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 also performed just fine in our category scores. It would be hard to find any major flaws in this nursing home's profile.
Milford Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- 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
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility has received nearly flawless inspections recently. We awarded them an A in this category. Inspection grades weigh several factors found on a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with better scores in this category generally have few of these severe deficiencies. This nursing home received 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This means that the government inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies an immediate threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
On the list of its many elite grades, this facility was awarded first-rate long-term care score. In fact, it received a score of A- in this category. Long-term care ratings in this range generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. One of the criteria we considered in addition to nursing hours is vaccines. This nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccine to 99.38461 percent of its residents. Vaccination is a great way to minimize negative health outcomes for the elderly population. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Nurse Quality
To complement its strong performance in other areas, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our inspections rating. When determining a facility's nursing rating, we look at the number of hours nurses are caring for residents as well as the levels of training of those nurses. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at 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 place Massachusetts in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as employing a system of moving a patient at least once a day.
Short-term Care Quality
Moving on to our next area, this nursing home also performed well in our short-term care category. In fact, we gave it a grade of B+ in that category. This finalized a very impressive profile. In crafting these short-term care ratings, we look at the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our goal is to devise a tool for comparing the rehabilitation services of various facilities. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, based on 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 nursing home. We found that 5.6 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Milford Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Milford Center, 6.44% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term stay residents who developed pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are a great indicator of quality of care.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Milford Center, 3.68% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls resulting in injury are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Milford Center, 2.42% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic indicates the percent of long-term residents who had UTI's. While a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it can be difficult to compare between facilities due to facilities having varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Milford Center, 19.05% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic indicates the percent of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Milford Center, 18.65% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of long-term patients that were prescribed antianxiety medication. These drugs are used to treat residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Milford Center, 1.93% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who are demonstrating signs of depression. High levels of depression could imply a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Milford Center, 91.44% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Milford Center, 15.15% Percentage of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term stay patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and taking a bath. Many would argue this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Milford Center, 17.66% Percentage of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who remained mobile levels. Many in the industry argue that mobility is vital to patients physical and mental well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Milford Center, 1.44 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Milford Center, 17.66 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Milford 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 care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Milford Center, 71.35% Percentage of Resident
This is the percent of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
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