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Wingate at Belvidere

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: D
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500 Wentworth Avenue,
Lowell MA 01852

(978) 458-1271

62.52% estimated occupancy 1

Wingate at Belvidere is a facility located in Lowell, Massachusetts. This city has 106,541 people. We awarded this nursing home an overall grade of D. A score of this caliber generally indicates a few concerning datapoints. If you are not happy with this facility's relatively poor overall grade, you will be pleased to know there are six other nursing homes in Lowell. We wouldn't blame you if you're ready to stop reading and find another facility. However, if you want to learn more about this nursing home's category grades, short-term care grades are discussed in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling

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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

While we were not complementary of this nursing home's overall grade, it actually received an impressive short-term care score this year. We gave it a B in this area, which proved to be a rare shining light in its profile. Our short-term care scores are based in part on a nursing home's quantity of skilled nursing services. This means a broad range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, not to mention other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we considered the number of residents that who were able to eventually return home from this facility. We found that 5 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

This facility's next highest category turned out to be its long-term care score, where it received a B-. Our long-term care scores are vital for people seeking non-healthcare services such as personal care. On top of assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. Candidly, we were a bit concerned this nursing home gave the vaccine to a relatively low 46.98276 percent of its residents. Nevertheless, this nursing home was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

This nursing home actually received a decent grade in the area of nursing as well. We awarded it a grade of C for that category, which is not a bad score. Nursing grades are based largely on levels of nurse staffing. This place provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This is a low total compared to most facilities. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as preventing major falls. Despite not having the highest total nursing hours per resident, this place performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is generally an indicator that a nursing home has sufficient quality controls in place. Some falls can be avoided if a nursing home provides enough nurses aids to assist its patients.

Facility Inspections

Grade: D

The final category we looked at is inspections. Unfortunately, this ended up being this facility's worst grade. We gave it a grade of just D in this area. Since this data is compiled by government inspectors, we weight it heavily in our overall grade. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating our inspection grades. One key factor is health deficiencies. We would pay close attention to the level of severity of the deficiencies. This facility was assessed 3 deficiencies by government inspectors. The only positive thing we found is that none of the deficiencies were in the categories that indicate they created a threat to patient safety or health. Finally, we also need to draw your attention to the fact that this nursing home was assessed large government fines of over $100,000. This often means that a facility's bad performance has been an issue for several years.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Wingate at Belvidere Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In Wingate at Belvidere, 12.92% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: D

In Wingate at Belvidere, 6.9% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term patients that experienced a fall which resulted in severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In Wingate at Belvidere, 0.45% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often linked to facilities with worst hygiene practices. Better nursing care can minimize the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Note that this statistic is affected by by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In Wingate at Belvidere, 20.52% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many patients, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In Wingate at Belvidere, 27.36% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of residents given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are given to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-minus

In Wingate at Belvidere, 0.46% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents showing depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: F

In Wingate at Belvidere, 64.44% of Patients

This is the percent of patients who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Wingate at Belvidere, 11.56% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and bathing. Some experts would argue that this is a measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: C

In Wingate at Belvidere, 10.4% of Residents

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients who remained mobile levels. Many would argue that the ability to move around is important for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: D

In Wingate at Belvidere, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is key to the physical well-being of nursing home residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Wingate at Belvidere, 10.4% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-minus

In Wingate at Belvidere, 13.06% of Patients

This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: F

In Wingate at Belvidere, 47.31% of Resident

This indicates the percentage of short-term patients who saw functional improvements, such as with 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 3.1 miles away295 Varnum Avenue Lowell Massachusetts 01854Voluntary non-profit - Private(978) 937-6000
  • Holy Family HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.87 miles away70 East Street Methuen Massachusetts 01844Proprietary(978) 687-0156
  • Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonAcute Care Hospitals 10.73 miles away41 & 45 Mall Road Burlington Massachusetts 01803Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 744-5100
  • Southern Nh Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 12.42 miles away8 Prospect Street Nashua New Hampshire 03060Voluntary non-profit - Private(603) 577-2000
  • St Joseph HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.84 miles away172 Kinsley St Nashua New Hampshire 03060Voluntary non-profit - Other(603) 882-3000
  • Emerson Hospital -Acute Care Hospitals 13.39 miles away133 Old Road to 9 Acre Corner Concord Massachusetts 01742Voluntary non-profit - Private(978) 369-1400
  • Winchester HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14 miles away41 Highland Avenue Winchester Massachusetts 01890Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 729-9000
  • Nashoba Valley Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.09 miles away200 Groton Road Ayer Massachusetts 01432Proprietary(978) 784-9000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fresenius Medical Care of Lowell0.41 miles away847 Rogers Street Suite 101 Lowell Massachusetts 01852CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 35 (978) 441-5100
  • Fresenius Medical Care Chelmsford3.47 miles away27 Industrial Ave Chelmsford Massachusetts 01824Dialysis Stations: 16 (978) 250-0981
  • Davita North Andover Renal at Home9.35 miles away201 Sutton Street North Andover Massachusetts 01845CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (978) 975-1119
  • Davita Burlington Regional Dialysis9.76 miles away31 Mall Road-Dialysis Suite 1b Burlington Massachusetts 01803CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (781) 270-3580
  • Bio-Medical Applications of New Hampshire Inc10.05 miles away19 Keewadin Drive Suite 1 Salem New Hampshire 03079Dialysis Stations: 1 (603) 870-0969
  • Fresenius Medical Care Merrimack Valley10.16 miles away100 Milk Street Methuen Massachusetts 01844CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (978) 686-9900
  • Versailles Dialysis LLC10.4 miles away18 Pelham Road Salem New Hampshire 03079Dialysis Stations: 10 (603) 870-9487
  • Fresenius Medical Care of Methuen11.46 miles away421 Merrimack Street Methuen Massachusetts 01844Dialysis Stations: 21 (978) 975-3117