Life Care Center of Attleboro is a senior living facility in Attleboro, Massachusetts. This city has a population of 43,593 people. Featuring an overall score of A-, this is without a doubt a very impressive facility. In fact, this proved to be the number one rated nursing home in the city. Keep reading to see this place's category ratings, which also impressed us. You just can't do any better than a straight A report card.
Life Care Center of Attleboro
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- No Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Partnership
- 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
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Long-term Care Quality
In addition to performing well in its overall grade, this facility received an excellent long-term care grade. In fact, we gave it a grade of A- in that category. Nursing homes that do well in this category typically provide residents with better supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. In addition to assessing the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 99.4012 percent of its residents, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia is too frequently a life threatening health condition for nursing home patients so we like it when a facility does not roll the dice on this issue. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Short-term Care Quality
We also would like to emphasize the fact that this nursing home was awarded an impressive grade of A- in our short-term care area. In crafting these short-term care scores, we quantify the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. The purpose is to devise a barometer for comparing the rehabilitation services of different nursing homes. Unfortunately, we were not able to locate information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. Finally, we considered the percentage of patients that were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 6.3 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
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Facility Inspections
This facility has received near flawless government inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A- in this area. Inspection scores are based on many items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that receive favorable grades in this category have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. 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. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
Moving on to our final category, this nursing home was given a strong nursing score. In fact, we awarded it an A- in that category, rounding out a straight A profile. Nursing scores are primarily based on a facility's level of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Life Care Center of Attleboro Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Life Care Center of Attleboro, 6.44% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic is is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who developed pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a solid barometer of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Life Care Center of Attleboro, 3.68% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that had a fall resulting in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be an indicator of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Life Care Center of Attleboro, 2.42% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay residents who had a urinary tract infection. UTI's may be a sign of lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this metric may also be skewed for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Life Care Center of Attleboro, 19.05% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are given to residents for a variety of medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Unfortunately, in limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Life Care Center of Attleboro, 18.65% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are commonly used to treat patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Life Care Center of Attleboro, 1.93% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients demonstrating signs of depression. Increased rates of depression may indicate a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Life Care Center of Attleboro, 91.44% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Life Care Center of Attleboro, 15.15% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and bathing.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Life Care Center of Attleboro, 17.66% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients who retained mobility levels.
Hospitalizations
In Life Care Center of Attleboro, 1.44 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is critical to preserving the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Life Care Center of Attleboro, 17.66 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Life Care Center of Attleboro, 10.93 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Life Care Center of Attleboro, 71.35% Percentage of Resident
This metric measures the percent of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some experts believe that this is a reasonable measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Sturdy Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.33 miles away211 Park Street Attleboro Massachusetts 02703Voluntary non-profit - Other(508) 222-5200
- Morton HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.52 miles away88 Washington Street Taunton Massachusetts 02780Proprietary(508) 828-7000
- The Miriam HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.81 miles away164 Summit Avenue Providence Rhode Island 02906Voluntary non-profit - Private(401) 793-2500
- Emma Pendleton Bradley HospitalPsychiatric 10.91 miles away1011 Veterans Memorial Parkway Riverside Rhode Island 02915Voluntary non-profit - Private(401) 432-1000
- Rhode Island HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.07 miles away593 Eddy Street Providence Rhode Island 02903Voluntary non-profit - Private(401) 444-4000
- Roger Williams Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.08 miles away825 Chalkstone Avenue Providence Rhode Island 02908Proprietary(401) 456-2025
- Our Lady of Fatima HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.31 miles away200 High Service Avenue Providence Rhode Island 02904Proprietary(401) 456-3000
- Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode IslandAcute Care Hospitals 11.32 miles away101 Dudley Street Providence Rhode Island 02905Voluntary non-profit - Private(401) 274-1100
Nearby Dialysis
- Dialysis Center of Attleboro LLC1.37 miles away217 South Main Street Store 7 Attleboro Massachusetts 02703Dialysis Stations: 18 (508) 236-6041
- Attleboro Dialysis Center1.72 miles away111 Pleasant St Attleboro Massachusetts 02703Dialysis Stations: 13 (508) 226-0218
- Dialysis Center of Pawtucket6.45 miles away201 Armistice Boulevard Pawtucket Rhode Island 02860CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (401) 722-3313
- Taunton Regional Dialysis Center7.06 miles awayMill River Place 1 Washington St, Suite 9 Taunton Massachusetts 02780CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (508) 828-5986
- Nna - Pawtucket7.27 miles away79 Division Street Pawtucket Rhode Island 02860CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 15 (401) 723-9995
- Dialysis Center of East Providence9.21 miles away318 Waterman Avenue East Providence Rhode Island 02914CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (401) 435-5200
- The Dialysis Center of Rhode Island Hospital9.54 miles away22 Baker Street Providence Rhode Island 02905Dialysis Stations: 18 (401) 444-4440
- Dialysis Center of Rhode Island Hospital9.6 miles away950 Warren Avenue Suite 101 East Providence Rhode Island 02914Dialysis Stations: 12 (401) 606-1002