Stillwater Health Care
335 Stillwater Ave, Bangor ME 04401 · (207) 947-1111 · 95.07% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Stillwater Health Care is a small nursing home in Bangor, Maine. We have a high opinion of this nursing home, which we awarded a B+ overall. We were equally impressed with the city grade of nursing homes in Bangor, making this a great place to find a nursing home. Based on our ratings, this place looks like a good fit for most people. The best aspect of this nursing home's strong profile is its inspection rating. Inspection reports are discussed in the next paragraph
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 63 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. Inspection scores are based on items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that receive favorable grades in this category tend to have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This place was assessed 8 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be severe. This tells you that the inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies to create an immediate threat to patient safety or health. We should point out that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in this industry.
Short-term Care Quality
We also gave this facility a grade of A- for our short-term care grade. Our short-term care scores are based in part on a nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This means a vast spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, in addition to other types of therapy. This facility provides more services with physical therapists and registered nurses than most facilities we looked at. This is often an encouraging sign. Lastly, we looked at the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that it outperformed the vast majority of facilities in the country in this area with 57.3 percent of its patients returning home. This is a significantly higher rate than most nursing homes.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received a strong nursing score. In fact, we awarded it an above average grade of B in this area. Nursing grades are based in large part on quantity of nursing care available. This particular nursing home provided 4.1 hours of nursing care per patient daily, which was among the higher totals we found. Lastly, this facility also performed well in several of the quality measures we looked at. In terms of the number of its patients sustaining falls which lead to serious injury, this nursing home performed as well as any facility in the state.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we rated was long-term care. This facility received a favorable long-term care score this year, with a grade of C. Even though this is not quite as impressive as many of its other category grades, this is still an acceptable grade for that area. Our long-term care ratings are vital for residents looking for personal care. After considering the impressive nursing hours and other staffing provided by this facility, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 94.47237 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is higher than the average nursing home. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 1.44 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home had fewer hospitalizations than the average nursing home.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Stillwater Health Care Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are often linked to lower quality nursing care. More supervision can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are administered to residents for a variety of conditions, including cognitive disorders. Tragically, in some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly used to treat patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who are showing depressive symptoms. Many argue this is a measure of quality of life.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percentage of residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is the percent of residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of residents who maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percent of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better