Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
105 Mechanic St,
Camden ME 04843
85.34% estimated occupancy 1
Windward Gardens is a facility located in Camden, Maine, which has a total of 4,851 people. This is an A rated facility. This facility received one of the top scores we offer. A score of this caliber requires first-rate scores across the board. In fact, this nursing home has the distinction of being one of the 50 best nursing homes in Maine. Keep reading to find this nursing home's category ratings, which are also quite good. It would be hard to find any major flaws in this place's profile.
We also found that this facility excelled in our short-term care rating. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Our short-term care scores are based in part on a facility's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a broad range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, not to mention other forms of therapy. One of this nursing home's strengths is registered nurse hours. We found that it offers more care from registered nurses to its residents than most facilities. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients who ultimately were able to return home from this facility. We found that it performed as well as just about any nursing home in the country in this area with 73.9 percent of its residents returning home.
Adding to this facility's impressive resume, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our inspections rating. Inspection ratings account for several factors found on a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher grades in this category typically have few severe deficiencies. Fortunately, although this place had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means that CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
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Among its many impressive grades, this facility received an excellent nursing grade. In fact, we gave it a grade of A- in that category. Our nursing score weighs many subcategories, but the paramount consideration is the number of nurse hours spent with patients. With 4.4 hours of nursing care per resident each day, this facility surpassed the overwhelming majority of nursing homes. Finally, we also looked at nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. These include minimizing residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We view these datapoints as reliable measures of the caliber of nursing care offered, since better care tends to reduce these problems.
Moving on to our next area, this facility also performed admirably in the long-term care category. In fact, we awarded it a B+ for this area. This wrapped up a first-rate report card. In a long-term care setting, the facility's primary objective is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. This facility's vaccination records weren't as impressive as its number of nursing hours per resident. It provided the pneumonia vaccine to just 78.32168 percent of its residents. We'd love to see some improvement herein this statistic in the future. While its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we like to see, we were pleased to find nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
In Windward Gardens, 5.98% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
In Windward Gardens, 3.69% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Major falls are routinely caused by poor nursing care.
In Windward Gardens, 3.28% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term care residents who have suffered from a UTI. While more infections may reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it is problematic to compare different nursing homes due to facilities having reporting standards.
In Windward Gardens, 20.45% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs are used for a variety of medical conditions, such as dementia.
In Windward Gardens, 16.59% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term patients that were administered antianxiety drugs. These drugs are prescribed to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
In Windward Gardens, 8.28% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients showing symptoms of depression.
In Windward Gardens, 94.82% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
In Windward Gardens, 14.76% Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and bathing. Some experts believe this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
In Windward Gardens, 27.36% Percentage of Residents
This is the percentage of patients who maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
In Windward Gardens, 0.93 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of care.
In Windward Gardens, 27.36 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
In Windward Gardens, 14.33 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the overall quality of nursing home care.
In Windward Gardens, 74.02% Percentage of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some experts would argue this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.
