Sachem Center for Health & Rehabilitation is an average-sized facility in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts. This turns out to be a grade A facility, which is a dominant grade. You flat out can not do much better than this place. As you will see below, this nursing home performed equally well in our category scores. We give this place two thumbs up!
Sachem Center for Health & Rehabilitation
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Partnership
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Long-term Care Quality
We also found that this nursing home excelled in long-term care. We awarded them an A+ in this category. Long-term care grades in this range generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. One of the statistics we considered in addition to nursing hours is vaccinations. This nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to 89.04594 percent of its residents. Although its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we had hoped, we were pleased to find place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Nurse Quality
Adding to its impressive resume, this nursing home also excelled in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A for that category. Nursing grades are largely based on a nursing home's nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well when it comes to minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
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Facility Inspections
This nursing home has received near flawless inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A- in this area. Our inspection ratings account for a host of factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better scores in this area 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.
Short-term Care Quality
The final area we assessed was short-term care, where this facility was given a grade of A-. This wrapped up a very impressive profile. Only a select few facilities received an A- or better in every category. In the area of short-term care, we endeavor to assess indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We assess the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. 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 measure we considered in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that 5.3 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Sachem Center for Health & Rehabilitation Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Sachem Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 6.44% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Sachem Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 3.68% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients which had falls which caused serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining our nursing scores.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Sachem Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 2.42% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are often caused by a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this datapoint can be misleading for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Sachem Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 19.05% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Sachem Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 18.65% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Sachem Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 1.93% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who are demonstrating signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Sachem Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 91.44% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Sachem Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 15.15% Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and eating. Many in the industry believe that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Sachem Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 17.66% Percentage of Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents that maintained mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Sachem Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 1.44 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Sachem Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 17.66 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Sachem Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 10.93 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Sachem Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 71.35% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
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- Good Samaritan Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.08 miles away235 North Pearl Street Brockton Massachusetts 02301Proprietary(508) 427-3000
- South Shore HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.06 miles away55 Fogg Road South Weymouth Massachusetts 02190Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 340-8000
- Morton HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.31 miles away88 Washington Street Taunton Massachusetts 02780Proprietary(508) 828-7000
- Norwood HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.46 miles away800 Washington Street Norwood Massachusetts 02062Proprietary(781) 769-4000
- Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton IncAcute Care Hospitals 16.49 miles away199 Reedsdale Road Milton Massachusetts 02186Government - Federal(617) 696-4600
- Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - PlymouthAcute Care Hospitals 16.86 miles away275 Sandwich Street Plymouth Massachusetts 02360Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 746-2000
- Sturdy Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.36 miles away211 Park Street Attleboro Massachusetts 02703Voluntary non-profit - Other(508) 222-5200
Nearby Dialysis
- Brockton Dialysis Center, LLC6.64 miles away375 Westgate Drive Brockton Massachusetts 02301Dialysis Stations: 19 (508) 586-2791
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- Us Renal Care Weymouth Dialysis12.21 miles away587 Washington Street Weymouth Massachusetts 02188Dialysis Stations: 24 (781) 340-3938
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