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Pleasant Valley Nursing Center

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  • Memory Care

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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8 Peabody Road,
Derry NH 03038

(603) 434-1566

83.03% estimated occupancy 1

Pleasant Valley Nursing Center is in Derry, New Hampshire, a city with a population of 33,269 people. Featuring an overall score of A-, this is clearly a very good facility. We can't find many bad things to say about this facility. Its scores are just impeccable. As you will find below, this place also performed just fine in our category grades. It would be hard to poke holes in this place's profile.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Amputee Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray

Awards

Top Nursing Home in New Hampshire badge

Top Nursing Home in New Hampshire Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in Derry, New Hampshire badge

Best Nursing Home in Derry, New Hampshire Awards 2020

Top Nursing Home in New Hampshire badge

Top Nursing Home in New Hampshire Awards 2021

Best Nursing Home in Derry, New Hampshire badge

Best Nursing Home in Derry, New Hampshire Awards 2021

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

One of the reasons this place turned out to be a quality nursing home is it earned an A+ inspection grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this very important category. Perhaps the most critical factor we look at in computing our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Nursing homes with better grades in this area most likely dodged the most severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. This facility was assessed 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This means that the government inspectors did not deem any of these deficiencies to pose an immediate risk to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

To complement its dominant assessments in other areas, we awarded this facility a grade of A- for its long-term care grade. For residents looking for a permanent place to live as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care grades are an important measure. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 69.333336 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is somewhat less than we expected but still a respectable figure. Although its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we like to see, we were pleased to find facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

This nursing home also was given a strong short-term care score. Indeed, we awarded it an above average grade of B+ in this area. In our short-term care score, we attempt to create a meaningful barometer for rehabilitation services. In this process, we look at a facility's scope of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. We were not able to track down registered nurse or physical therapy staffing data for this facility. The final measure we considered in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We found that 5.3 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

The last area we rated proved to be this facility's weakest category. However, even its worst category would actually be a strength for most facilities. We gave it a strong grade of B in nursing. In determining our nursing ratings, we weigh both nursing hours and the training levels of the nurses. This nursing home provides 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also factored a few quality-based metrics into our nursing grades. This facility was relatively weak in two of the major areas we focus on, with below average scores for minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. These areas are generally reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care provided.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Pleasant Valley Nursing Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Pleasant Valley Nursing Center, 8% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This figure is is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents which suffered from pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are an indicator of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Pleasant Valley Nursing Center, 4.67% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are often linked to poor nursing care. Better nursing care minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In Pleasant Valley Nursing Center, 2.71% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often the result of lower quality nursing care. Additional nurse staffing can limit the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In Pleasant Valley Nursing Center, 19.63% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Pleasant Valley Nursing Center, 21.49% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of residents who were given antianxiety medications. These medications are commonly prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A

In Pleasant Valley Nursing Center, 0.35% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents demonstrating signs of depression. Increased levels of depression could imply a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: D

In Pleasant Valley Nursing Center, 79.3% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines vital to patient safety.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In Pleasant Valley Nursing Center, 7.88% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and taking a bath.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: C

In Pleasant Valley Nursing Center, 10.31% of Residents

This is the percentage of patients who maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B

In Pleasant Valley Nursing Center, 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 the physical well-being of residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Pleasant Valley Nursing Center, 10.31% of Residents Rehospitalized

Measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: C

In Pleasant Valley Nursing Center, 14.86% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-minus

In Pleasant Valley Nursing Center, 75.15% of Resident

This datapoint measures the percent of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry would argue this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Parkland Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 1.12 miles away1 Parkland Drive Derry New Hampshire 03038Proprietary(603) 421-2100
  • Elliot HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.5 miles away1 Elliot Way Manchester New Hampshire 03103Voluntary non-profit - Private(603) 669-5300
  • Catholic Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.24 miles away100 Mcgregor Street Manchester New Hampshire 03102Voluntary non-profit - Private(603) 668-3545
  • Southern Nh Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.9 miles away8 Prospect Street Nashua New Hampshire 03060Voluntary non-profit - Private(603) 577-2000
  • St Joseph HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.79 miles away172 Kinsley St Nashua New Hampshire 03060Voluntary non-profit - Other(603) 882-3000
  • Holy Family HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.76 miles away70 East Street Methuen Massachusetts 01844Proprietary(978) 687-0156
  • Lowell General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.24 miles away295 Varnum Avenue Lowell Massachusetts 01854Voluntary non-profit - Private(978) 937-6000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fresenius Medical Care Londonderry4.29 miles away1f Common Drive Londonderry New Hampshire 03053Dialysis Stations: 13 (603) 434-4517
  • Davita Derry Dialysis4.29 miles away1 Action Blvd suite2 Londonderry New Hampshire 03053Dialysis Stations: 13 (603) 421-9724
  • Versailles Dialysis LLC8.81 miles away18 Pelham Road Salem New Hampshire 03079Dialysis Stations: 10 (603) 870-9487
  • Bio-Medical Applications of New Hampshire Inc9.25 miles away19 Keewadin Drive Suite 1 Salem New Hampshire 03079Dialysis Stations: 1 (603) 870-0969
  • Davita Manchester Dialysis9.63 miles away903 Hanover Street Manchester New Hampshire 03104Dialysis Stations: 10 (603) 621-4903
  • Bedford Dialysis Davita10.11 miles away15 Constitution Dr, Suite 1c Bedford New Hampshire 03110Dialysis Stations: 13 (603) 471-1904
  • Manchester Kidney Center10.57 miles away1750 Elm Street Suite 100 Manchester New Hampshire 03103CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (603) 647-4042
  • Davita Nashua Dialysis11.79 miles away38 Tyler Street Nashua New Hampshire 03061CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (603) 598-1665