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Linn Health Care Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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30 Alexander Avenue,
East Providence RI 02914

(401) 438-7210

80% estimated occupancy 1

Linn Health Care Center is an average-sized non-profit facility in East Providence, Rhode Island. With an overall rating of B+, this facility should work for most people. We ranked this nursing home as one of the 50 best nursing homes in Rhode Island. Keep reading to find this facility's category ratings, which are also impressive. It would be hard to poke holes in this place's profile.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)
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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

In addition to being a quality facility overall, this facility excelled in the area of short-term care, where it received an A. Short-term care scores are crucial for patients needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically utilizes higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means a wide spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we considered the percentage of residents that ultimately were able to return home from this facility. We found that 5.8 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

In addition, this facility also performed well in our inspection category, which is based on its inspection reports. We gave it a grade of A- for that area. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining our inspection ratings. One critical factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies end up being quite insignificant. While this nursing home had a few minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that the government inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe made us feel better about this inspection report.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

This nursing home also was given an impressive long-term care score. In fact, we gave it an above average grade of B+ in this area. Nursing homes that receive this type of grade in this category tend to provide consistent 24/7 care to make sure patients are well cared for. One of the datapoints we considered in addition to nursing hours is vaccinations. This facility provided the pneumonia vaccination to 98.48485 percent of its residents. This is a proven method to minimize unnecessary hospitalizations for the senior population. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

The last area we rated was nursing. We gave this facility one of our more favorable grades in that area, with a grade of B. This facility ended up being strong in each category we looked at. When calculating our nursing scores, we assess both staffing levels and the training levels of those nurses. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also factored a few quality measures into our nursing grades. This nursing home was relatively weak in two of the major areas we focus on, with below average scores for minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. These areas are generally reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care provided.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Linn Health Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Linn Health Care Center, 8.06% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Linn Health Care Center, 3.79% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of patients who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are considered to be a measure of nursing care . Major falls which result in injury are routinely the result of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Linn Health Care Center, 4.21% of Patients had UTIs

This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term residents that had urinary tract infections. UTI's may be an indication of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this statistic can also be misleading for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Linn Health Care Center, 8.98% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A

In Linn Health Care Center, 11.16% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Linn Health Care Center, 2.01% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Linn Health Care Center, 96.61% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Linn Health Care Center, 15.13% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and continence.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-plus

In Linn Health Care Center, 30.93% of Residents

This indicates the percentage of patients who maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: F

In Linn Health Care Center, 30.93% of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Linn Health Care Center, 91.62% of Resident

This metric measures the percent of short-term residents that saw functional improvements.

Scores for East Providence, RI

  • Overall Rating has a grade of A-minus
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A

Looking for more options? East Providence, Rhode Island has 6 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

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  • Our Lady of Fatima HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.27 miles away200 High Service Avenue Providence Rhode Island 02904Proprietary(401) 456-3000
  • Sturdy Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.68 miles away211 Park Street Attleboro Massachusetts 02703Voluntary non-profit - Other(508) 222-5200
  • Kent County Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.13 miles away455 Toll Gate Rd Warwick Rhode Island 02886Proprietary(401) 737-7010

Nearby Dialysis

  • The Dialysis Center of Rhode Island Hospital0.4 miles away22 Baker Street Providence Rhode Island 02905Dialysis Stations: 18 (401) 444-4440
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  • Nna of Providence2.79 miles away125 Corliss Street Providence Rhode Island 02904CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (401) 521-9300
  • Dialysis Center of Providence3.03 miles away9 Plenty Street Providence Rhode Island 02907Dialysis Stations: 21 (401) 273-4898
  • Nna - Pawtucket3.64 miles away79 Division Street Pawtucket Rhode Island 02860CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 15 (401) 723-9995
  • Dialysis Center of Pawtucket4.04 miles away201 Armistice Boulevard Pawtucket Rhode Island 02860CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (401) 722-3313
  • Davita North Providence Renal Center5.24 miles away1635 Mineral Spring Ave. Providence Rhode Island 02904Dialysis Stations: 18 (401) 354-5340