Merriman House
3073 White Mountain Highway, North Conway NH 03860 · (603) 356-5461 · 86.66% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Merriman House is a nursing home located in North Conway, New Hampshire, a city with a total of 4,056 people. With an overall grade of A+, this nursing home has the distinction of being one of the top 10 nursing homes in New Hampshire. In addition, this is a hospital-based facility, which may add peace of mind for prospective patients with medical conditions frequently requiring hospitalization. Finally, this is a very consistent nursing home with consistently strong grades in each of the major categories we assessed. More information about its category grades is available below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 45 Beds
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Non profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
In addition to being a great overall grade, this facility also received A+ health inspections in recent years. Its inspections were virtually flawless. Inspection grades are based on many items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this category typically have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. While this nursing home had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility also received an A+ for its long-term care score. Nursing homes that receive this type of score in this category tend to provide consistent around the clock care to ensure residents are well cared for. One of the statistics we considered in addition to this facility's quality nursing hours is vaccinations. This nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccination to 100 percent of its patients. Vaccines are a great way to avoid unnecessary deaths for seniors. This combination proved to be effective as this facility was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 1.55 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received an A+ for its nursing grade. Nursing scores are based in large part on quality and quantity of nursing care. This place provides an incredible 4.4 hours of nursing care per patient each day. Out of this total, many of those hours were provided by registered nurses, which is one of the more highly trained levels of nurses. On top of providing impressive levels of nursing care, this facility also excelled in the quality-based metrics we assessed. By way of illustration, it performed as well as any facility in the nation when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We view these datapoints as good measures of the quality of nursing care provided.
Short-term Care Quality
In our last category, we awarded this facility a grade of A+ for our short-term care grade. This completed an elite profile. With our short-term care assessment, we strive to forge a meaningful gauge for rehabilitation. In this process, we assess the nursing home's levels of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. When we assessed this facility's nursing hours, we found it offered substantially more care from registered nurses than most nursing homes. The last statistic we assessed in this area is the percentage of patients that ultimately returned home from the facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home rather than remaining at the nursing home permanently.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Merriman House Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a fall resulting in major injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This figure tells you the percent of long-term residents that sustained UTI's. Although more of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it can be problematic to compare between nursing homes due to facilities having varying reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term care residents which were given antianxiety medication. These drugs are commonly prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of residents exhibiting depressive symptoms. Increased rates of depression could indicate a lower level of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percentage of patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and eating. Some believe that this is a measure of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This metric tracks the percentage of long-term patients that retained mobility levels. Some experts believe that mobility is critical to patients mental and physical health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is usually a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better