Life Care Center of the North Shore

Nursing Home

Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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Life Care Center of the North Shore's website

111 Birch Street,
Lynn MA 01902

(781) 592-9667

85.44% estimated occupancy ¹

Life Care Center of the North Shore is a large nursing home located in Lynn, Massachusetts. This is a quality facility, with an overall grade of B+. In fact, we ranked this facility in the top third of all nursing homes in the nation. If you look further down this page, you can see this nursing home's category grades, which are also impressive.

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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

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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Short-term Care Quality

On top of receiving a strong overall grade, this nursing home performed well in our short-term care category. In fact, we awarded it an A for that category, which is one of our highest scores. In our short-term care assessment, we strive to craft a fair measure for rehabilitation services. In this process, we look at the facility's offerings of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last statistic we looked at in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that 6.3 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.

Facility Inspections

In addition, this nursing home also excelled in inspections, where it received an A-. Few nursing homes performed as well in this category. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing our inspection scores. One of those factors is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some can be relatively minor. 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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Long-term Care Quality

The next area we graded was long-term care. This nursing home was awarded a favorable long-term care grade, with a grade of B in this area. Nursing homes that receive this kind of score in long-term care typically provide consistent around the clock care to ensure residents are kept in good health. After assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 85.19637 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is a few points less than we expected but still a respectable percentage. Although its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we had hoped, at least 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 number.

Nurse Quality

The last category we graded is nursing. This facility received a favorable nursing score in our assessment, with a grade of B. This nursing home really doesn't have any weaknesses. Our nursing grade looks at the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We weigh both the levels of skill of the nurses as well as the quantity of hours spent with residents. This particular nursing home provided 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by having a system of moving residents more often.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Life Care Center of the North Shore Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Life Care Center of the North Shore, 6.61% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols reduces the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Life Care Center of the North Shore, 3.77% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of residents that have had a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are considered to be an indicator of nursing care . Falls are routinely the result of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Life Care Center of the North Shore, 2.05% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care . UTI's are routinely linked to worse hygiene protocols. However, this metric may be misleading for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Life Care Center of the North Shore, 19.24% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents that are administered antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such medications aren't medically indicated. However, some facilities need to rely on these drugs due to having more patients with cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Life Care Center of the North Shore, 18.54% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of residents who were given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Life Care Center of the North Shore, 2.48% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents exhibiting depressive symptoms. High rates of depression could indicate worse patient care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Life Care Center of the North Shore, 91.39% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Life Care Center of the North Shore, 16.21% Percentage of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Life Care Center of the North Shore, 15.75% Percentage of Residents

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that were able to retain mobility. Many in the industry argue that the ability to move around is vital to residents' mental and physical health.

Hospitalizations

In Life Care Center of the North Shore, 1.68 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Life Care Center of the North Shore, 15.75 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

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

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Life Care Center of the North Shore, 11.2 Percentage of Patients

This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Life Care Center of the North Shore, 71.52% Percentage of Resident

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

Nearby Hospitals

North Shore Medical Center -Acute Care Hospitals 2.71 miles away81 Highland Avenue Salem Massachusetts 01970Voluntary non-profit - Private(978) 741-1215
Melrosewakefield HealthcareAcute Care Hospitals 6.55 miles away585 Lebanon Street Melrose Massachusetts 02176Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 979-3000
Beverly Hospital CorporationAcute Care Hospitals 6.92 miles away85 Herrick Street Beverly Massachusetts 01915Voluntary non-profit - Private(978) 922-3000
Winchester HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.44 miles away41 Highland Avenue Winchester Massachusetts 01890Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 729-9000
Massachusetts General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.69 miles away55 Fruit Street Boston Massachusetts 02114Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 726-2000
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary -Acute Care Hospitals 10.72 miles away243 Charles Street Boston Massachusetts 02114Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 523-7900
Tufts Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.25 miles away800 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts 02111Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 636-5000
Cambridge Health AllianceAcute Care Hospitals 11.36 miles away1493 Cambridge Street Cambridge Massachusetts 02138Government - Local(617) 665-2300

Nearby Dialysis

Davita Salem Northeast Dialysis2.02 miles away207 Highland Ave Suite 2 Salem Massachusetts 01970CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (978) 744-2075
Peabody Dialysis Center3.24 miles away19-a Centennial Drive Peabody Massachusetts 01960CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (978) 532-7663
North Suburban Dialysis Center (Bma Essex County)4.07 miles awayAugustine Plaza 124 Broadway, Route 1n Saugus Massachusetts 01906CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (781) 233-2877
Fresenius Medical Care Danvers6.2 miles away75 Newbury Street Danvers Massachusetts 01923Dialysis Stations: 13 (978) 774-0350
North Shore Regional Dialysis Center7.32 miles away133 Brimbal Ave Unit E Beverly Massachusetts 01915CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (978) 921-2052
Fmc Services of Stoneham8.45 miles away2 Main Street Suite 100 Stoneham Massachusetts 02180CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (781) 279-2454
Davita Wellington Circle Dialysis Center9.67 miles away10 Cabot Road Suite 103b Medford Massachusetts 02155CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (781) 306-9740
Medford Dialysis Center (Bma Medford)9.9 miles away305 Mystic Avenue Medford Massachusetts 02155CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 23 (781) 396-9282