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Lasell House

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  • Independent Living

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-plus
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120 Seminary Avenue,
Auburndale MA 02466

(617) 663-7000

67.49% estimated occupancy 1

Located in Auburndale, Massachusetts, Lasell House is the lone option we identified in the city. Featuring an overall score of A+, this facility is among the top facilities we found. In fact, this nursing home made our top 100 list of the best facilities in the nation, which is just an astounding achievement. As you can see below, this facility performed just as well in our category grades. In fact, we gave it straight A's!

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Amputee Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Colostomy Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition

Awards

Best Nursing Home in Massachusetts badge

Best Nursing Home in Massachusetts Awards 2019

Best Nursing Home in Massachusetts badge

Best Nursing Home in Massachusetts Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

One of the many reasons this turned out to be a quality nursing home is that it received an A+ inspection grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this critical category. Inspection grades are based on many pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this category typically have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. We were not able to find deficiency data for this nursing home. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A-plus

Another reason we rated this nursing home so highly is that it received an A+ nursing grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this category. Nursing scores are primarily associated with the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-plus

In the next category we looked at, this nursing home was given high marks in the category of short-term care. For this reason, it received one of our most impressive scores in that area with a of A+. Short-term care grades are based in part on a nursing home's quantity of skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This includes a broad scope of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the number of patients who returned home from this facility. We found that 6.1 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

Switching gears to the final category, this nursing home also performed admirably in the long-term care category. In fact, we gave it an A for this area. This finalized a straight A profile. Nursing homes that excel in long-term care typically are well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to patients. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is significantly higher than the average nursing home. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Lasell House Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Lasell House, 8.33% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A+

In Lasell House, 0% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a fall leading to major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Lasell House, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic indicates the percent of long-term residents that suffered from a UTI. Although more infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it is difficult to compare between nursing homes due to facilities having varying reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Lasell House, 17.86% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are administered to patients for many medical conditions, including dementia. Unfortunately, in limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Lasell House, 5% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of residents who were given antianxiety medications. These medications are generally used to treat residents experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Lasell House, 0% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who are showing symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Lasell House, 100% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-plus

In Lasell House, 5% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-minus

In Lasell House, 9.11% of Patients

This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the quality of care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: F

In Lasell House, 52.2% of Resident

This is the percent of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Newton-Wellesley HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.51 miles away2014 Washington Street Newton Lower Falls Massachusetts 02462Voluntary non-profit - Other(617) 243-6000
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - NeedhamAcute Care Hospitals 4.36 miles away148 Chestnut Street Needham Heights Massachusetts 02494Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 453-3002
  • St Elizabeth's Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.17 miles away736 Cambridge Street Brighton Massachusetts 02135Proprietary(617) 789-3000
  • Mount Auburn HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.36 miles away330 Mount Auburn Street Cambridge Massachusetts 02138Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 492-3500
  • Brigham and Women's Faulkner HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.68 miles away1153 Centre Street Jamaica Plain Massachusetts 02130Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 983-7000
  • Brigham and Women's HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.14 miles away75 Francis Street Boston Massachusetts 02115Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 732-5500
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.25 miles away330 Brookline Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02215Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 667-7000
  • Boston Children's HospitalChildrens 7.29 miles away300 Longwood Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02115Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 735-6000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Wellesley Dialysis1.63 miles away195 Worcester Street Lower Level Wellesley Hills Massachusetts 02481Dialysis Stations: 18 (781) 431-1414
  • The Dialysis Center at Waltham3.67 miles away135 Beaver Street, Suite 111 Waltham Massachusetts 02452Dialysis Stations: 14 (781) 642-0331
  • Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center of Boston4.41 miles awayDialysis Unit - Ccp 7 736 Cambridge Street Brighton Massachusetts 02135Dialysis Stations: 17 (617) 789-2592
  • Davita Northeast Cambridge Dialysis5.95 miles away799 Concord Avenue Cambridge Massachusetts 02138CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (617) 547-7700
  • Davita Brookline Dialysis6.52 miles away322 Washington Street Brookline Massachusetts 02445CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (617) 734-7794
  • Kidney Center6.94 miles away888 Commonwealth Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02215CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (617) 739-3000
  • Dci Brigham/Faulkner7.04 miles awayDci Brigham/Faulkner 1153 Centre Street, Belkin House Jamaica Plain Massachusetts 02130CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (617) 983-4470
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital8.04 miles awayDialysis Unit 75 Francis Street Boston Massachusetts 02115Dialysis Stations: 7 (617) 732-6130