palliative Care
Dentistry
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Hemodialysis
Podiatry
Mental Health
Physical Therapy
X-Ray
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Optometry
Audiology
Colostomy Care
Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Awards

Best Nursing Home in Agawam, Massachusetts Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in Agawam, Massachusetts Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)

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Nurse Quality

On top of being a first rate facility overall, this nursing home also excelled in nursing, where it earned an A. Few nursing homes fared better in this category. The nursing category analyzes many subcategories, many of which are associated with nursing hours. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as employing a system of turning a resident more often.

Long-term Care Quality

To complement its dominant achievements in other areas, we awarded this facility a score of A for its long-term care grade. Nursing homes that do well in long-term care tend to provide residents with more supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. On top of assessing the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 95.34884 percent of its patients, which is higher than most nursing homes. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

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Facility Inspections

This nursing home also received a nearly flawless government inspection report. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with an A. Inspection ratings account for a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better scores in this category tend to have very few severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home received 8 deficiencies on its inspection report. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Short-term Care Quality

In the final category we rated, this nursing home was given an impressive grade grade of B+ in our short-term care category. With this grade, the facility topped off a very favorable profile. In our short-term care grade, we endeavor to create a meaningful measure for rehabilitation. In doing so, we assess the nursing home's levels of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last statistic we looked at in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that 5.3 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Heritage Hall South Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Heritage Hall South, 6.44% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Heritage Hall South, 3.68% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of residents that have had a fall which resulted in major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Heritage Hall South, 2.42% of Patients had UTIs

This metric measures the percentage of long-term residents that have sustained UTI's. While more infections could reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it can be problematic to compare between facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Heritage Hall South, 19.05% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term patients who are administered antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a facility is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such medications are not medically indicated. Nevertheless, some facilities may need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of patients with Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Heritage Hall South, 18.65% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Heritage Hall South, 1.93% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Heritage Hall South, 91.44% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Heritage Hall South, 15.15% Percentage of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term care residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and taking a bath. Some experts believe this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Heritage Hall South, 17.66% Percentage of Residents

This tells you the percent of patients who retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

In Heritage Hall South, 1.44 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Heritage Hall South, 17.66 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Heritage Hall South, 10.93 Percentage of Patients

This tells you 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

In Heritage Hall South, 71.35% Percentage of Resident

This is the percent of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Scores for Agawam, MA

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

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Nearby Hospitals

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Baystate Wing Hospital and Medical CentersAcute Care Hospitals 15.54 miles away40 Wright Street Palmer Massachusetts 01069Voluntary non-profit - Other(413) 283-7651
Rockville General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.96 miles away31 Union St Vernon Rockville Connecticut 06066Proprietary(860) 872-5160
Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc,TheAcute Care Hospitals 17.76 miles away30 Locust Street Northampton Massachusetts 01060Voluntary non-profit - Private(413) 582-2000

Nearby Dialysis

Heritage Dialysis Center, LLC0.24 miles away67 Cooper Street Agawam Massachusetts 01001Dialysis Stations: 13 (413) 786-2022
Western Mass. Kidney Center (Bma Springfield)2.25 miles away2000 Main Street Springfield Massachusetts 01103CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 33 (413) 739-4751
Springfield Dialysis Center2.26 miles away125 Liberty Street, Suite 101 Springfield Massachusetts 01103Dialysis Stations: 16 (413) 736-9600
Pioneer Valley Dialysis Center4.41 miles away208 Ashley Avenue West Springfield Massachusetts 01089CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 29 (413) 750-3400
East Springfield Dialysis (Bma of Massachusetts)4.95 miles away1515 State Street Springfield Massachusetts 01109CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (413) 732-1586
Chicopee Dialysis Center5.18 miles awayI 391 Industrial Park 317 Meadow Street Chicopee Massachusetts 01013Dialysis Stations: 17 (413) 535-2529
Enfield Dialysis Center5.79 miles away113 Elm Street Enfield Connecticut 06082Dialysis Stations: 13 (860) 745-9800
Palomba Drive Dialysis6.34 miles away51 Palomba Drive Enfield Connecticut 06082Dialysis Stations: 10 (860) 749-0476