Tockwotton on the Waterfront is a small non-profit nursing home located in East Providence, Rhode Island. This nursing home is an A+ rated facility. Receiving an A+ in our rating scheme requires first-rate performance across the board. Based on our assessment, this facility is a no brainer for most people. If you look further down this page, you can see this facility's category ratings, which are just as impressive as its overall rating.
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Tockwotton on the Waterfront
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- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
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
- Non profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
On top of performing well overall, this nursing home received nearly flawless government inspections. Consequently, it earned one of our highest scores in that category with an A+. Inspection ratings are tied to pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that receive favorable grades in this area typically have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we rated this nursing home so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing rating. In fact, nursing proved to be its second best category grade. In that category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+. Our nursing grade is based on the facility's level of nurse staffing. We consider both the levels of skill of those nurses as well as the number of hours spent with patients. This facility provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
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Short-term Care Quality
The next category we looked at is short-term care. Contributing to its dominant profile, this nursing home also excelled in this area. In fact, we awarded it a of A in that category. Our short-term care scores are based on a nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This means a broad spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last measure we considered in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found that 6.1 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
Moving on to the fourth area, this nursing home also performed well in the long-term care category. In fact, we gave it a grade of A- for that area. This completed a straight A report card. For prospective residents in need of a permanent residence rather than rehabilitation, long-term care grades are a key measure. One of the data points we considered on top of nurse's aid hours is vaccines. This nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccination to 71.91781 percent of its patients. Clearly, this place 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 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Tockwotton on the Waterfront Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Tockwotton on the Waterfront, 2.65% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care minimizes the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Tockwotton on the Waterfront, 0% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that have experienced falls which resulted in serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indication of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Tockwotton on the Waterfront, 4.86% of Patients had UTIs
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term stay residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's may be a sign of poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this statistic could be misleading for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Tockwotton on the Waterfront, 11.64% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic tells you the percent of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Tockwotton on the Waterfront, 9.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are given to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Tockwotton on the Waterfront, 0.71% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Tockwotton on the Waterfront, 83.36% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines critical to patient well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Tockwotton on the Waterfront, 3.54% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and continence. Some experts argue that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Tockwotton on the Waterfront, 2.62% of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who maintained mobility. Many in the industry would argue that mobility is important for residents' physical and mental health.
Hospitalizations
In Tockwotton on the Waterfront, 0.27 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is important to the physical well-being of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Tockwotton on the Waterfront, 2.62% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Tockwotton on the Waterfront, 11.68% of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Tockwotton on the Waterfront, 86.44% of Resident
This datapoint measures the percent of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements.
Scores for East Providence, RI
- Overall Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
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Nearby Dialysis
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