River Ridge Center

Nursing Home

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating

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River Ridge Center's website

3 Brazier Lane,
Kennebunk ME 04043

(207) 985-3030

87.9% estimated occupancy ¹

River Ridge Center is a small nursing home located in Kennebunk, Maine. This facility was awarded an A- overall, which is a high-end rating. You really can't do any better than this nursing home. This facility's impressive profile was highlighted by its inspection score, which is addressed in the next paragraph.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
No Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Corporation
Secure Memory Care
Offers Hospice
Offers Post-Acute Care
Offers Respite Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab
Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Medication Management
Home Making
Transportation
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Podiatry
Mental Health
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Total Parenteral Nutrition

Awards

Best Nursing Home in Kennebunk, Maine Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. Perhaps the most critical factor we consider in computing our inspection scores is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a facility's inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher scores in this area most likely dodged the most severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. While this nursing home had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were serious based on CMS' scale. Remember that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in this industry.

Nurse Quality

To complement its strong performance in other areas, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. Nursing grades are mostly associated with a nursing home's nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well when it comes to 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

The next category we looked at was short-term care. Adding to its high-end resume, this nursing home also excelled in that category. In fact, it received a of A in that category. Our short-term care ratings are based on the facility's quantity of highly-skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This includes a broad range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, not to mention other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last metric we looked at in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that 5.8 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

The final area we graded is long-term care. This nursing home received a very good long-term care grade this year, with a C. Even though this isn't nearly as strong as many of its other grades, this is still a respectable rating in this area. If you are seeking services other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each nursing home's long-term care grades. Once we assessed the volume of nursing care, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination record. We were a bit bothered by the fact that this facility vaccinated a relatively low 86.81319 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Nevertheless, this place was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations 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.

River Ridge Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In River Ridge Center, 6.03% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In River Ridge Center, 3.91% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that had falls leading to major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be a sign of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In River Ridge Center, 3.22% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to poorer hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In River Ridge Center, 20.54% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In River Ridge Center, 16.44% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of patients given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are administered to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In River Ridge Center, 8.43% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term care residents who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In River Ridge Center, 94.03% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these vaccines vital to patient safety.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In River Ridge Center, 14.38% Percentage of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of the deterioration of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In River Ridge Center, 24.84% Percentage of Residents

This indicates the percentage of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

In River Ridge Center, 1.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is important to maintaining the physical well-being of nursing home residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In River Ridge Center, 24.84 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In River Ridge Center, 14.74 Percentage of Patients

This is a measure of 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 measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In River Ridge Center, 73.12% Percentage of Resident

This datapoint measures the percent of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

Southern Maine Health CareAcute Care Hospitals 6.96 miles away1 Medical Center Drive Biddeford Maine 04005Voluntary non-profit - Private(207) 283-7000
York HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.04 miles away15 Hospital Drive York Maine 03909Voluntary non-profit - Private(207) 363-4321