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Orono Commons

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-minus
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117 Bennoch Rd,
Orono ME 04473

(207) 866-4914

93.87% estimated occupancy 1

Orono Commons is located in Orono, Maine. The city has 10,362 people. We awarded it an overall grade of B-, which is a middle of the road rating. Based on the data we reviewed, there are certainly far worse facilities out there. The best part of this nursing home's report card is its exemplary inspection rating. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Amputee Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Bariatric Care
  • Colostomy Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

The primary reason this facility received a decent overall grade is its impeccable inspections in recent years. We awarded them one of our better scores in that category, with a grade of A. This is a much better score than the facility's overall score, which was decent but certainly not elite. Inspection ratings weigh a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this area generally have few severe deficiencies. Fortunately, although this facility had a few minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that CMS didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. We should note that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in the industry.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

Turning to the category of short-term care, we gave this nursing home a grade of A- in that area. In computing our short-term care ratings, we look at a nursing home's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This score is typically a meaningful assessment of a facility's ability to rehabilitate patients. 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 they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last datapoint we considered in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that 5.2 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

This facility's next best category was its nursing grade, where it received a grade of B-. Our nursing score consists of many factors, but the main one is the quantity of nurse hours per patient per week. This particular nursing home provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient each day. This figure is far below the national average. Finally, despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours, this nursing home actually performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is generally a reliable indicator that a facility has quality controls in place.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: F

This facility's worst category is long-term care, which is the last category we analyzed. Unfortunately, we gave it an abysmal F for this category. Even with some decent grades in other categories, this score is still disappointing so we would like to to draw your attention to it. When nursing homes receive a score in this range in this category it generally means the facility did not perform well in our quality measures relating to patient care. After we finished looking at the volume of nursing care, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination record. Candidly, we were a bit concerned this nursing home vaccinated only 48.373985 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Surprisingly, this facility was actually decent at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. This is its best score in this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Orono Commons Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In Orono Commons, 12.12% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We bake this statistic into our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Orono Commons, 4.47% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls leading to injury are often caused by lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In Orono Commons, 1.71% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections may be associated with poor hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In Orono Commons, 29.06% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A

In Orono Commons, 11.94% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are administered to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In Orono Commons, 14.29% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents who are demonstrating signs of depression. High levels of depression could be an indicator lower quality care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: F

In Orono Commons, 71.91% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: D

In Orono Commons, 21% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In Orono Commons, 23.99% of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who retained mobility levels. Some believe that mobility is important for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Orono Commons, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In Orono Commons, 23.99% of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-minus

In Orono Commons, 13.33% of Patients

This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B

In Orono Commons, 79.28% of Resident

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many argue that this is a reasonable measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • St Joseph HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.17 miles away360 Broadway Bangor Maine 04401Voluntary non-profit - Church(207) 262-1000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita Boyd Dialysis8.19 miles awayDialysis Unit 925 Union Street Suite 1 Bangor Maine 04401CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (207) 941-1298
  • Davita Brewer Dialysis8.5 miles away403 Wilson Street Brewer Maine 04412Dialysis Stations: 13 (207) 989-0027