Milford Center is a large facility located in Milford, Massachusetts. Featuring an overall rating of A, we scored this facility to be the top facility in Milford. An overall grade in this range is a great indication of a quality nursing home. Based on our analysis, this facility is simply as good as it gets. As you will find below, this place performed just as well in our category scores. We give this place two thumbs up!
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Milford Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Bariatric Care
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Colostomy Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
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Facility Inspections
On top of being a top notch nursing home overall, this place also excelled in inspections, where it received an A. Not many facilities performed better in this category. These inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Although this facility had a few deficiencies on its 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
One of the other reasons we graded this facility so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing rating. In fact, nursing turned out to be its second best category grade. In that area, we gave this facility an A. Our nursing score is mostly associated with the facility's level of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home Massachusetts 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 employing a system of moving a resident at least once a day.
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Short-term Care Quality
Turning our third area, this nursing home received a strong short-term care grade. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A in that area. Our short-term care scores are likely most important for people in need of rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation typically mandates more skilled nursing services. This means not merely nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the number of residents who who were able to eventually return home from this facility. We found that 5.6 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
In our last category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for its long-term care score. This rounded out a very impressive report card. When facilities receive this kind of grade in this category it is typically a good sign for patient care and indicates that the facility is well-staffed with nurses and aids. On top of looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is far higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Milford Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Milford Center, 6.67% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Milford Center, 0.97% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients who have sustained a fall resulting in serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be an indication of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Milford Center, 1.72% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often linked to worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this datapoint may be misleading for some facilities due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Milford Center, 11.5% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These medications are used to treat several conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Milford Center, 15.44% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of residents given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are commonly given to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Milford Center, 3.13% of Patients
This is the percent of patients demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Milford Center, 99.14% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Milford Center, 7.84% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and taking a bath. Many believe this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Milford Center, 17.51% of Residents
This is the percentage of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Milford Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Milford Center, 17.51% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Milford Center, 11.38% of Patients
This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to assess the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Milford Center, 87.12% of Resident
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some experts argue this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Milford Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 1.76 miles away14 Prospect Street Milford Massachusetts 01757Voluntary non-profit - Other(508) 473-1190
- Landmark Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 9.99 miles away115 Cass Avenue Woonsocket Rhode Island 02895Voluntary non-profit - Private(401) 769-4100
- Metrowest Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.48 miles away115 Lincoln Street Framingham Massachusetts 01701Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 383-1000
- Marlborough HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.64 miles away157 Union Street Marlborough Massachusetts 01752Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 481-5000
- Westwood Pembroke Health SystemsPsychiatric 14.7 miles away45 Clapboardtree Street Westwood Massachusetts 02090Proprietary(617) 762-7764
- Norwood HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.44 miles away800 Washington Street Norwood Massachusetts 02062Proprietary(781) 769-4000
- Umass Memorial Medical Center IncAcute Care Hospitals 15.76 miles away55 Lake Avenue North Worcester Massachusetts 01655Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 334-1000
- Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - NeedhamAcute Care Hospitals 16.28 miles away148 Chestnut Street Needham Heights Massachusetts 02494Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 453-3002
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc Dialysis Services of Blackstone Valley1.72 miles away42 Cape Road Milford Massachusetts 01757CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (508) 634-4331
- Dialysis Center of Woonsocket9.43 miles away2100 Diamond Hill Road Woonsocket Rhode Island 02895CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 23 (401) 765-4995
- Fresenius Medical Care Framingham10.42 miles away110 Mt. Wayte Ave. Framingham Massachusetts 01702CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (508) 628-3801
- Us Renal Care Foxborough Dialysis11.91 miles away10 Lincoln Rd Suite 101 Foxboro Massachusetts 02035Dialysis Stations: 9 (774) 215-5696
- Fresenius Medical Care of Marlborough12.83 miles away360 Cedar Hill Street Suite 3 Marlborough Massachusetts 01752CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 13 (508) 460-9250
- Bio-Medical Applications of Massachusetts Inc14.72 miles away867 Grafton Street Worcester Massachusetts 01604Dialysis Stations: 16 (203) 387-9332
- Bio-Medical Applications of Rhode Island14.73 miles away622 George Washington Highway Lincoln Rhode Island 02865Dialysis Stations: 17 (401) 333-4727
- University Dialysis Center (Bma of Shrewsbury)14.97 miles away239-243 Boston Turnpike Road Shrewsbury Massachusetts 01545Dialysis Stations: 16 (508) 753-0886