Plymouth Harborside Healthcare is an average-sized nursing home located in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Featuring an overall score of B-, this is a middle of the road nursing home. As far as we can see, this place is a solid choice for most people. The best part of this place's profile was is its long-term care grade. We discuss long-term care in the next paragraph.
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Plymouth Harborside Healthcare
- 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 Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
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Long-term Care Quality
We awarded this facility an A for our long-term care score. For prospective residents in need of a permanent residence rather than rehabilitation, long-term care grades are an important measure. On top of looking at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 54.208755 percent of its residents. This is somewhat less than we expected but still a respectable percentage. Although its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we hoped for, we were pleased to find place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Nurse Quality
Another strength of this nursing home is its favorable grade in nursing. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of A-. Our nursing rating is primarily tied to a nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well in the area of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
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Short-term Care Quality
Sadly, this nursing home only received a D for its short-term care score, which is well below average in this category. Our short-term care ratings are likely most meaningful for those requiring a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually utilizes additional highly-skilled nursing services. This means not only nursing services, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other types of therapy. In this place's case, it looks like it provided fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than a typical facility. Finally, we looked at the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that just 3.6 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
Facility Inspections
In our last category of inspections, we gave this nursing home a D. This turned out to be this facility's worst grade and it really hurt its overall grade. Our inspection grade is based on the nursing home's inspection reports. Since the information is collected by government inspectors, we weight it heavily in overall grade. Our inspection scores weigh many items on the facility's inspection reports. When you see severe deficiencies on the reports, this is typically the worst sign. Severe deficiencies indicate a risk to the well being of residents. This particular nursing home was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report. The only favorable thing we can say is that none of the deficiencies were in the categories that suggest they created a threat to patient safety or health. Lastly, we also want to draw your attention to the fact that this nursing home received significant government fines in excess of $50,000. This usually indicates that inspectors grew tired after multiple years of bad inspections.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Plymouth Harborside Healthcare Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Plymouth Harborside Healthcare, 4.26% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Plymouth Harborside Healthcare, 2.02% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term care residents who have had falls leading to serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be an indication of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Plymouth Harborside Healthcare, 2.84% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with poor hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Plymouth Harborside Healthcare, 26.24% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Plymouth Harborside Healthcare, 30.15% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Plymouth Harborside Healthcare, 0.75% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression. Many in the industry would argue that this is a reliable measure of resident quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Plymouth Harborside Healthcare, 61.62% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines critical to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Plymouth Harborside Healthcare, 29.89% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Plymouth Harborside Healthcare, 22.4% of Residents
This is the percentage of residents that maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Plymouth Harborside Healthcare, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Plymouth Harborside Healthcare, 22.4% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Plymouth Harborside Healthcare, 11.66% of Patients
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Plymouth Harborside Healthcare, 74.88% of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with ADL's often correlates with superior rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - PlymouthAcute Care Hospitals 0.2 miles away275 Sandwich Street Plymouth Massachusetts 02360Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 746-2000
- Signature Healthcare Brockton HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.82 miles away680 Center Street Brockton Massachusetts 02302Voluntary non-profit - Other(508) 941-7000
Nearby Dialysis
- Fresenius Medical Care of Plymouth Cordage3.1 miles away10 Cordage Park Circle Suite 213 Plymouth Massachusetts 02360CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (508) 732-9272
- Fresenius Medical Care of Wareham12.72 miles away100 Rosebrook Way Suite 100 Wareham Massachusetts 02571Dialysis Stations: 13 (508) 291-1100