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Lutheran Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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26 Harvard Street,
Worcester MA 01609

(508) 754-8877

63.73% estimated occupancy 1

Lutheran Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center is a senior living facility in Worcester, Massachusetts, which has 181,315 people. This facility received a strong grade of B+ overall. We found it to be better than most of the facilities in Worcester, which has a city grade of B. Even in a city featuring 16 other nursing homes, this nursing home would be a great option. This place's impressive profile was highlighted by its inspection score, which is addressed in the next section.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Amputee Recovery
  • Dentistry
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Optometry
  • Audiology
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

This facility received a quality overall score as described above, but we especially want to point out its excellent inspections in recent years. We gave it an A in this area. Inspection scores are based on pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that score well in this category typically have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This place was hit with 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This indicates that the government inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies to cause an immediate risk to patient safety or health. A few relatively minor deficiencies are not the end of the world.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

Additionally, this facility also was awarded favorable long-term care scores this year. Indeed, we awarded it one of our higher grades in that category, with a score of B+. Nursing homes that receive this type of grade in long-term care tend to provide consistent around the clock care to make sure residents are well cared for. After considering the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 96.398895 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is higher than the average nursing home. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

Another strong feature for this facility is that it received an impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B. Our nursing grade is based on quite a few subcategories, most of which are associated with levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 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 generally be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

The last category we scored was short-term care. This facility received an above average short-term care grade in our assessment, with a C. While this isn't quite as impressive as some of its other scores, this remains a decent score for this category. Our short-term care grades are based on a facility's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a wide scope of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, in addition to other variations of therapy. Unfortunately, it does not appear that this facility submitted registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. The last datapoint we considered in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that just 4.3 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Lutheran Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A

In Lutheran Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center, 3.5% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by staying in the same position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Lutheran Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center, 4.16% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term stay patients who experienced a fall leading to serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In Lutheran Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center, 2.37% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely associated with nursing homes with worse hygiene protocols. Better nursing care minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Keep in mind that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Lutheran Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center, 11.84% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A

In Lutheran Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center, 11.47% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of long-term patients taking antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Lutheran Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center, 2.02% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who are showing signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-plus

In Lutheran Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center, 97.95% of Patients

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

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Lutheran Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center, 12.42% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and continence. Many would argue this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In Lutheran Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center, 12.19% of Residents

This tells you the percent of patients that maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Lutheran Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is key to maintaining the physical health of residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Lutheran Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center, 12.19% of Residents Rehospitalized

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

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: D

In Lutheran Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center, 19.03% of Patients

Measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure patient care during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Lutheran Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center, 92.61% of Resident

This is a measure of the percent of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements.

Scores for Worcester, MA

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B
  • 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 B-minus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus

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  • Metrowest Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.35 miles away115 Lincoln Street Framingham Massachusetts 01701Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 383-1000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Saint Vincent's Hospital0.56 miles awayHemodialysis Unit 123 Summer St, Suite 380 Worcester Massachusetts 01608Dialysis Stations: 12 (508) 363-9460
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  • Freedom Center of Worcester1.9 miles away1 Innovation Drive Suite 110 Worcester Massachusetts 01605Dialysis Stations: 6 (508) 767-3950
  • U-Mass Memorial Health Care Systems2.21 miles awayDialysis Unit 55 Lake Avenue North Rm h7-331 Worcester Massachusetts 01655Dialysis Stations: 13 (774) 442-3814
  • Bio-Medical Applications of Massachusetts Inc2.56 miles away867 Grafton Street Worcester Massachusetts 01604Dialysis Stations: 16 (203) 387-9332
  • University Dialysis Center (Bma of Shrewsbury)3.05 miles away239-243 Boston Turnpike Road Shrewsbury Massachusetts 01545Dialysis Stations: 16 (508) 753-0886
  • Auburn Health LLC5.24 miles away771 South Bridge Street Suite 1 Auburn Massachusetts 01501Dialysis Stations: 16 (508) 832-3604