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Springside Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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255 Lebanon Avenue,
Pittsfield MA 01201

(413) 499-2334

69.62% estimated occupancy 1

Located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Springside Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center is one of four facilities there. This facility received an overall grade of C, which is a decent rating. In our view, this facility should be a solid choice for most people. This place didn't meet our expectations in all of our categories, but it didn't receive any terrible grades either. More information about its category grades is available below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Dentistry
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Optometry
  • Audiology
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Facility Inspections

Grade: B-plus

This facility's overall score was bolstered by the fact that it has received favorable government inspections in recent years. We gave it one of our better scores in that area, with a B+. This is a much better score than the facility's overall score. Inspection grades weigh a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher scores in this category generally have very few of these severe deficiencies. Although this place had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. A couple minor deficiencies shouldn't lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

We also gave this nursing home a decent score in the category of nursing care, with a grade of C. In determining our nursing ratings, we look at both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the levels of licensure of the nurses. This nursing home averages just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient each day, which is not an impressive total. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures. Although this facility got dinged a bit for nursing hours, it excelled in a few of these quality-based measures. With fewer than five percent of its patients experiencing pressure ulcers, it fared well in this metric. This can be a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a policy of turning residents at least once a day.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: C

This facility's third most favorable category was its long-term care grade, where it received a grade of C. For patients looking for a permanent place to live as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care grades are a key measure. In addition to considering the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 97.8125 percent of its residents. This facility keeps its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: D

The last area we rated is short-term care, which ended up being this facility's least impressive area. We awarded this nursing home a grade of D in that area. Short-term care ratings are based on a facility's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a broad range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, not to mention other types of therapy. Based on its score in this category, we were not stunned to learn that this place was well below average in terms of its number of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its residents based on the metrics we assessed. The final datapoint we assessed in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that just 4.1 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is well below average. The combination of these subpar statistics doomed this nursing home's short-term care grade.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Springside Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In Springside Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center, 5.48% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Springside Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center, 5.31% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are routinely associated with poor nursing care. Better nursing protocols minimizes the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In Springside Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center, 1.06% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely linked to a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric can be skewed for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In Springside Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center, 24.83% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs may be used for treating a variety of conditions, including cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In Springside Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center, 27.12% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that are administered antianxiety drugs. These drugs are prescribed to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-minus

In Springside Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center, 1.17% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients who are showing signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-plus

In Springside Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center, 98% of Patients

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

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Springside Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center, 14.72% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and taking a bath. Some experts believe this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In Springside Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center, 19.12% of Residents

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients that remained mobile levels.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B

In Springside Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Springside Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center, 19.12% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-minus

In Springside Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center, 13.21% of Patients

This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the overall quality of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: C

In Springside Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center, 70.94% of Resident

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements.

Scores for Pittsfield, MA

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus

Looking for more options? Pittsfield, Massachusetts has 3 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Berkshire Medical Center Inc - 1Acute Care Hospitals 3.39 miles away725 North Street Pittsfield Massachusetts 01201Voluntary non-profit - Other(413) 447-2000
  • Fairview HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 17.31 miles away29 Lewis Avenue Great Barrington Massachusetts 01230Voluntary non-profit - Private(413) 528-0790

Nearby Dialysis

  • Berkshire Medical Center3.29 miles awayDialysis Unit 8 Conte Drive Pittsfield Massachusetts 01201CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (413) 447-3066
  • South Berkshire County Dialysis Center16.93 miles away10 Maple Avenue, Suite 200 Great Barrington Massachusetts 01230Dialysis Stations: 7 (413) 854-9910

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=225386