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Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley

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  • Contracted Memory Care

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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191 Foster Street,
Littleton MA 01460

(978) 486-3512

87.25% estimated occupancy 1

Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley is in Littleton, Massachusetts. The city has a total of 8,924 people. We awarded this facility an A- overall grade, ranking it in the top third of all nursing homes in the United States. We simply can't say enough great things about this nursing home. We also gave this facility strong ratings in all four of our categories. More information about these categories can be found below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • 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

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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our short-term care rating. In the area of short-term care, we try to evaluate indicators of a facility's rehabilitation services. We look at a facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final datapoint we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that 6.4 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

In addition, this nursing home also received a nearly flawless inspection report. As a result, it earned one of our best grades in that category with a score of A-. These inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This nursing home was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered severe. This tells you that CMS did not consider any of these deficiencies to pose an imminent threat to resident health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

Turning to the next category, this facility also earned a grade of B+ for its long-term care rating. This is a well above average score in this category. Facilities that receive this kind of grade in long-term care typically provide consistent 24/7 care to ensure residents are well cared for. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 90.41534 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is somewhat less than we expected but still a reasonably acceptable figure. While its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we like to see, at least this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

The final area we rated turned out to be this facility's poorest area. However, even its weakest link would be a strength for most facilities. We awarded it a favorable grade of B for our nursing category. The nursing score assesses many factors, however, the main one is the level of nurse hours per patient per week. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed certain nursing quality measures in computing our nursing grades. These include minimizing residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We view these data points as good indicators of the quality of nursing care being provided, since better care tends to reduce these problems.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley, 9.49% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to remaining in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: D

In Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley, 7.03% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls are often the result of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley, 5.46% of Patients had UTIs

This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term stay patients which experienced a urinary tract infection. UTI's may be an indicator of poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this statistic may be skewed for some facilities due to different reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley, 19.46% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley, 14.19% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients taking antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley, 1.33% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients demonstrating symptoms of depression. High levels of depression may be an indicator a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley, 88.48% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley, 14.29% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and using the bathroom. Many argue that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B

In Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley, 14.69% of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who remained mobile levels.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

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

This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the overall quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley, 14.69% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-minus

In Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley, 13.95% of Patients

This datapoint measures 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

Grade: B-plus

In Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley, 83.12% of Resident

This is the percent of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with activities of daily living typically correlates with higher quality rehabilitation.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Nashoba Valley Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.18 miles away200 Groton Road Ayer Massachusetts 01432Proprietary(978) 784-9000
  • Emerson Hospital -Acute Care Hospitals 7.82 miles away133 Old Road to 9 Acre Corner Concord Massachusetts 01742Voluntary non-profit - Private(978) 369-1400
  • Lowell General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.63 miles away295 Varnum Avenue Lowell Massachusetts 01854Voluntary non-profit - Private(978) 937-6000
  • Marlborough HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.37 miles away157 Union Street Marlborough Massachusetts 01752Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 481-5000
  • Health Alliance - Clinton HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.39 miles away60 Hospital Road Leominster Massachusetts 01453Voluntary non-profit - Other(978) 466-2000
  • Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonAcute Care Hospitals 14.84 miles away41 & 45 Mall Road Burlington Massachusetts 01803Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 744-5100
  • St Joseph HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.81 miles away172 Kinsley St Nashua New Hampshire 03060Voluntary non-profit - Other(603) 882-3000
  • Southern Nh Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 16.29 miles away8 Prospect Street Nashua New Hampshire 03060Voluntary non-profit - Private(603) 577-2000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Dci Walden Pond6.8 miles away56 B Winthrop Street Concord Massachusetts 01742Dialysis Stations: 13 (978) 369-1683
  • Fresenius Medical Care Chelmsford9.74 miles away27 Industrial Ave Chelmsford Massachusetts 01824Dialysis Stations: 16 (978) 250-0981
  • Fresenius Medical Care of Lowell13.4 miles away847 Rogers Street Suite 101 Lowell Massachusetts 01852CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 35 (978) 441-5100
  • Davita Burlington Regional Dialysis15.19 miles away31 Mall Road-Dialysis Suite 1b Burlington Massachusetts 01803CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (781) 270-3580
  • Fresenius Medical Care of Marlborough15.3 miles away360 Cedar Hill Street Suite 3 Marlborough Massachusetts 01752CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 13 (508) 460-9250
  • Davita Pdi Fitchburg16.26 miles away551 Electric Avenue Fitchburg Massachusetts 01420CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (978) 343-4100
  • Davita Nashua Dialysis16.4 miles away38 Tyler Street Nashua New Hampshire 03061CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (603) 598-1665
  • Fresenius Medical Care Framingham16.93 miles away110 Mt. Wayte Ave. Framingham Massachusetts 01702CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (508) 628-3801