Southridge Rehab & Living Center is an average-sized nursing home located in Biddeford, Maine. We gave this facility an overall grade of B+. A grade in this range requires solid scores in most areas. In fact, we ranked this nursing home in the top quarter of all nursing homes in the country. We were also pleased to find that this facility didn't have any bad scores in any of the four major categories. More information about its category grades can be found below.
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Southridge Rehab & Living Center
- 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 - Limited Liability company
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
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Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
We also wanted to emphasize that this facility excelled in our nursing rating. We gave them an A+ in this category. The nursing score includes a host of factors. The most important factor is the quantity of hours nurses spend with residents. This nursing home averages 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Short-term Care Quality
Adding to this facility's list of strengths, it also was awarded a very favorable short-term care grade. We awarded them an impressive strong of A in this category. In our short-term care rating, we endeavor to create a sound gauge for rehabilitation services. In this process, we look at a facility's offerings of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. However, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last item we considered in this category is the percentage of patients that ultimately returned home from the facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
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Long-term Care Quality
We also gave this facility a score of A- for our long-term care score. Nursing homes that do well in long-term care typically are well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to patients. In addition to assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 98.36066 percent of its patients. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents healthy. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Facility Inspections
In the last category we looked at, we found that this nursing home received a solid government inspection report this year as well. It earned a decent score in inspections with a score of B-. Our inspection ratings account for a host of factors found on a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. While this facility had a few deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. A couple relatively minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Southridge Rehab & Living Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Southridge Rehab & Living Center, 0% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to staying in one position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Southridge Rehab & Living Center, 1.64% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents who experienced a fall leading to serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in computing our nursing scores.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Southridge Rehab & Living Center, 3.89% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term residents which experienced UTI's. UTI's could be an indication of worse hygiene protocols. However, this statistic could be misleading for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Southridge Rehab & Living Center, 17.54% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to residents for many medical conditions, including cognitive disorders. Sadly, in limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Southridge Rehab & Living Center, 17.65% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are given to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Southridge Rehab & Living Center, 0.63% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression. Some argue this is a reasonable measure of quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Southridge Rehab & Living Center, 96.63% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Southridge Rehab & Living Center, 8.72% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Southridge Rehab & Living Center, 14.72% of Residents
This is the percent of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Southridge Rehab & Living Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Southridge Rehab & Living Center, 14.72% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Southridge Rehab & Living Center, 14.61% of Patients
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Southridge Rehab & Living Center, 60.63% of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with activities of daily living usually correlates with superior rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Southern Maine Health CareAcute Care Hospitals 1.56 miles away1 Medical Center Drive Biddeford Maine 04005Voluntary non-profit - Private(207) 283-7000
- Spring Harbor HospitalPsychiatric 13.07 miles away123 Andover Road Westbrook Maine 04092Government - Federal(207) 761-2200
- Maine Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 14.83 miles away22 Bramhall St Portland Maine 04102Voluntary non-profit - Private(207) 662-0111
- Northern Light HealthAcute Care Hospitals 15.14 miles away144 State Street Portland Maine 04101Voluntary non-profit - Church(207) 879-3000
Nearby Dialysis
- York County Dialysis Center1.33 miles away29 Barra Road Biddeford Maine 04005CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (207) 282-3908
- Southern Maine Dialysis Facility14.28 miles away1600b Congress Street Portland Maine 04102CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (207) 774-5985
- Casco Bay Dialysis Facility15.07 miles away1 Chabot Street Westbrook Maine 04092CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (207) 854-9822