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St Joseph Rehab & Nursing Care Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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Grade: A-minus
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St Joseph Rehab & Nursing Care Center's website

321 Centre Street,
Dorchester MA 02122

(617) 825-6320

91.21% estimated occupancy 1

St Joseph Rehab & Nursing Care Center is a large nursing home in Dorchester, Massachusetts. This facility appears to be ranked among the more impressive facilities we looked at. A score in this range requires high-end marks across the board. In fact, we ranked this nursing home in the top 25 percent of all nursing homes in the United States. If you look below, you can see this nursing home's category ratings, which are also impressive.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Awards

Best Nursing Home in Dorchester, Massachusetts badge

Best Nursing Home in Dorchester, Massachusetts Awards 2019

Best Nursing Home in Dorchester, Massachusetts badge

Best Nursing Home in Dorchester, Massachusetts Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in Dorchester, Massachusetts badge

Best Nursing Home in Dorchester, Massachusetts Awards 2021

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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

On top of receiving a great overall grade, this nursing home excelled in our shot-term care category. In fact, we gave it an A for that category. Our short-term care grade is typically used to measure a nursing home's rehabilitation services. To have highly graded rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally must offer higher levels of highly skilled nursing. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other highly trained professionals. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final item we considered in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that 6.4 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A

One of the other reasons we graded this facility so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing rating. In fact, nursing proved to be its second best category grade. In that category, we awarded this nursing home an A. Our nursing score analyzes the nursing home's nurse staffing levels. We factor in both the levels of licensure of those nurses as well as the quantity of hours spent with residents. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures 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 place Massachusetts in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as employing a policy of moving a resident more often.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

In addition, this facility also earned a nearly flawless government inspection report. As a result, it earned one of our best grades in that category with an A-. Our inspection ratings are based on many pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that excel in this area typically have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This facility was hit with 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This tells you that CMS didn't consider any of these deficiencies to create an immediate risk to resident health or safety. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B

The final category we analyzed was this facility's worst area. However, even its weakest link would likely be a highlight for many facilities. In fact, we awarded it an above average grade of B for long-term care. For prospective patients seeking a permanent place to live rather than rehabilitation, long-term care is a very important category. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 73.641304 percent of its residents, which is a bit lower than we were hoping for. While its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we like to see, at least this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

St Joseph Rehab & Nursing Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In St Joseph Rehab & Nursing Care Center, 5.31% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from remaining in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In St Joseph Rehab & Nursing Care Center, 1.9% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term care residents that suffered a fall which caused serious injury. We use this statistic in computing our nursing grades.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A

In St Joseph Rehab & Nursing Care Center, 0.29% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that experienced a urinary tract infection. UTI's may be an indicator of poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this statistic may also be misleading for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In St Joseph Rehab & Nursing Care Center, 10.84% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In St Joseph Rehab & Nursing Care Center, 5.75% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who are given antianxiety medication. These medications are prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In St Joseph Rehab & Nursing Care Center, 2.33% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients who are showing depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: D

In St Joseph Rehab & Nursing Care Center, 83.21% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In St Joseph Rehab & Nursing Care Center, 17.01% of Patients

This is the percent of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: C

In St Joseph Rehab & Nursing Care Center, 11.68% of Residents

This is the percent of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B

In St Joseph Rehab & Nursing Care Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In St Joseph Rehab & Nursing Care Center, 11.68% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-minus

In St Joseph Rehab & Nursing Care Center, 9.33% of Patients

This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-minus

In St Joseph Rehab & Nursing Care Center, 73.7% of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of performance with activities of daily living often correlates with superior rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Carney HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.18 miles away2100 Dorchester Avenue Dorchester Center Massachusetts 02124Proprietary(617) 506-2000
  • Boston Medical Center Corporation-Acute Care Hospitals 2.93 miles away1 Boston Medical Center Place Boston Massachusetts 02118Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 638-8000
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton IncAcute Care Hospitals 3.04 miles away199 Reedsdale Road Milton Massachusetts 02186Government - Federal(617) 696-4600
  • Brigham and Women's Faulkner HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.41 miles away1153 Centre Street Jamaica Plain Massachusetts 02130Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 983-7000
  • Brigham and Women's HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.75 miles away75 Francis Street Boston Massachusetts 02115Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 732-5500
  • Boston Children's HospitalChildrens 3.75 miles away300 Longwood Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02115Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 735-6000
  • Tufts Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.88 miles away800 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts 02111Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 636-5000
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.94 miles away330 Brookline Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02215Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 667-7000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Boston Dialysis Center (Bma Boston)1.13 miles away2100 Dorchester Avenue 1 South Dorchester Center Massachusetts 02124CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (617) 298-2475
  • Us Renal Care Quincy1.55 miles away500 Victory Road Quincy Massachusetts 02171Dialysis Stations: 10 (617) 472-7800
  • Mary Eliza Mahoney Dialysis Center (Bma of Massachusetts)1.92 miles away416 Warren Street Roxbury Massachusetts 02119CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (617) 445-9989
  • Dci Brigham/Faulkner2.96 miles awayDci Brigham/Faulkner 1153 Centre Street, Belkin House Jamaica Plain Massachusetts 02130CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (617) 983-4470
  • Davita Boston Dialysis3.09 miles awayDialysis Unit 660 Harrison Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02118CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 37 (617) 859-7000
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital3.51 miles awayDialysis Unit 75 Francis Street Boston Massachusetts 02115Dialysis Stations: 7 (617) 732-6130
  • Children's Hospital Boston3.51 miles awayDialysis Unit, Farley Four 300 Longwood Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02115Dialysis Stations: 7 (617) 355-7631
  • Dialysis Clinic, Inc. (Dci Boston)3.95 miles away35 Kneeland Street 5th Floor Boston Massachusetts 02111CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (617) 636-6389