St Camillus Health Center is a facility in Whitinsville, Massachusetts. The city has 9,733 people. This is a quality facility, with an overall grade of B+. Based on our assessment, this facility ought to meet the needs of most people. We also gave this nursing home impressive ratings in all of our categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
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St Camillus Health Center
- Nursing Home
- Adult Day Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
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Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
On top of a strong overall score, this nursing home also earned a favorable nursing grade this year. We gave them one of our better grades in that area, with a B+. When calculating a nursing home's nursing score, we look at the number of hours nurses are with patients as well as the level of skill of the nurses. This nursing home provides 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This place 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.
Facility Inspections
This nursing home also performed well in inspections, which is based on the facility's inspection reports. In fact, we gave it a grade of B+ for that area. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining our inspection grades. One critical factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these can be quite insignificant. Amazingly, this was one of the few nursing homes in the country that had no deficiencies whatsoever on its inspection report. This is very impressive. You really can not go wrong with a deficiency-free inspection report.
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Short-term Care Quality
The next area we looked at was short-term care. This facility received an impressive short-term care score, with a B+ in this category. In determining our short-term care ratings, we analyze the nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other licensed professionals. This score is often a useful measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. Unfortunately, it does not appear that this nursing home submitted information on registered nurse or physical therapist staffing. The last statistic we considered in this category is the number of patients that ultimately were able to return home from the facility. We found that 5.2 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
Long-term Care Quality
The final category we assessed is long-term care, where this facility was awarded a B+. This topped off a first-rate profile. Only a select few nursing homes earned a B+ or higher in every single category. When facilities receive this kind of score in this category it is typically a good sign for resident care and suggests that the place is well-staffed with nurses and aids. On top of looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 95.51451 percent of its patients, which is better than the majority of nursing homes. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
St Camillus Health Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In St Camillus Health Center, 4.04% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We factor in this statistic in computing our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In St Camillus Health Center, 5.54% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Major falls are often caused by poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In St Camillus Health Center, 1.93% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often caused by lower quality nursing care. Additional nurse staffing limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Note that this metric is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In St Camillus Health Center, 17.65% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric measures the percentage of long-term residents receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In St Camillus Health Center, 21.18% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of residents who were given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are given to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In St Camillus Health Center, 23.58% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In St Camillus Health Center, 96.53% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In St Camillus Health Center, 15.72% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could indicate erosion of a patient's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In St Camillus Health Center, 20.2% of Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In St Camillus Health Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In St Camillus Health Center, 20.2% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In St Camillus Health Center, 13.67% of Patients
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In St Camillus Health Center, 86.32% of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with ADL's generally correlates with successful rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Milford Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.21 miles away14 Prospect Street Milford Massachusetts 01757Voluntary non-profit - Other(508) 473-1190
- Umass Memorial Medical Center IncAcute Care Hospitals 11.78 miles away55 Lake Avenue North Worcester Massachusetts 01655Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 334-1000
- St Vincent HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.81 miles away123 Summer Street Worcester Massachusetts 01608Proprietary(508) 363-5000
- Landmark Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.9 miles away115 Cass Avenue Woonsocket Rhode Island 02895Voluntary non-profit - Private(401) 769-4100
- Metrowest Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 17.19 miles away115 Lincoln Street Framingham Massachusetts 01701Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 383-1000
- Marlborough HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.42 miles away157 Union Street Marlborough Massachusetts 01752Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 481-5000
- Harrington Memorial Hospital-1Acute Care Hospitals 19.12 miles away100 South Street Southbridge Massachusetts 01550Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 765-9771
- Day Kimball HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.61 miles away320 Pomfret Street Putnam Connecticut 06260Voluntary non-profit - Private(860) 928-6541
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc Dialysis Services of Blackstone Valley7.66 miles away42 Cape Road Milford Massachusetts 01757CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (508) 634-4331
- Bio-Medical Applications of Massachusetts Inc9.9 miles away867 Grafton Street Worcester Massachusetts 01604Dialysis Stations: 16 (203) 387-9332
- Auburn Health LLC10.09 miles away771 South Bridge Street Suite 1 Auburn Massachusetts 01501Dialysis Stations: 16 (508) 832-3604
- South County Dialysis Center11.31 miles away336 Thompson Road Suite 1 Webster Massachusetts 01570CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (508) 943-3998
- University Dialysis Center (Bma of Shrewsbury)11.31 miles away239-243 Boston Turnpike Road Shrewsbury Massachusetts 01545Dialysis Stations: 16 (508) 753-0886
- U-Mass Memorial Health Care Systems11.34 miles awayDialysis Unit 55 Lake Avenue North Rm h7-331 Worcester Massachusetts 01655Dialysis Stations: 13 (774) 442-3814
- Davita Shrewsbury Street Dialysis11.56 miles away267 Shrewsbury Street Worcester Massachusetts 01604Dialysis Stations: 16 (774) 530-6353
- Saint Vincent's Hospital11.72 miles awayHemodialysis Unit 123 Summer St, Suite 380 Worcester Massachusetts 01608Dialysis Stations: 12 (508) 363-9460