Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, Loomis Lakeside at Reeds Landing is one of just a couple available facilities in this city. With an overall grade of A-, this facility is one of the higher-graded nursing homes we assessed. In fact, we ranked this facility in the top 20 percent of all nursing homes in the nation. As you can find below, this facility also performed well in our category grades. It would be hard to poke holes in this nursing home's profile.
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Loomis Lakeside at Reeds Landing
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- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
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Facility Inspections
In addition to faring well overall, this nursing home received a nearly flawless inspection report. As a result, it received one of our highest scores in that area with an A. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing our inspection ratings. One of those factors is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some of these are relatively insignificant. This place was hit with 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This tells you that the government inspectors didn't deem any of these deficiencies to create an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
We also would like to alert you to the fact that this facility was given a top-shelf grade of A in our short-term care category. In computing our short-term care scores, we scrutinize the facility's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other highly trained professionals. This category is typically a fair measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the number of patients who ultimately were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 5.7 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.
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Nurse Quality
This facility received a very good nursing grade this year as well. It received one of our better scores in that category with a grade of B+. Our nursing score analyzes several factors, but the primary consideration is the level of nurse hours spent with patients. This nursing home provides 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 facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Long-term Care Quality
In our last category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our long-term care rating. This finished off an elite report card. Long-term care grades in this range generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. After assessing the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 97.05882 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is far higher than the majority of nursing homes. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Loomis Lakeside at Reeds Landing Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Loomis Lakeside at Reeds Landing, 13.28% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Loomis Lakeside at Reeds Landing, 2.94% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic measures the percent of long-term stay residents which have had falls resulting in serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be a sign of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Loomis Lakeside at Reeds Landing, 2.27% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely associated with a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this statistic could also be skewed for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Loomis Lakeside at Reeds Landing, 8.82% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Loomis Lakeside at Reeds Landing, 0.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term patients who are given antianxiety medication. These medications are used to treat patients suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Loomis Lakeside at Reeds Landing, 0.75% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Loomis Lakeside at Reeds Landing, 98.53% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines indispensable.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Loomis Lakeside at Reeds Landing, 11.97% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Loomis Lakeside at Reeds Landing, 14.95% of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that maintained mobility. Some experts argue that mobility is critical to patients mental and physical health.
Hospitalizations
In Loomis Lakeside at Reeds Landing, 0.69 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Loomis Lakeside at Reeds Landing, 14.95% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Loomis Lakeside at Reeds Landing, 7.23% of Patients
This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to gauge short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Loomis Lakeside at Reeds Landing, 91.36% of Resident
This metric measures the percent of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Mercy Medical CtrAcute Care Hospitals 3.07 miles away271 Carew Street Springfield Massachusetts 01104Voluntary non-profit - Private(413) 748-9000
- Baystate Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.63 miles away759 Chestnut Street Springfield Massachusetts 01199Voluntary non-profit - Private(413) 794-0000
- Holyoke Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.53 miles away575 Beech Street Holyoke Massachusetts 01040Voluntary non-profit - Private(413) 534-2500
- Baystate Wing Hospital and Medical CentersAcute Care Hospitals 10.59 miles away40 Wright Street Palmer Massachusetts 01069Voluntary non-profit - Other(413) 283-7651
- Baystate Noble HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.42 miles away115 West Silver Street Westfield Massachusetts 01085Voluntary non-profit - Private(413) 568-2811
- Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc,TheAcute Care Hospitals 16.27 miles away30 Locust Street Northampton Massachusetts 01060Voluntary non-profit - Private(413) 582-2000
- Rockville General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.72 miles away31 Union St Vernon Rockville Connecticut 06066Proprietary(860) 872-5160
Nearby Dialysis
- East Springfield Dialysis (Bma of Massachusetts)0.71 miles away1515 State Street Springfield Massachusetts 01109CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (413) 732-1586
- Springfield Dialysis Center2.91 miles away125 Liberty Street, Suite 101 Springfield Massachusetts 01103Dialysis Stations: 16 (413) 736-9600
- Western Mass. Kidney Center (Bma Springfield)3.31 miles away2000 Main Street Springfield Massachusetts 01103CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 33 (413) 739-4751
- Ara-Ludlow Dialysis, LLC4.12 miles away14 Chestnut Place, Suite B Ludlow Massachusetts 01056CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 13 (413) 583-7983
- Chicopee Dialysis Center4.57 miles awayI 391 Industrial Park 317 Meadow Street Chicopee Massachusetts 01013Dialysis Stations: 17 (413) 535-2529
- Dialysis Center of Western Massachusetts4.64 miles away601 Memorial Drive, Suite H Chicopee Massachusetts 01020Dialysis Stations: 15 (413) 593-3078
- Pioneer Valley Dialysis Center4.72 miles away208 Ashley Avenue West Springfield Massachusetts 01089CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 29 (413) 750-3400
- Heritage Dialysis Center, LLC4.83 miles away67 Cooper Street Agawam Massachusetts 01001Dialysis Stations: 13 (413) 786-2022