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Life Care Center of Acton

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B
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Life Care Center of Acton's website

One Great Road,
Acton MA 01720

(978) 263-9101

69.74% estimated occupancy 1

Life Care Center of Acton is a nursing home located in Acton, Massachusetts, which has 21,361 people. With an overall score of B, this appears to be a good facility. In our view, this place is a good fit for most people. The best aspect of this facility's strong report card was its inspection reports. Inspection grades are discussed in the next paragraph

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A- for our inspections rating. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing our inspection scores. One key factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these can be relatively minor. Amazingly, this was one of the few nursing homes in the country that had no deficiencies whatsoever on its inspection report. This is very impressive. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

This facility was awarded a favorable long-term care grade as well. We awarded it one of our higher grades in that category with a grade of B+. Facilities that excel in this category typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to residents. Once we assessed the volume of nursing care, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 99.42197 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is very impressive. Pneumonia tragically can be a deadly illness for nursing home residents so we like it when a facility doesn't leave its residents vulnerable. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

This nursing home received an impressive short-term care grade as well. We awarded it one of our higher grades in that category with a grade of B+. With our short-term care rating, we try to create a meaningful gauge for rehabilitation services. In this process, we analyze a nursing home's levels of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. It does not look like this facility provided data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Finally, we considered the percentage of residents who returned home from this nursing home. We found that 5.8 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

Moving on to the last category, this nursing home was awarded a grade of C for nursing, which is generally a decent grade. Our nursing score focuses on the facility's nurse staffing levels. We factor in both the levels of training of those nurses and the number of hours spent with residents. This place averages just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day, which is well below average. Lastly, we also factored a few quality measures into our nursing grades. This place was relatively weak in two of the major metrics we focus on, with below average scores for minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. These areas are generally measures of the quality of nursing care offered.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Life Care Center of Acton Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Life Care Center of Acton, 7.64% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Life Care Center of Acton, 4.34% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are often associated with lower levels of patient supervision. Better nursing care limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In Life Care Center of Acton, 2.14% of Patients had UTIs

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that suffered from UTI's. UTI's could be an indicator of lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this metric may be misleading for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Life Care Center of Acton, 17.14% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many patients, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Life Care Center of Acton, 13.03% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients receiving antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Life Care Center of Acton, 2.17% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents exhibiting symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In Life Care Center of Acton, 99.45% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term residents that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines critical to patient safety.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In Life Care Center of Acton, 19.75% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence. Many argue this is a measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Life Care Center of Acton, 21.56% of Residents

This indicates the percent of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A

In Life Care Center of Acton, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Life Care Center of Acton, 21.56% of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-minus

In Life Care Center of Acton, 13.88% of Patients

Measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to measure patient care during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: F

In Life Care Center of Acton, 56.78% of Resident

This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some would argue that this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Emerson Hospital -Acute Care Hospitals 2.14 miles away133 Old Road to 9 Acre Corner Concord Massachusetts 01742Voluntary non-profit - Private(978) 369-1400
  • Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonAcute Care Hospitals 10.22 miles away41 & 45 Mall Road Burlington Massachusetts 01803Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 744-5100
  • Nashoba Valley Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.86 miles away200 Groton Road Ayer Massachusetts 01432Proprietary(978) 784-9000
  • Marlborough HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.26 miles away157 Union Street Marlborough Massachusetts 01752Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 481-5000
  • Lowell General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.57 miles away295 Varnum Avenue Lowell Massachusetts 01854Voluntary non-profit - Private(978) 937-6000
  • Newton-Wellesley HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.72 miles away2014 Washington Street Newton Lower Falls Massachusetts 02462Voluntary non-profit - Other(617) 243-6000
  • Metrowest Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 13.33 miles away115 Lincoln Street Framingham Massachusetts 01701Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 383-1000
  • Winchester HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.41 miles away41 Highland Avenue Winchester Massachusetts 01890Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 729-9000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Dci Walden Pond1.18 miles away56 B Winthrop Street Concord Massachusetts 01742Dialysis Stations: 13 (978) 369-1683
  • Fresenius Medical Care Chelmsford9.35 miles away27 Industrial Ave Chelmsford Massachusetts 01824Dialysis Stations: 16 (978) 250-0981
  • Davita Burlington Regional Dialysis10.92 miles away31 Mall Road-Dialysis Suite 1b Burlington Massachusetts 01803CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (781) 270-3580
  • The Dialysis Center at Waltham11.6 miles away135 Beaver Street, Suite 111 Waltham Massachusetts 02452Dialysis Stations: 14 (781) 642-0331
  • Davita Woburn Dialysis12.76 miles away23 Warren Avenue Woburn Massachusetts 01801Dialysis Stations: 17 (781) 935-7700
  • Fresenius Medical Care of Lowell12.83 miles away847 Rogers Street Suite 101 Lowell Massachusetts 01852CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 35 (978) 441-5100
  • Fresenius Medical Care Framingham13.18 miles away110 Mt. Wayte Ave. Framingham Massachusetts 01702CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (508) 628-3801
  • Wellesley Dialysis13.65 miles away195 Worcester Street Lower Level Wellesley Hills Massachusetts 02481Dialysis Stations: 18 (781) 431-1414