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Maine Veterans Home - Caribou

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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163 Van Buren Rd Suite 2,
Caribou ME 04736

(207) 498-6074

87.25% estimated occupancy 1

With an address in Caribou, Maine, Maine Veterans Home - Caribou is one of only two facilities in this city. We gave this facility an A- overall grade, ranking it in the top third of all nursing homes in the United States. Based on our assessment, this facility is simply as good as it gets. The best aspect of this nursing home's strong profile was its inspection score. Inspection grades are discussed 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 - Other
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Recreational Therapy

Awards

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Top Nursing Home in Maine Awards 2019

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Best Nursing Home in Maine Awards 2020

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Top Nursing Home in Maine Awards 2021

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. Inspection scores weigh a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with better grades in this area usually have very few of these severe deficiencies. While this facility had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were serious based on CMS' scale. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A

This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In fact, this turned out to be its second best category grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A. The nursing grade analyzes many datapoints, but the most important consideration is the number of nurse hours spent with patients. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in the area of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

Contributing to its high-end assessment, this nursing home also was awarded a strong short-term care grade, with a score of A-. Short-term care grades are meaningful for individuals looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires more skilled nursing. This means a broad scope of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the percentage of residents that ultimately were able to return home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: C

Switching gears to our fourth area, this nursing home received a respectable long-term care score. Even though this isn't as elite as a few of its other grades, this is truly not the end of the world. In calculating these long-term care scores, we analyze the facility's personal care services. After looking at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 99.2126 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is more than the average nursing home. This place was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Maine Veterans Home - Caribou Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In Maine Veterans Home - Caribou, 6.9% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can minimize the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Maine Veterans Home - Caribou, 4.72% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are often caused by lower levels of patient supervision. Additional nurse staffing can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In Maine Veterans Home - Caribou, 2.36% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely linked to facilities with worst hygiene practices. More frequent bathing reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. We want to point out that this statistic is affected by by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In Maine Veterans Home - Caribou, 21.55% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents which were prescribed antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs aren't medically indicated. Nevertheless, some nursing homes need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of patients suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Maine Veterans Home - Caribou, 15.83% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are prescribed to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In Maine Veterans Home - Caribou, 14.75% of Patients

This is the percent of patients showing depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-plus

In Maine Veterans Home - Caribou, 98.16% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Maine Veterans Home - Caribou, 13.76% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and continence.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Maine Veterans Home - Caribou, 19.85% of Residents

This is the percent of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Maine Veterans Home - Caribou, 0.48 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Maine Veterans Home - Caribou, 19.85% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of patients.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Cary Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0 miles away163 Van Buren Rd, Suite 1 Caribou Maine 04736Government - Local(207) 498-3111

Nearby Dialysis

  • County Dialysis Center13.32 miles away23 North Street Suite 5 Presque Isle Maine 04769Dialysis Stations: 14 (207) 768-5863