Willow Manor is one of seven available facilities in Lowell, Massachusetts. This nursing home turns out to be a solid facility, with an overall grade of B-. The facilities in Lowell received quality grades across the board with a city grade of a B. One of the major highlights of this facility's report card is its exemplary nursing rating, which you can find in the next paragraph.
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Willow Manor
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
Please note our records indicate that Willow Manor 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.
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- 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
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Colostomy Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
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Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
On top of receiving a great overall score, this nursing home really excelled in the category of nursing, where it received an A. The nursing score includes several datapoints, most of which are based on quantities of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.4 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 place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility also received a strong short-term care grade. As a matter of fact, we awarded them a B+ in this area, which is one of our more favorable scores. Our short-term care ratings are based on the nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled nursing services. This means a vast range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last metric we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that 5.3 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
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Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home received its next most favorable category score in the area of long-term care. We gave this facility a grade of C in this area, which is a decent score. In the area of long-term care, we analyze the quantity of care provided by a facility, rather than more sophisticated services. In addition to assessing the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 84.88372 percent of its patients. This is significantly below average. Nevertheless, this place keeps its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Facility Inspections
In our final category of inspections, we gave this facility a D. This turned out to be this facility's worst grade and it really pulled its overall grade down. Our inspection rating is based on the nursing home's government inspection reports. Since the data is collected by government inspectors, we weight it heavily in overall grade. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing our inspection grades. One critical factor is health deficiencies. We recommend you pay close attention to the level of severity of the deficiencies. This particular nursing home had one category G through L deficiency, which are among the more serious categories of deficiencies. This generally indicates that the deficiencies identified by CMS had potential to create actual harm to patients. Finally, we want to point out that this facility received large government fines recently totaling more than $100,000. This typically indicates that a bad track record spanned more than one year.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Willow Manor Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Willow Manor, 8.12% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Willow Manor, 1.16% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Falls resulting in injury are often caused by poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Willow Manor, 0.8% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely the result of nursing homes with worse hygiene protocols. Closer supervision minimizes the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. We want to point out that this metric is affected by by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Willow Manor, 20.26% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Willow Manor, 18.62% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents which were administered antianxiety drugs. These drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Willow Manor, 5.42% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who are showing signs of depression. Some experts believe this is a reasonable measure of resident quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Willow Manor, 88.68% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines vital to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Willow Manor, 12.17% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of the erosion of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Willow Manor, 13.68% of Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Willow Manor, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Willow Manor, 13.68% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Willow Manor, 19.87% of Patients
This is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure patient care during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Willow Manor, 62.07% of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Scores for Lowell, MA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B
Looking for more options? Lowell, Massachusetts has 6 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Lowell General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.87 miles away295 Varnum Avenue Lowell Massachusetts 01854Voluntary non-profit - Private(978) 937-6000
- Holy Family HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.41 miles away70 East Street Methuen Massachusetts 01844Proprietary(978) 687-0156
- Southern Nh Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.54 miles away8 Prospect Street Nashua New Hampshire 03060Voluntary non-profit - Private(603) 577-2000
- St Joseph HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.83 miles away172 Kinsley St Nashua New Hampshire 03060Voluntary non-profit - Other(603) 882-3000
- Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonAcute Care Hospitals 12.12 miles away41 & 45 Mall Road Burlington Massachusetts 01803Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 744-5100
- Nashoba Valley Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 12.83 miles away200 Groton Road Ayer Massachusetts 01432Proprietary(978) 784-9000
- Emerson Hospital -Acute Care Hospitals 13.05 miles away133 Old Road to 9 Acre Corner Concord Massachusetts 01742Voluntary non-profit - Private(978) 369-1400
- Winchester HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.8 miles away41 Highland Avenue Winchester Massachusetts 01890Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 729-9000
Nearby Dialysis
- Fresenius Medical Care Chelmsford2.87 miles away27 Industrial Ave Chelmsford Massachusetts 01824Dialysis Stations: 16 (978) 250-0981
- Fresenius Medical Care of Lowell2.89 miles away847 Rogers Street Suite 101 Lowell Massachusetts 01852CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 35 (978) 441-5100
- Bio-Medical Applications of New Hampshire Inc10.5 miles away19 Keewadin Drive Suite 1 Salem New Hampshire 03079Dialysis Stations: 1 (603) 870-0969
- Davita Nashua Dialysis10.58 miles away38 Tyler Street Nashua New Hampshire 03061CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (603) 598-1665
- Versailles Dialysis LLC10.78 miles away18 Pelham Road Salem New Hampshire 03079Dialysis Stations: 10 (603) 870-9487
- Davita North Andover Renal at Home11.28 miles away201 Sutton Street North Andover Massachusetts 01845CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (978) 975-1119
- Davita Burlington Regional Dialysis11.35 miles away31 Mall Road-Dialysis Suite 1b Burlington Massachusetts 01803CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (781) 270-3580
- Fresenius Medical Care Merrimack Valley11.65 miles away100 Milk Street Methuen Massachusetts 01844CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (978) 686-9900