Located in Winchester, Massachusetts, Whester Nursing Center is one of only two nursing homes there. This nursing home is an A+ rated facility, which is the most impressive score. In fact, this nursing home has the prestigious distinction of being one of the top 50 facilities in Massachusetts. This also wound up being a very consistent facility with consistent ratings in all four of the major categories. More information about these categories is available below.
Whester Nursing Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
One of the many reasons this place turned out to be a great nursing home is that it received an A+ inspection grade. This is just about as good as it gets in this critical area. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing our inspection scores. One critical factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more important than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies end up being relatively insignificant. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that we have information on deficiency's for this nursing home. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
Adding to its first-rate resume, this nursing home also received a superb short-term care score, with a score of A. Our short-term care ratings are considered to be more meaningful for people requiring rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation generally utilizes additional skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes not just nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final statistic we considered in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that 6.1 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.
Does this page answer your questions about Whester Nursing Center?
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we looked at was long-term care. Adding to its impressive profile, this nursing home also excelled in this area. In fact, we awarded it a of A for the area. Long-term care scores of this caliber generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. After we finished assessing the amount of nursing care, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia can be a life or death illness for nursing home patients so we strongly prefer when a facility doesn't leave its residents vulnerable. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Nurse Quality
Switching gears to the final area, this facility also excelled in our nursing category. We awarded it an A for that category. This rounded out a straight A profile. When determining a nursing home's nursing rating, we weigh the number of hours nurses are with residents as well as the levels of training of the nurses. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by having a protocol of turning a resident more often.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Whester Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Whester Nursing Center, 6.44% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term residents who suffered from pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a solid indicator of a facility's nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Whester Nursing Center, 3.68% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are often caused by lower levels of patient supervision. Additional nurse staffing can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Whester Nursing Center, 2.42% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely linked to lower quality nursing care. Better hygiene protocols reduces the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. We want to point out that this metric is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Whester Nursing Center, 19.05% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to residents for a variety of medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Sadly, in some cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Whester Nursing Center, 18.65% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents receiving antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Whester Nursing Center, 1.93% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Whester Nursing Center, 91.44% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Whester Nursing Center, 15.15% Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and using the bathroom.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Whester Nursing Center, 17.66% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Whester Nursing Center, 1.44 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Whester Nursing Center, 17.66 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Whester Nursing Center, 10.93 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Whester Nursing Center, 71.35% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Winchester HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.94 miles away41 Highland Avenue Winchester Massachusetts 01890Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 729-9000
- Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonAcute Care Hospitals 3.75 miles away41 & 45 Mall Road Burlington Massachusetts 01803Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 744-5100
- Melrosewakefield HealthcareAcute Care Hospitals 3.88 miles away585 Lebanon Street Melrose Massachusetts 02176Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 979-3000
- Mount Auburn HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.06 miles away330 Mount Auburn Street Cambridge Massachusetts 02138Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 492-3500
- Cambridge Health AllianceAcute Care Hospitals 6.32 miles away1493 Cambridge Street Cambridge Massachusetts 02138Government - Local(617) 665-2300
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary -Acute Care Hospitals 7.66 miles away243 Charles Street Boston Massachusetts 02114Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 523-7900
- Massachusetts General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.73 miles away55 Fruit Street Boston Massachusetts 02114Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 726-2000
- St Elizabeth's Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.84 miles away736 Cambridge Street Brighton Massachusetts 02135Proprietary(617) 789-3000
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita Woburn Dialysis1.29 miles away23 Warren Avenue Woburn Massachusetts 01801Dialysis Stations: 17 (781) 935-7700
- Davita Wellington Circle Dialysis Center3.41 miles away10 Cabot Road Suite 103b Medford Massachusetts 02155CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (781) 306-9740
- Fmc Services of Stoneham3.46 miles away2 Main Street Suite 100 Stoneham Massachusetts 02180CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (781) 279-2454
- Davita Burlington Regional Dialysis4.12 miles away31 Mall Road-Dialysis Suite 1b Burlington Massachusetts 01803CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (781) 270-3580
- Dci Ball Square4.56 miles away643 Broadway Somerville Massachusetts 02145CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (617) 616-3600
- Medford Dialysis Center (Bma Medford)4.63 miles away305 Mystic Avenue Medford Massachusetts 02155CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 23 (781) 396-9282
- Davita Northeast Cambridge Dialysis5.03 miles away799 Concord Avenue Cambridge Massachusetts 02138CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (617) 547-7700
- North Suburban Dialysis Center (Bma Essex County)6.31 miles awayAugustine Plaza 124 Broadway, Route 1n Saugus Massachusetts 01906CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (781) 233-2877