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The Ellis Nursing Home

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Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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The Ellis Nursing Home's website

135 Ellis Avenue,
Norwood MA 02062

(781) 762-6880

62.19% estimated occupancy 1

With an address in Norwood, Massachusetts, The Ellis Nursing Home is one of only three nursing homes in this city. This nursing home received an overall grade of B+, which is a well above average grade. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top third of all nursing homes in the nation. This facility was better in some categories than others, but it did not have any poor grades in any of the major categories discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.

Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Oncology Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)
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Nurse Quality

Grade: A

In addition to being a quality nursing home overall, this nursing home really excelled in nursing, where it received an A. Few facilities performed better in this area. We looked at the qualifications of nurses employed by the nursing home, in addition to the quantity of hours those nurses worked with patients, in computing our rating in this area. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well when it comes to avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

Among this nursing home's other strengths is its top-shelf long-term care grade. We gave them one of our best scores in that category, with a score of A-. For prospective residents in need of a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care grades are an important measure. After considering the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 88.40909 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which happens to be slightly below what we expected but still a respectable figure. Although its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we hoped for, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

This facility fared well in the area of short-term care also. Indeed, we awarded it a score of A- for that category, which happens to be one of our most dominant scores. In forming our short-term care grades, we look at the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The goal is to create a measure for comparing the rehabilitation services of various nursing homes. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. However, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last datapoint we considered in this category is the number of patients that were able to return home from the nursing home. 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.

Facility Inspections

Grade: B-minus

In the final area we looked at, we found that this facility earned a solid government inspection report this year as well, with few major dings from government inspectors. As a result, it received a decent grade in our inspection category with a B-. This facility didn't have any major weaknesses. We believe that one of the most critical factors in assessing an inspection report is deficiencies. We especially focus on the severity of the deficiencies. This nursing home was hit with 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This tells you that the government inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies to pose an immediate risk to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

The Ellis Nursing Home Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In The Ellis Nursing Home, 6.61% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In The Ellis Nursing Home, 3.77% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of residents who have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are routinely the result of lower levels of patient supervision. Additional nurse staffing reduces the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In The Ellis Nursing Home, 2.05% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents which had urinary tract infections. Although a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it is problematic to compare different nursing homes due to facilities having inconsistent reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B

In The Ellis Nursing Home, 19.24% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure gauges the percentage of long-term stay patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A

In The Ellis Nursing Home, 18.54% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of long-term care patients taking antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In The Ellis Nursing Home, 2.48% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients showing signs of depression. High rates of depression may indicate lower quality care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In The Ellis Nursing Home, 91.39% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In The Ellis Nursing Home, 16.21% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and bathing. Many believe that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In The Ellis Nursing Home, 15.75% Percentage of Residents

This metric tracks the percentage of long-term stay residents who were able to retain mobility.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B

In The Ellis Nursing Home, 1.68 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: B-plus

In The Ellis Nursing Home, 15.75 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

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

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A

In The Ellis Nursing Home, 11.2 Percentage of Patients

This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to gauge patient well-being during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-plus

In The Ellis Nursing Home, 71.52% Percentage of Resident

This metric measures the percent of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Norwood HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.51 miles away800 Washington Street Norwood Massachusetts 02062Proprietary(781) 769-4000
  • Westwood Pembroke Health SystemsPsychiatric 1.93 miles away45 Clapboardtree Street Westwood Massachusetts 02090Proprietary(617) 762-7764
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - NeedhamAcute Care Hospitals 5.5 miles away148 Chestnut Street Needham Heights Massachusetts 02494Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 453-3002
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton IncAcute Care Hospitals 6.49 miles away199 Reedsdale Road Milton Massachusetts 02186Government - Federal(617) 696-4600
  • Brigham and Women's Faulkner HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.25 miles away1153 Centre Street Jamaica Plain Massachusetts 02130Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 983-7000
  • Carney HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.9 miles away2100 Dorchester Avenue Dorchester Center Massachusetts 02124Proprietary(617) 506-2000
  • Newton-Wellesley HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.21 miles away2014 Washington Street Newton Lower Falls Massachusetts 02462Voluntary non-profit - Other(617) 243-6000
  • Good Samaritan Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 9.76 miles away235 North Pearl Street Brockton Massachusetts 02301Proprietary(508) 427-3000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Westwood Dialysis Center (Bma Westwood)0.49 miles away90 Glacier Drive Westwood Massachusetts 02090CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (781) 326-9985
  • Pure Life Renal of Stoughton, LLC7.09 miles awayMed. Office Bldg Suite m107 907 Sumner Street Stoughton Massachusetts 02072CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (781) 341-8550
  • Boston Dialysis Center (Bma Boston)7.93 miles away2100 Dorchester Avenue 1 South Dorchester Center Massachusetts 02124CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (617) 298-2475
  • Dci Brigham/Faulkner8.08 miles awayDci Brigham/Faulkner 1153 Centre Street, Belkin House Jamaica Plain Massachusetts 02130CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (617) 983-4470
  • Wellesley Dialysis8.13 miles away195 Worcester Street Lower Level Wellesley Hills Massachusetts 02481Dialysis Stations: 18 (781) 431-1414
  • Mary Eliza Mahoney Dialysis Center (Bma of Massachusetts)9.34 miles away416 Warren Street Roxbury Massachusetts 02119CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (617) 445-9989
  • Davita Brookline Dialysis9.5 miles away322 Washington Street Brookline Massachusetts 02445CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (617) 734-7794
  • Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center of Boston9.83 miles awayDialysis Unit - Ccp 7 736 Cambridge Street Brighton Massachusetts 02135Dialysis Stations: 17 (617) 789-2592