Maine Veterans Home - So Paris is located in South Paris, Maine, a city with a population of 5,116 people. This turns out to be an A+ facility, which is the absolute highest rating. You really can't do any better than this nursing home. Scroll down to see this nursing home's category scores, which also impressed us. You really can't do any better than a straight A report card.
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Maine Veterans Home - So Paris
- Nursing Home
- For people with disabilities
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Other
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Audiology
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Aquatic Therapy
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Facility Inspections
On top of receiving an elite overall rating, this nursing home also received an A+ inspection grade. This is based on the facility's recent inspection reports. An A+ in this category is one of the highest complements we can offer a facility. Perhaps the most significant factor we consider in calculating our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Places with better scores in this category most likely avoided the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. This facility was hit with 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be severe. This indicates that CMS didn't consider any of the deficiencies an immediate threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
In addition, this facility was given strong marks in the area of short-term care. Consequently, it received one of our best scores in that category with a score of A+. Our short-term care grades are meaningful for residents requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically utilizes additional highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes a wide range of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 6.2 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
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Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received an A+ nursing grade, making it one of the few nursing homes to receive multiple A+ category grades. When calculating a nursing home's nursing grade, we look at the quantity of hours nurses spend with residents as well as the levels of training of those nurses. This particular nursing home provided 0.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed 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.
Long-term Care Quality
In the final category we looked at, this nursing home was given an impressive grade grade of A in our long-term care category. With this score, the facility rounded out a straight A profile. When nursing homes receive a grade in this range in long-term care it generally means it has plenty of staff and is an overall good place to live on a permanent basis. After considering the volume of care provided by nurses, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia sadly is often a dangerous illness for nursing home patients so we like it when a nursing home doesn't take any chances. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Maine Veterans Home - So Paris Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Maine Veterans Home - So Paris, 2.22% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term care residents who developed pressure ulcers . We bake this statistic into our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Maine Veterans Home - So Paris, 3.09% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care. Better nursing protocols minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Maine Veterans Home - So Paris, 0% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often caused by facilities with worst hygiene practices. Closer supervision reduces the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this metric is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Maine Veterans Home - So Paris, 6.84% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These drugs are used for treating several medical conditions, including dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Maine Veterans Home - So Paris, 23.23% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents taking antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Maine Veterans Home - So Paris, 12.83% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents demonstrating signs of depression. Some believe this is a reliable measure of quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Maine Veterans Home - So Paris, 98.66% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term patients that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these vaccines important for resident well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Maine Veterans Home - So Paris, 8.55% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Maine Veterans Home - So Paris, 16.99% of Residents
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that retained mobility levels.
Hospitalizations
In Maine Veterans Home - So Paris, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Maine Veterans Home - So Paris, 16.99% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Maine Veterans Home - So Paris, 10.18% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to gauge patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Maine Veterans Home - So Paris, 56.03% of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of performance with activities of daily living often correlates with better rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Stephens Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 3.1 miles away181 Main Street Norway Maine 04268Voluntary non-profit - Private(207) 743-5933
- Bridgton HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 17.13 miles away10 Hospital Drive Bridgton Maine 04009Voluntary non-profit - Private(207) 647-6000
- Central Maine Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 18.6 miles away300 Main Street Lewiston Maine 04240Voluntary non-profit - Private(207) 795-0111
- St Mary's Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.24 miles away93 Campus Avenue - PO Box 291 Lewiston Maine 04243Voluntary non-profit - Private(207) 777-8100
Nearby Dialysis
- Androscoggin Kidney Center17.2 miles away1100 Minot Avenue Auburn Maine 04210CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (207) 795-1315
- Lewiston Auburn Kidney Center18.28 miles away710 Main Street Lewiston Maine 04240CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 15 (207) 784-2268