Masconomet Healthcare Center

Nursing Home

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating

See Rating Overview

Masconomet Healthcare Center's website

123 High Street,
Topsfield MA 01983

(978) 887-7002

79.26% estimated occupancy ¹

Masconomet Healthcare Center is a large facility in Topsfield, Massachusetts. We gave this facility an A overall grade, ranking it in the top 20 percent of all facilities in the nation. Based on our assessment, this nursing home is simply as good as it gets. This nursing home also received strong ratings in all of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Corporation
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Medication Management
Transportation
Speech Therapy
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Dentistry
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Podiatry
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Recreational Therapy
Optometry

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)

Less:

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

January

February

March

Short-term Care Quality

On top of earning a great overall grade, this facility also received an A+ in short-term care. With our short-term care assessment, we try to craft a meaningful measure for rehabilitation services. In this process, we look at the nursing home's levels of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final item we looked at in this area is the number of patients that eventually returned home from the nursing home. We found that 6.5 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

Facility Inspections

Turning to inspections, this nursing home excelled in that area, which is based on the nursing home's recent inspections. We awarded it an A for that category. Inspection grades are based on many datapoints located in the a nursing home's inspection reports. Facilities that receive favorable grades in this area have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This nursing home was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be severe. This means that CMS didn't consider any of these deficiencies to be an immediate risk to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Does this page answer your questions about Masconomet Healthcare Center?

Nurse Quality

Adding to its impressive resume, this nursing home also excelled in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A for that category. Our nursing grade consists of a handful of subcategories, most of which are tied to quantities of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by having a policy of turning a resident more often.

Long-term Care Quality

In our final area, this nursing home also received an impressive long-term care score, with a grade of A-. This rounded out a straight A profile. When facilities receive this type of score in long-term care it is usually a good sign for resident care and indicates that the place is well-staffed with nurses and aids. After we finished assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 99.6633 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is very impressive. Pneumonia sadly can be a life or death 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. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization 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.

Masconomet Healthcare Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Masconomet Healthcare Center, 6.44% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Masconomet Healthcare Center, 3.68% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of patients who have had a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Falls which result in injury are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Masconomet Healthcare Center, 2.42% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely linked to poor nursing care. More frequent bathing can minimize the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. We want to point out that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Masconomet Healthcare Center, 19.05% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These medications may be used for treating a variety of medical conditions, including dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Masconomet Healthcare Center, 18.65% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term care residents who were given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are typically given to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Masconomet Healthcare Center, 1.93% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients who are showing depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Masconomet Healthcare Center, 91.44% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines critical to patient care.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Masconomet Healthcare Center, 15.15% Percentage of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate the deterioration of a resident's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Masconomet Healthcare Center, 17.66% Percentage of Residents

This tells you the percent of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

In Masconomet Healthcare Center, 1.44 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Masconomet Healthcare Center, 17.66 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Masconomet Healthcare Center, 10.93 Percentage of Patients

This metric measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Masconomet Healthcare Center, 71.35% Percentage of Resident

This tells you the percent of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

Beverly Hospital CorporationAcute Care Hospitals 5.51 miles away85 Herrick Street Beverly Massachusetts 01915Voluntary non-profit - Private(978) 922-3000
North Shore Medical Center -Acute Care Hospitals 8.59 miles away81 Highland Avenue Salem Massachusetts 01970Voluntary non-profit - Private(978) 741-1215
Anna Jaques HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.04 miles away25 Highland Avenue Newburyport Massachusetts 01950Voluntary non-profit - Private(978) 463-1000
Holy Family HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.13 miles away70 East Street Methuen Massachusetts 01844Proprietary(978) 687-0156
Melrosewakefield HealthcareAcute Care Hospitals 13.63 miles away585 Lebanon Street Melrose Massachusetts 02176Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 979-3000
Winchester HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.96 miles away41 Highland Avenue Winchester Massachusetts 01890Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 729-9000
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonAcute Care Hospitals 16.95 miles away41 & 45 Mall Road Burlington Massachusetts 01803Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 744-5100

Nearby Dialysis

North Shore Regional Dialysis Center5.13 miles away133 Brimbal Ave Unit E Beverly Massachusetts 01915CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (978) 921-2052
Fresenius Medical Care Danvers5.21 miles away75 Newbury Street Danvers Massachusetts 01923Dialysis Stations: 13 (978) 774-0350
Peabody Dialysis Center7.66 miles away19-a Centennial Drive Peabody Massachusetts 01960CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (978) 532-7663
Davita Salem Northeast Dialysis8.96 miles away207 Highland Ave Suite 2 Salem Massachusetts 01970CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (978) 744-2075
Davita North Andover Renal at Home10.88 miles away201 Sutton Street North Andover Massachusetts 01845CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (978) 975-1119
North Suburban Dialysis Center (Bma Essex County)12.17 miles awayAugustine Plaza 124 Broadway, Route 1n Saugus Massachusetts 01906CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (781) 233-2877
Fresenius Medical Care of Methuen12.27 miles away421 Merrimack Street Methuen Massachusetts 01844Dialysis Stations: 21 (978) 975-3117
Fmc Services of Stoneham12.32 miles away2 Main Street Suite 100 Stoneham Massachusetts 02180CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (781) 279-2454