Mainegeneral Rehab & Long Term Care - Gray Birch is a facility located in Augusta, Maine, a city with a population of 26,086 people. After receiving an overall rating of A, this nursing home is one of the most elite facilities we assessed. Impressively, this grade is even better than the city grade of A- in Augusta, which is one of the higher rated cities in Maine. One of the best aspects of this facility's stellar profile is its inspection reports. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section.
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Mainegeneral Rehab & Long Term Care - Gray Birch
- Nursing Home
- Assisted Living
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 - Corporation
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Facility Inspections
On top of performing well overall, this nursing home earned a nearly flawless inspection report. Consequently, it received one of our best scores in this area with an A. Our inspection scores account for several factors found on a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with better scores in this area typically have few severe deficiencies. This place was hit with 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe. This tells you that CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies to pose an immediate risk to resident health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we graded this facility so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing rating. In fact, nursing proved to be its second best category grade. In that category, we awarded this facility a grade of A. Nursing scores are heavily correlated with nurse staffing levels. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home 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.
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Short-term Care Quality
Moving on our third area, this nursing home received a top-shelf short-term care score. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A in that area. Short-term care ratings are based on the nursing home's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a wide spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, not to mention other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 4.7 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
Moving on to the fourth area, this nursing home also performed admirably in our long-term care category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of B+ in that area. This finalized a first-rate report card. Nursing homes that excel in long-term care tend to be well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to patients. After assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 97.75785 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is much higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Mainegeneral Rehab & Long Term Care - Gray Birch Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Mainegeneral Rehab & Long Term Care - Gray Birch, 11.51% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Mainegeneral Rehab & Long Term Care - Gray Birch, 0.9% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients who suffered from a fall leading to serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Mainegeneral Rehab & Long Term Care - Gray Birch, 4.07% of Patients had UTIs
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term stay residents which suffered from a urinary tract infection. While a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it can be difficult to compare different nursing homes due to facilities having inconsistent reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Mainegeneral Rehab & Long Term Care - Gray Birch, 15.66% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Mainegeneral Rehab & Long Term Care - Gray Birch, 21.03% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure tells you the percentage of long-term stay patients taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Mainegeneral Rehab & Long Term Care - Gray Birch, 5.94% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Many in the industry would argue this is a reasonable measure of resident quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Mainegeneral Rehab & Long Term Care - Gray Birch, 96.69% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these vaccines vital to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Mainegeneral Rehab & Long Term Care - Gray Birch, 9.28% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Mainegeneral Rehab & Long Term Care - Gray Birch, 26.41% of Residents
This is the percent of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Mainegeneral Rehab & Long Term Care - Gray Birch, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Mainegeneral Rehab & Long Term Care - Gray Birch, 26.41% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Mainegeneral Rehab & Long Term Care - Gray Birch, 19.8% of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Mainegeneral Rehab & Long Term Care - Gray Birch, 83.46% of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with activities of daily living typically correlates with better rehabilitation services.
Scores for Augusta, ME
- Overall Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of A
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
Looking for more options? Augusta, Maine has 3 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Mainegeneral Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.86 miles away35 Medical Center Parkway Augusta Maine 04330Voluntary non-profit - Other(207) 626-1000
- Northern Light Inland HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.97 miles away200 Kennedy Memorial Drive Waterville Maine 04901Proprietary(207) 861-3000
Nearby Dialysis
- Kennebec Kidney Center2.37 miles away164 Civic Center Drive Augusta Maine 04330CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 13 (207) 622-7097
- Bio-Medical Applications of Maine, Inc.5.47 miles away46 Summer Street Gardiner Maine 04345Dialysis Stations: 10 (207) 582-0148