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The Oaks

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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Grade: A
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4525 Acushnet Avenue,
New Bedford MA 02745

(508) 998-7807

84.91% estimated occupancy 1

The Oaks is one of seven nursing homes in New Bedford, Massachusetts. This turns out to be an A rated facility. It was given one of the most impressive ratings we offer. A grade in this range requires excellent marks across the board. We rated this nursing home as one of the top 100 nursing homes in Massachusetts, which is a distinguished list. Headlining this nursing home's remarkable report card is its inspection rating, which is addressed in the next section.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy

Awards

Best Nursing Home in New Bedford, Massachusetts badge

Best Nursing Home in New Bedford, Massachusetts Awards 2021

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

One of the many reasons this place ended up being a great nursing home is it earned an A+ in our inspections category. This is simply as good as it gets in this very important area. Inspection ratings are tied to many items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that excel in this category tend to have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This nursing home was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be major deficiencies. This means that CMS didn't deem any of these deficiencies to pose an immediate risk to resident health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

To add to its elite performance in other areas, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for its long-term care grade. Facilities that receive this kind of grade in this category typically provide consistent 24/7 care to make sure residents are kept in good health. Once we looked at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 96.941895 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is better than most nursing homes. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

Turning the page to our next category, this facility was given a strong short-term care score. In fact, we gave it a score of A- in this area. In forming these short-term care ratings, we look at the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our objective is to formulate a tool for comparing the rehabilitation services of different nursing homes. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, based on the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final datapoint we looked at in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that 5.9 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

Switching gears to our last area, this facility received an excellent nursing rating. We awarded it a grade of B+ in this area, wrapping up one of our better report cards. In computing a facility's nursing score, we consider the quantity of hours nurses are seeing residents and the level of skill of the nurses. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed better than average in this area. This is often a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

The Oaks Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In The Oaks, 5.6% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols can reduce the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B

In The Oaks, 3.06% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of patients who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are often associated with poor nursing care. Closer supervision can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In The Oaks, 2.03% of Patients had UTIs

This figure is an indication of the percentage of long-term care patients that suffered from UTI's. While more of these infections may reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it can be problematic to compare between facilities due to reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B

In The Oaks, 14.87% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic measures the percentage of long-term residents who were administered antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such drugs aren't medically indicated. Nevertheless, some nursing homes need to rely on these drugs due to an increased number of residents suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In The Oaks, 15.41% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure measures the percent of long-term residents receiving antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In The Oaks, 2.3% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. Increased rates of depression may be a sign a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In The Oaks, 96.05% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In The Oaks, 17.32% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and taking a bath. Many in the industry believe this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B

In The Oaks, 16.43% of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who remained mobile levels.

Hospitalizations

Grade: C

In The Oaks, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In The Oaks, 16.43% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

In The Oaks, 11.87% of Patients

This tells you the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B

In The Oaks, 77.02% of Resident

This is the percentage of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Scores for New Bedford, MA

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B

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Nearby Dialysis

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