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Wingate at Needham

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Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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Wingate at Needham's website

589 Highland Avenue,
Needham Heights MA 02494

(781) 455-9090

76.54% estimated occupancy 1

Note: Data for Wingate at Needham has not been updated recently. This page shows historical performance which may not be representitive of current service levels.

Wingate at Needham is located in Needham Heights, Massachusetts, a city with a total of 8,955 people. Sporting an overall rating of C, this is likely a solid facility. Based on our ratings, there are definitely much worse nursing homes out there. More information on this facility's category grades is available below. Its best category is short-term care, which is discussed in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

This facility really excelled at short-term care, with an impressive grade of A- in this category. This really boosted its overall grade. In the category of short-term care, we strive to evaluate measures of a facility's rehabilitation. We look at a nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. We were not able to find registered nurse or physical therapy staffing data for this facility. Lastly, we assessed the number of residents who ultimately returned home from this nursing home. We found that 5.7 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

This nursing home's long-term care score ended up being one of its best scores. The facility was awarded a grade of B- in this area. If you are looking for services other than short-term rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each nursing home's long-term care grades. After assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination record. Frankly, we were a bit concerned this nursing home vaccinated 87.062 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which happens to be quite a bit lower than the national average. Nevertheless, this nursing home was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

Next, we looked at the nursing category where we awarded this nursing home a grade of B-, which is a decent grade. Our nursing rating is based on numerous datapoints. The most heavily weighted one is the number of hours nurses spend with patients. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Finally, nursing ratings also consider quality-based metrics, such as avoiding major falls. Despite not having the highest total nursing hours, this place actually performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is generally an indicator that a nursing home has quality controls in place. Many falls could be avoided if a facility provides enough nurses to assist its patients.

Facility Inspections

Grade: D

Looking to our final category of inspections, we gave this facility a just D, which is a relatively poor grade. Our inspection grade is based on the facility's government inspection reports. Since this data is collected by independent government inspectors, we place significant weight on it in our overall grades. Our inspection ratings account for a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. Generally, you should be more cautious when considering a facility with severe deficiencies on a recent inspection report. This particular nursing home had 3 deficiencies on its inspection report. The only positive thing we can say is that none of its deficiencies were in the categories that indicate they caused a risk to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility also received 2 substantiated complaints in recent years. This is yet another bad sign.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Wingate at Needham Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In Wingate at Needham, 12.07% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who suffer from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Wingate at Needham, 2.43% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of residents that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are often caused by poor nursing care. Better nursing protocols can reduce the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In Wingate at Needham, 2.75% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely caused by nursing homes with worse hygiene protocols. More frequent bathing can reduce the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this datapoint is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Wingate at Needham, 16.82% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. These medications may be used to treat several medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A

In Wingate at Needham, 11.35% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients receiving antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A

In Wingate at Needham, 0.3% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. Increased rates of depression may be an indicator a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Wingate at Needham, 92.52% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In Wingate at Needham, 19.01% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and continence. Some believe that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In Wingate at Needham, 19.67% of Residents

This tells you the percentage of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: D

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

This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Wingate at Needham, 19.67% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

In Wingate at Needham, 11.99% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to gauge patient care during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Wingate at Needham, 88.23% of Resident

This indicates the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with ADL's generally correlates with successful rehabilitation.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - NeedhamAcute Care Hospitals 1.66 miles away148 Chestnut Street Needham Heights Massachusetts 02494Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 453-3002
  • Newton-Wellesley HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.38 miles away2014 Washington Street Newton Lower Falls Massachusetts 02462Voluntary non-profit - Other(617) 243-6000
  • Brigham and Women's Faulkner HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.15 miles away1153 Centre Street Jamaica Plain Massachusetts 02130Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 983-7000
  • St Elizabeth's Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.41 miles away736 Cambridge Street Brighton Massachusetts 02135Proprietary(617) 789-3000
  • Westwood Pembroke Health SystemsPsychiatric 6.44 miles away45 Clapboardtree Street Westwood Massachusetts 02090Proprietary(617) 762-7764
  • Brigham and Women's HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.66 miles away75 Francis Street Boston Massachusetts 02115Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 732-5500
  • Boston Children's HospitalChildrens 6.84 miles away300 Longwood Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02115Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 735-6000
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.89 miles away330 Brookline Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02215Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 667-7000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Wellesley Dialysis1.35 miles away195 Worcester Street Lower Level Wellesley Hills Massachusetts 02481Dialysis Stations: 18 (781) 431-1414
  • Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center of Boston4.69 miles awayDialysis Unit - Ccp 7 736 Cambridge Street Brighton Massachusetts 02135Dialysis Stations: 17 (617) 789-2592
  • Dci Brigham/Faulkner5.8 miles awayDci Brigham/Faulkner 1153 Centre Street, Belkin House Jamaica Plain Massachusetts 02130CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (617) 983-4470
  • The Dialysis Center at Waltham5.93 miles away135 Beaver Street, Suite 111 Waltham Massachusetts 02452Dialysis Stations: 14 (781) 642-0331
  • Davita Brookline Dialysis6.01 miles away322 Washington Street Brookline Massachusetts 02445CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (617) 734-7794
  • Westwood Dialysis Center (Bma Westwood)6.4 miles away90 Glacier Drive Westwood Massachusetts 02090CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (781) 326-9985
  • Kidney Center6.9 miles away888 Commonwealth Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02215CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (617) 739-3000
  • Davita Northeast Cambridge Dialysis7.37 miles away799 Concord Avenue Cambridge Massachusetts 02138CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (617) 547-7700