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Westford House

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B
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3 Park Drive,
Westford MA 01886

(978) 392-1144

88.29% estimated occupancy 1

Please note our records indicate that Westford House has changed ownership recently and while our data on this page is up-to-date there is a chance that the quality of this facility may change under new management.

Westford House is a large facility in Westford, Massachusetts. Featuring an overall rating of B, this facility is a fine choice. This place truly has plenty of good features. Lastly, this nursing home's ownership changed in the last year, so we will need to monitor it to confirm it maintains its high level of care.

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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 Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Amputee Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Colostomy Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Lymphedema Care

Registered Staff Hours

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Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

On top of receiving a strong overall grade, this facility also received an elite long-term care score. We gave it one of our higher grades in that area, with a grade of A-. When nursing homes receive this kind of grade in this category it is usually a good sign for patient care and indicates that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses aids. One of the criteria we considered after nursing hours is vaccines. This nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccination to 99.71347 percent of its patients. This is a reliable method to minimize unnecessary deaths for the senior population. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

This nursing home also received a favorable short-term care score. In fact, we gave it an above average score of B in this category. Short-term care grades are commonly used to measure a nursing home's performance with rehabilitation. In order to provide good rehabilitation services, facilities generally must offer higher levels of highly skilled nursing. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other licensed professionals. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we considered the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 5 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Facility Inspections

Grade: B-minus

This nursing home received a good score in the area of inspections as well. In fact, we awarded it a grade of B- for that category, which is one of our better scores. Our inspection grades are tied to several datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are a key item to look for on these inspections. Severe deficiencies indicate a threat to patient safety. While this nursing home had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means that the government inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

The next area we scored was nursing. We gave it a B- in this area. This is a fair grade in this category. There are several criteria within this category. Most of the data points reflect nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This figure is far below average. Finally, we like to look at quality-based statistics, such as the percent of patients who suffered pressure ulcers and major falls. These statistics are measures of the quality of nursing care.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Westford House Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: C

In Westford House, 10.73% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

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

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Westford House, 4.01% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of residents that have had a fall resulting in severe injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In Westford House, 1.18% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often linked to a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this statistic may also be misleading for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: F

In Westford House, 35.84% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of long-term residents receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B

In Westford House, 17.68% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-minus

In Westford House, 0.61% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In Westford House, 99.05% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines critical to patient care.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: F

In Westford House, 28.52% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In Westford House, 24.91% of Residents

This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that maintained mobility. Many believe that mobility is important for patients physical and mental health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B

In Westford House, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is critical to preserving the physical health of nursing home residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In Westford House, 24.91% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-minus

In Westford House, 13.62% of Patients

This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: F

In Westford House, 60.73% of Resident

This is the percent of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of performance with activities of daily living typically correlates with higher quality rehabilitation.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Nashoba Valley Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.02 miles away200 Groton Road Ayer Massachusetts 01432Proprietary(978) 784-9000
  • Emerson Hospital -Acute Care Hospitals 7.84 miles away133 Old Road to 9 Acre Corner Concord Massachusetts 01742Voluntary non-profit - Private(978) 369-1400
  • Lowell General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.89 miles away295 Varnum Avenue Lowell Massachusetts 01854Voluntary non-profit - Private(978) 937-6000
  • Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonAcute Care Hospitals 12.47 miles away41 & 45 Mall Road Burlington Massachusetts 01803Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 744-5100
  • St Joseph HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.68 miles away172 Kinsley St Nashua New Hampshire 03060Voluntary non-profit - Other(603) 882-3000
  • Southern Nh Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 13.97 miles away8 Prospect Street Nashua New Hampshire 03060Voluntary non-profit - Private(603) 577-2000
  • Marlborough HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.51 miles away157 Union Street Marlborough Massachusetts 01752Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 481-5000
  • Health Alliance - Clinton HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.51 miles away60 Hospital Road Leominster Massachusetts 01453Voluntary non-profit - Other(978) 466-2000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fresenius Medical Care Chelmsford5.92 miles away27 Industrial Ave Chelmsford Massachusetts 01824Dialysis Stations: 16 (978) 250-0981
  • Dci Walden Pond7.09 miles away56 B Winthrop Street Concord Massachusetts 01742Dialysis Stations: 13 (978) 369-1683
  • Fresenius Medical Care of Lowell9.56 miles away847 Rogers Street Suite 101 Lowell Massachusetts 01852CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 35 (978) 441-5100
  • Davita Burlington Regional Dialysis12.53 miles away31 Mall Road-Dialysis Suite 1b Burlington Massachusetts 01803CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (781) 270-3580
  • Davita Nashua Dialysis14.06 miles away38 Tyler Street Nashua New Hampshire 03061CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (603) 598-1665
  • Davita Woburn Dialysis15.12 miles away23 Warren Avenue Woburn Massachusetts 01801Dialysis Stations: 17 (781) 935-7700
  • Bio-Medical Applications of New Hampshire, Inc.16.25 miles away20 Cotton Road Suite 200 Nashua New Hampshire 03063Dialysis Stations: 21 (603) 577-4547
  • The Dialysis Center at Waltham16.37 miles away135 Beaver Street, Suite 111 Waltham Massachusetts 02452Dialysis Stations: 14 (781) 642-0331