Oakhill Healthcare is a senior living facility in Middleboro, Massachusetts. The city has 23,106 people. This facility was awarded an A- overall, which is one of the most impressive scores we offer. A score in this range requires excellent scores across the board. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top 25 percent of all nursing homes in the nation. Keep reading to find this nursing home's category ratings, which are also strong. It is hard to poke holes in this nursing home's profile.
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Oakhill Healthcare
- Nursing Home
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
- For profit - Corporation
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
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Facility Inspections
In addition to earning a quality overall score, this nursing home also earned excellent health inspections recently. We awarded it one of our best grades in that category, with an A. Arguably the most critical factor we consider in calculating our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with better scores in this area most likely dodged the more severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we graded this nursing home so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing score. In that area, we gave this nursing home an A. Our nursing rating weighs many factors. The most heavily weighted variable is the number of hours nurses spend with patients. This nursing home averages 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
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Short-term Care Quality
Turning the page to our third category, we awarded this nursing home a score of A- for its short-term care grade. This is a dominant grade. Our short-term care ratings are critical for residents seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually requires more highly-skilled nursing services. This includes a vast scope of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we considered the number of patients who eventually returned home from this nursing home. We found that 5.7 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we scored was long-term care. In this area, we gave this nursing home a strong grade of B. Facilities that do well in this category typically are well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to patients. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 98.74477 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients out of the hospital. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Oakhill Healthcare Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Oakhill Healthcare, 3.85% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic gauges the percent of long-term patients who developed new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are an barometer of quality of care.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Oakhill Healthcare, 1.26% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term residents who have suffered a fall resulting in major injury. We use this statistic in computing nursing grades.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Oakhill Healthcare, 3.03% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term stay patients who sustained UTI's. While more infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it is problematic to compare between facilities due to nursing homes having inconsistent reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Oakhill Healthcare, 16.49% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of residents given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Oakhill Healthcare, 22.32% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are given to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Oakhill Healthcare, 0% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients demonstrating signs of depression. Some would argue that this is a measure of patient quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Oakhill Healthcare, 99% of Patients
This is the percent of residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Oakhill Healthcare, 19.12% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Oakhill Healthcare, 13.98% of Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients that maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Oakhill Healthcare, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is critical to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Oakhill Healthcare, 13.98% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Oakhill Healthcare, 14.71% of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Oakhill Healthcare, 64.46% of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of performance with activities of daily living typically correlates with successful rehabilitation.
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Nearby Dialysis
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