Located in East Providence, Rhode Island, Waterview Villa Rehabilitation and Health Care Center is one of just a few facilities in the area. This is a fine facility. We awarded it an overall grade of B, which is a quality score. You can definitely do much worse than this place. One of the highlights of this facility's profile is its impressive short-term care rating, which you can find in the next paragraph.
Waterview Villa Rehabilitation and Health Care Center
- Nursing Home
- Home Health Agency
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Catheter Care
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Short-term Care Quality
In addition to earning a strong overall score, this nursing home performed well in short-term care. We awarded it an impressive grade of A for that category, which is one of our best scores. In our short-term care grade, we try to create a valuable barometer for rehabilitation services. In this process, we look at a facility's level of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last item we considered in this category is the number of patients who ultimately returned home from the facility. We found that 6.3 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
Facility Inspections
In addition, this facility earned excellent government inspections in recent years. We awarded them one of our better grades in that area, with a grade of B+. Inspection ratings take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. 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. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.
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Nurse Quality
In addition, this facility also received favorable nursing grades this year. In fact, we awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B. The nursing grade is based on numerous subcategories. The most important one is the amount of time nurses spent with residents. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at 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 nursing home Rhode Island in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as employing a system of moving residents at least once a day.
Long-term Care Quality
Our final category is long-term care, in which we gave this facility a C in this area. For patients looking for a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care grades are very important. In addition to considering the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 98.13664 percent of its patients. Finally, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Waterview Villa Rehabilitation and Health Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Waterview Villa Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, 7.72% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Waterview Villa Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, 4.42% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are often the result of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Waterview Villa Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, 2.86% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections may be associated with insufficient hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Waterview Villa Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, 19.59% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term stay patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior in situations where such medications are not medically indicated. However, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of patients with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Waterview Villa Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, 15.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of long-term stay residents which were administered antianxiety drugs. These medications are typically given to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Waterview Villa Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, 2.02% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Waterview Villa Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, 93.99% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Waterview Villa Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, 16.08% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and bathing. Many in the industry believe that this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Waterview Villa Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, 17.13% Percentage of Residents
This is the percent of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Waterview Villa Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, 17.13 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Waterview Villa Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, 13.94 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Waterview Villa Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, 77.03% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint measures the percentage of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Emma Pendleton Bradley HospitalPsychiatric 1.05 miles away1011 Veterans Memorial Parkway Riverside Rhode Island 02915Voluntary non-profit - Private(401) 432-1000
- Rhode Island HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.77 miles away593 Eddy Street Providence Rhode Island 02903Voluntary non-profit - Private(401) 444-4000
- Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode IslandAcute Care Hospitals 1.98 miles away101 Dudley Street Providence Rhode Island 02905Voluntary non-profit - Private(401) 274-1100
- The Miriam HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.37 miles away164 Summit Avenue Providence Rhode Island 02906Voluntary non-profit - Private(401) 793-2500
- Roger Williams Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.64 miles away825 Chalkstone Avenue Providence Rhode Island 02908Proprietary(401) 456-2025
- Our Lady of Fatima HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.49 miles away200 High Service Avenue Providence Rhode Island 02904Proprietary(401) 456-3000
- Kent County Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.03 miles away455 Toll Gate Rd Warwick Rhode Island 02886Proprietary(401) 737-7010
- Sturdy Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.82 miles away211 Park Street Attleboro Massachusetts 02703Voluntary non-profit - Other(508) 222-5200
Nearby Dialysis
- Dialysis Center of Rhode Island Hospital0.74 miles away950 Warren Avenue Suite 101 East Providence Rhode Island 02914Dialysis Stations: 12 (401) 606-1002
- The Dialysis Center of Rhode Island Hospital0.75 miles away22 Baker Street Providence Rhode Island 02905Dialysis Stations: 18 (401) 444-4440
- Dialysis Center of East Providence1.17 miles away318 Waterman Avenue East Providence Rhode Island 02914CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (401) 435-5200
- Dialysis Center of Providence2.43 miles away9 Plenty Street Providence Rhode Island 02907Dialysis Stations: 21 (401) 273-4898
- Nna of Providence3.2 miles away125 Corliss Street Providence Rhode Island 02904CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (401) 521-9300
- Nna - Pawtucket4.64 miles away79 Division Street Pawtucket Rhode Island 02860CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 15 (401) 723-9995
- Dialysis Center of Pawtucket5.12 miles away201 Armistice Boulevard Pawtucket Rhode Island 02860CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (401) 722-3313
- Davita North Providence Renal Center5.62 miles away1635 Mineral Spring Ave. Providence Rhode Island 02904Dialysis Stations: 18 (401) 354-5340