Westborough Rehabilitation Hospital

On top of being a strong facility overall, it also earned A+ health inspections in recent years. Its inspections were virtually perfect. Our inspection ratings are tied to items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that score well in this area have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities should 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.

We also awarded this facility a grade of A+ for its short-term care grade. In the area of short-term care, we try to evaluate measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We analyze a nursing home's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Fortunately, this nursing home offers both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities offer both. The last metric we looked at in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that 6.5 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.

We also awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for its nursing grade. The nursing grade features a variety of datapoints. The most important factor is the amount of time nurses spend with residents. This facility provided 0.7 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically 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.

The final area we analyzed was long-term care, where this facility was given an A. This finished off a first-rate report card. Very few nursing homes earned an A- or higher in all four categories. Facilities that receive this type of score in long-term care tend to provide consistent around the clock care to make sure patients are well cared for. One of the criteria we considered after nurse's aid hours was vaccinations. It doesn't look like this facility provided data regarding vaccinations. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.