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Deaconess Abundant Life Services

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: A-plus
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Deaconess Road,
Concord MA 01742

(978) 402-8620

24.7% estimated occupancy 1

Deaconess Abundant Life Services is one of just two nursing homes in Concord, Massachusetts. This nursing home is an A+ rated facility. Receiving an A+ in our rating scheme requires excellent scores across the board. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it as one of the top 500 nursing homes in the nation. Keep reading to see this place's category grades, which are equally impressive. You really can't do much better than a straight A profile.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Awards

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Top Nursing Home in Massachusetts Awards 2020

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Top Nursing Home in Massachusetts Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

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Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-plus

On top of being a first rate nursing home overall, this nursing home also fared well in our long-term care category, where it received an A+. Few facilities performed better in this area. Facilities that excel in this category tend to be well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to patients. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 97.65625 percent of its residents, which is far higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A-plus

This nursing home also received an A+ for its nursing grade. Nursing grades are mostly tied to a facility's level of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home Massachusetts in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as employing a policy of turning patients even once per day.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-plus

An additional strength for this facility is short-term care, where it received an A+ rating. This is just about as elite as it gets in this area. Our short-term care scores are crucial for people seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates additional highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes a broad spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final datapoint we looked at in this area is the number of patients that ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that 5.5 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A

Lastly, this nursing home also received excellent government inspection reports in recent years. We gave it one of our best scores in the area of inspections, with an impressive grade of A. Few other nursing homes can boast of receiving an A- or better in every single category. Inspection grades account for several factors included in a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better scores in this category generally have very few severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Deaconess Abundant Life Services Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In Deaconess Abundant Life Services, 5.71% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols minimizes the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Deaconess Abundant Life Services, 2.34% of Patients had Serious Falls

This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents who have suffered falls leading to severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be an indication of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Deaconess Abundant Life Services, 4.76% of Patients had UTIs

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

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In Deaconess Abundant Life Services, 19.53% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These medications are used for several conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A

In Deaconess Abundant Life Services, 11.61% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are administered to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Deaconess Abundant Life Services, 0% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-plus

In Deaconess Abundant Life Services, 98.83% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-plus

In Deaconess Abundant Life Services, 5.5% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: D

In Deaconess Abundant Life Services, 7.14% of Residents

This indicates the percent of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: D

In Deaconess Abundant Life Services, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is critical to the physical well-being of patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A

In Deaconess Abundant Life Services, 7.14% of Residents Rehospitalized

Measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-plus

In Deaconess Abundant Life Services, 2.75% of Patients

This metric tracks the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: F

In Deaconess Abundant Life Services, 59.92% of Resident

This is the percent of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of independence with activities of daily living usually correlates with better rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Emerson Hospital -Acute Care Hospitals 0.16 miles away133 Old Road to 9 Acre Corner Concord Massachusetts 01742Voluntary non-profit - Private(978) 369-1400
  • Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonAcute Care Hospitals 9.03 miles away41 & 45 Mall Road Burlington Massachusetts 01803Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 744-5100
  • Newton-Wellesley HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.46 miles away2014 Washington Street Newton Lower Falls Massachusetts 02462Voluntary non-profit - Other(617) 243-6000
  • Marlborough HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.25 miles away157 Union Street Marlborough Massachusetts 01752Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 481-5000
  • Metrowest Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.87 miles away115 Lincoln Street Framingham Massachusetts 01701Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 383-1000
  • Winchester HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.92 miles away41 Highland Avenue Winchester Massachusetts 01890Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 729-9000
  • Nashoba Valley Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 13.11 miles away200 Groton Road Ayer Massachusetts 01432Proprietary(978) 784-9000
  • Mount Auburn HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.23 miles away330 Mount Auburn Street Cambridge Massachusetts 02138Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 492-3500

Nearby Dialysis

  • Dci Walden Pond1.14 miles away56 B Winthrop Street Concord Massachusetts 01742Dialysis Stations: 13 (978) 369-1683
  • The Dialysis Center at Waltham9.43 miles away135 Beaver Street, Suite 111 Waltham Massachusetts 02452Dialysis Stations: 14 (781) 642-0331
  • Davita Burlington Regional Dialysis9.95 miles away31 Mall Road-Dialysis Suite 1b Burlington Massachusetts 01803CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (781) 270-3580
  • Fresenius Medical Care Chelmsford10.42 miles away27 Industrial Ave Chelmsford Massachusetts 01824Dialysis Stations: 16 (978) 250-0981
  • Davita Woburn Dialysis11.39 miles away23 Warren Avenue Woburn Massachusetts 01801Dialysis Stations: 17 (781) 935-7700
  • Wellesley Dialysis11.4 miles away195 Worcester Street Lower Level Wellesley Hills Massachusetts 02481Dialysis Stations: 18 (781) 431-1414
  • Davita Northeast Cambridge Dialysis11.76 miles away799 Concord Avenue Cambridge Massachusetts 02138CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (617) 547-7700
  • Fresenius Medical Care Framingham11.81 miles away110 Mt. Wayte Ave. Framingham Massachusetts 01702CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (508) 628-3801