Riverbend of South Natick
34 South Lincoln Street, Natick MA 01760 · (508) 653-8330 · 59.09% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
With an address in Natick, Massachusetts, Riverbend of South Natick is one of four available nursing homes in the city. This nursing home received an overall grade of B+, which is very favorable grade. Impressively, the nursing homes in Natick received high grades across the board, making this one of the best places in Massachusetts to find a nursing home. This nursing home's strong report card was highlighted by its inspection rating, which you can find in the next section.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 55 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
One of the many reasons this place ended up being a quality nursing home is that it received an A+ in our inspections category. This is simply as good as it gets in this category. Our inspection scores weigh a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher grades in this area typically have very few of these severe deficiencies. We weren't able to locate deficiency counts for this nursing home. Without complete deficiency related data for this facility, it was a challenge to assess it in the inspections category.
Short-term Care Quality
Among this nursing home's other strengths is its high-end short-term care score. We awarded them one of our strongest grades in that area, with a score of A-. With our short-term care score, we strive to craft a meaningful gauge for rehabilitation. In doing so, we look at the nursing home's scope of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. This nursing home boosted its score in this category by offering more physical therapy hours to its residents than the average facility. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that it outperformed the vast majority of facilities in the country in this area with 64.5 percent of its residents returning home.
Nurse Quality
This facility received a very good nursing grade this year as well. It received one of our better scores in that category with a grade of B. When determining our nursing ratings, we weigh both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the training levels of those nurses. This place offers a very impressive 4.8 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This is among the more impressive figures in the nation. Lastly, this facility was also above average in each of the major quality measures we assessed in this category. It performed well in the area of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.
Long-term Care Quality
The final area we rated is long-term care. In that area, we awarded this nursing home an acceptable grade of B-. This actually ended up being this facility's worst category. Our long-term care scores are critical for patients looking for personal care. In addition to favorable nursing hour statistics, this facility's vaccination statistics are fairly strong as well. Indeed, this facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Riverbend of South Natick Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents that suffered from a fall which caused serious injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This gauges the percentage of long-term care patients which have sustained UTI's. While more of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it is problematic to compare between facilities due to facilities having varying reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are typically prescribed to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is the percentage of patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is the percent of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to measure short-term care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many argue that this is a measure of rehabilitation performance.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better