With an address in Smithfield, Rhode Island, Heritage Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is one of only two available facilities in the city. We awarded this facility an overall grade of B. A grade of this caliber requires solid scores in most areas. This nursing home definitely has plenty going for it. While we were impressed with this facility overall, we did want to let you know that there was an ownership change in the last year. We will keep an eye on their inspections and quality scores to confirm they maintain their high marks in the future.
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Heritage Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
Grade: B
See Rating Overview Please note our records indicate that Heritage Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation Center has changed ownership recently and while our data on this page is up-to-date there is a chance that the quality of this facility may change under new management.
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Oncology Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
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Nurse Quality
Grade: A-minus
In addition to earning a strong overall score, this facility performed well in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it an A- for that category, which is one of our highest scores. Our nursing score looks at the facility's level of nurse staffing. We factor in both the levels of licensure of the nurses and the number of hours spent with residents. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures 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 the nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a system of turning a resident even once per day.
Facility Inspections
Grade: B-plus
In addition, this facility also excelled in inspections, where it earned an B+. Arguably the most important factor we look at in determining our inspection scores is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher scores in this area most likely dodged the more severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. 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.
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Short-term Care Quality
Grade: B
The third area we graded was short-term care. This facility received an above average short-term care grade, with a B in the category. Our short-term care ratings are based in part on the nursing home's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a wide range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, in addition to other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last datapoint we considered in this category is the percentage of patients that ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that 5.2 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
Long-term Care Quality
Grade: B-minus
The final category we scored was long-term care. We awarded it a B- in this area. This is a decent grade in this area. In crafting our long-term care ratings, we analyze the nursing home's ability to maintain its permanent residents' health and quality of life. After considering the amount of care provided by nurses, we turned to the facility's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 93.425606 percent of its residents for pneumonia. On a more positive note, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Heritage Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: A-plus
In Heritage Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 2.65% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who suffer from pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: A-minus
In Heritage Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 1.73% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic measures the percentage of long-term residents who have had falls leading to major injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be an indication of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: C
In Heritage Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 3.15% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term care patients which have suffered from urinary tract infections. UTI's could be a sign of a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this statistic can be skewed for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: D
In Heritage Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 25.78% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: A-minus
In Heritage Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 14.87% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay residents receiving antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: C
In Heritage Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 9.58% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents showing symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: B-minus
In Heritage Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 94.38% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: A-plus
In Heritage Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 6.15% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: B
In Heritage Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 15.55% of Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients that maintained mobility.
Hospitalizations
Grade: C
In Heritage Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: B
In Heritage Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 15.55% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Grade: B
In Heritage Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 12.44% of Patients
This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to gauge the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Grade: A-minus
In Heritage Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 85.77% of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Our Lady of Fatima HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.6 miles away200 High Service Avenue Providence Rhode Island 02904Proprietary(401) 456-3000
- Roger Williams Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.5 miles away825 Chalkstone Avenue Providence Rhode Island 02908Proprietary(401) 456-2025
- The Miriam HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.1 miles away164 Summit Avenue Providence Rhode Island 02906Voluntary non-profit - Private(401) 793-2500
- Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode IslandAcute Care Hospitals 5.51 miles away101 Dudley Street Providence Rhode Island 02905Voluntary non-profit - Private(401) 274-1100
- Rhode Island HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.54 miles away593 Eddy Street Providence Rhode Island 02903Voluntary non-profit - Private(401) 444-4000
- Emma Pendleton Bradley HospitalPsychiatric 7.89 miles away1011 Veterans Memorial Parkway Riverside Rhode Island 02915Voluntary non-profit - Private(401) 432-1000
- Landmark Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 9.06 miles away115 Cass Avenue Woonsocket Rhode Island 02895Voluntary non-profit - Private(401) 769-4100
- Sturdy Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.03 miles away211 Park Street Attleboro Massachusetts 02703Voluntary non-profit - Other(508) 222-5200
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita North Providence Renal Center1.32 miles away1635 Mineral Spring Ave. Providence Rhode Island 02904Dialysis Stations: 18 (401) 354-5340
- Nna of Providence3.78 miles away125 Corliss Street Providence Rhode Island 02904CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (401) 521-9300
- Dialysis Center of Johnston3.81 miles away1526 Atwood Avenue Johnston Rhode Island 02919CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (401) 521-0400
- Bio-Medical Applications of Rhode Island4.29 miles away622 George Washington Highway Lincoln Rhode Island 02865Dialysis Stations: 17 (401) 333-4727
- Nna - Pawtucket4.57 miles away79 Division Street Pawtucket Rhode Island 02860CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 15 (401) 723-9995
- Dialysis Center of Pawtucket5.22 miles away201 Armistice Boulevard Pawtucket Rhode Island 02860CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (401) 722-3313
- Dialysis Center of Providence5.46 miles away9 Plenty Street Providence Rhode Island 02907Dialysis Stations: 21 (401) 273-4898
- The Dialysis Center of Rhode Island Hospital6.63 miles away22 Baker Street Providence Rhode Island 02905Dialysis Stations: 18 (401) 444-4440
