With an address in Sudbury, Massachusetts, Sudbury Pines Extended Care is one of a mere two available nursing homes in the city. With an overall score of A-, this is without a doubt a very good facility. We flat out can't say enough great things about this place. The best part of this facility's impressive report card was its long-term care score. We discuss long-term care in the next paragraph
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Sudbury Pines Extended Care
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- Assisted Living
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 - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Meal Delivery
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Oncology Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Aquatic Therapy
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Long-term Care Quality
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility received an impressive grade of A in our long-term care category. In a long-term care setting, the primary goal is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. After we finished assessing the amount of care provided by nurses, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 76.08069 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Nurse Quality
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility received an impressive grade of A- in our nursing category. Nursing scores are primarily associated with the facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by having a system of moving a resident at least once a day.
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Facility Inspections
In addition, this nursing home also earned excellent inspections in recent years. We gave it one of our best grades in that area, with a grade of A-. These inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This place was assessed 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This indicates that the government inspectors did not consider any of these deficiencies to cause an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
The last area we rated was short-term care, where this facility was given a B-. While this turned out to be its worst category rating, this is still not the end of the world. In calculating our short-term care ratings, we size up a nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This category is frequently a fair measure of a facility's rehabilitation. Unfortunately, we weren't able to find registered nurse or physical therapy staffing data for this nursing home. Finally, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most nursing homes, closer to half of their patients are able to return home so this figure is below average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Sudbury Pines Extended Care Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Sudbury Pines Extended Care, 3.4% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Sudbury Pines Extended Care, 2.59% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents that have had a fall which caused major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Sudbury Pines Extended Care, 3.34% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care . UTI's are often associated with a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this statistic could also be skewed for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Sudbury Pines Extended Care, 45.37% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to residents for many conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Sadly, in some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Sudbury Pines Extended Care, 35.54% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of long-term care residents that were given antianxiety medication. These drugs are commonly given to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Sudbury Pines Extended Care, 4.22% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Sudbury Pines Extended Care, 86.65% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines critical to patient well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Sudbury Pines Extended Care, 5.74% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence. Many believe that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Sudbury Pines Extended Care, 3.68% of Residents
This metric tracks the percent of long-term patients who maintained mobility. Many in the industry believe that the ability to move around is important for patients health.
Hospitalizations
In Sudbury Pines Extended Care, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is key to preserving the physical health of nursing home patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Sudbury Pines Extended Care, 3.68% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of patients.
Nearby Hospitals
- Metrowest Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.43 miles away115 Lincoln Street Framingham Massachusetts 01701Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 383-1000
- Marlborough HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.71 miles away157 Union Street Marlborough Massachusetts 01752Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 481-5000
- Emerson Hospital -Acute Care Hospitals 7.25 miles away133 Old Road to 9 Acre Corner Concord Massachusetts 01742Voluntary non-profit - Private(978) 369-1400
- Newton-Wellesley HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.96 miles away2014 Washington Street Newton Lower Falls Massachusetts 02462Voluntary non-profit - Other(617) 243-6000
- Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - NeedhamAcute Care Hospitals 11.7 miles away148 Chestnut Street Needham Heights Massachusetts 02494Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 453-3002
- St Elizabeth's Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 14.76 miles away736 Cambridge Street Brighton Massachusetts 02135Proprietary(617) 789-3000
- Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonAcute Care Hospitals 14.9 miles away41 & 45 Mall Road Burlington Massachusetts 01803Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 744-5100
- Westwood Pembroke Health SystemsPsychiatric 15.11 miles away45 Clapboardtree Street Westwood Massachusetts 02090Proprietary(617) 762-7764
Nearby Dialysis
- Fresenius Medical Care Framingham5.15 miles away110 Mt. Wayte Ave. Framingham Massachusetts 01702CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (508) 628-3801
- Dci Walden Pond7.34 miles away56 B Winthrop Street Concord Massachusetts 01742Dialysis Stations: 13 (978) 369-1683
- Fresenius Medical Care of Marlborough8.3 miles away360 Cedar Hill Street Suite 3 Marlborough Massachusetts 01752CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 13 (508) 460-9250
- Wellesley Dialysis10.29 miles away195 Worcester Street Lower Level Wellesley Hills Massachusetts 02481Dialysis Stations: 18 (781) 431-1414
- The Dialysis Center at Waltham11.67 miles away135 Beaver Street, Suite 111 Waltham Massachusetts 02452Dialysis Stations: 14 (781) 642-0331
- Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center of Boston14.04 miles awayDialysis Unit - Ccp 7 736 Cambridge Street Brighton Massachusetts 02135Dialysis Stations: 17 (617) 789-2592
- Davita Northeast Cambridge Dialysis14.5 miles away799 Concord Avenue Cambridge Massachusetts 02138CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (617) 547-7700
- Davita Burlington Regional Dialysis16.09 miles away31 Mall Road-Dialysis Suite 1b Burlington Massachusetts 01803CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (781) 270-3580