Maine Veterans Home - Scarborough is in Scarborough, Maine. It looks like this nursing home is one of the most impressive nursing homes we assessed. This nursing home was given one of the top ratings we offer. In fact, this nursing home has the distinction of being one of the top 50 nursing homes in Maine. Headlining this nursing home's stellar profile is its inspection score, which you can find in the next section.
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Maine Veterans Home - Scarborough
- Nursing Home
- For people with disabilities
- Assisted Living
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
Grade: A
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Other
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
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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. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating our inspection grades. One key factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies end up being quite minor. Although this place had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were serious based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
Grade: A-minus
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-. Nursing grades are largely based on a nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
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Long-term Care Quality
Grade: A-minus
We also want to emphasize the fact that this facility received a superb grade of A- in our long-term care category. Long-term care scores in this range generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. In addition to looking at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 96.596855 percent of its residents, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia is too frequently a dangerous health condition for nursing home patients so we strongly prefer when a nursing home does not leave its residents vulnerable. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Short-term Care Quality
Grade: B-plus
In the last area, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for its short-term care grade. This topped off a very impressive report card. Short-term care grades are critical for patients looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally mandates additional highly-skilled nursing. This includes a vast scope of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the percentage of patients who ultimately were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 4 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Maine Veterans Home - Scarborough Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: A-minus
In Maine Veterans Home - Scarborough, 4.73% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric gauges the percentage of long-term residents which developed pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: C
In Maine Veterans Home - Scarborough, 5.24% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients which sustained falls leading to serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining nursing grades.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: F
In Maine Veterans Home - Scarborough, 6.78% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic indicates the percent of long-term patients which sustained urinary tract infections. UTI's could be an indication of poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint could also be skewed for some facilities due to different reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: B-minus
In Maine Veterans Home - Scarborough, 17.37% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that were administered antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior in scenarios where such medications are not medically indicated. Nevertheless, some facilities may need to rely on these medications due to an increased number of patients with dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: A-minus
In Maine Veterans Home - Scarborough, 12.67% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure tells you the percent of long-term residents receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: B-minus
In Maine Veterans Home - Scarborough, 6.05% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression. Higher levels of depression may imply a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: B
In Maine Veterans Home - Scarborough, 97.3% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: B
In Maine Veterans Home - Scarborough, 14.82% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and using the bathroom.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: B-minus
In Maine Veterans Home - Scarborough, 14.13% of Residents
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients that retained mobility levels. Some believe that mobility is important for patients physical and mental well-being.
Hospitalizations
Grade: A-plus
In Maine Veterans Home - Scarborough, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: B-plus
In Maine Veterans Home - Scarborough, 14.13% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Grade: A+
In Maine Veterans Home - Scarborough, 0% of Patients
This is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Grade: C
In Maine Veterans Home - Scarborough, 68.49% of Resident
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Spring Harbor HospitalPsychiatric 4.64 miles away123 Andover Road Westbrook Maine 04092Government - Federal(207) 761-2200
- Maine Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.7 miles away22 Bramhall St Portland Maine 04102Voluntary non-profit - Private(207) 662-0111
- Northern Light HealthAcute Care Hospitals 6 miles away144 State Street Portland Maine 04101Voluntary non-profit - Church(207) 879-3000
- Southern Maine Health CareAcute Care Hospitals 10.68 miles away1 Medical Center Drive Biddeford Maine 04005Voluntary non-profit - Private(207) 283-7000
Nearby Dialysis
- Southern Maine Dialysis Facility5.4 miles away1600b Congress Street Portland Maine 04102CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (207) 774-5985
- Casco Bay Dialysis Facility6.78 miles away1 Chabot Street Westbrook Maine 04092CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (207) 854-9822
- York County Dialysis Center10.45 miles away29 Barra Road Biddeford Maine 04005CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (207) 282-3908
