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Bear Mountain at Worcester

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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59 Acton Street,
Worcester MA 01604

(508) 791-3147

73.93% estimated occupancy 1

Bear Mountain at Worcester is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, a city with a total of 181,315 people. We awarded this nursing home an overall grade of C. A score in this range requires some respectable scores. Based on the data we reviewed, there are certainly far worse places out there. This place was better in some categories than others, but it didn't have any poor grades in any of the major areas discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

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

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Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B

We would like to point out that this place's long-term care rating exceeded its overall score. This facility earned a B in this area. For prospective residents looking for a permanent place to live rather than rehabilitation, long-term care grades are very important. After considering the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 92.54902 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is somewhat below what we were hoping for but still a decent percentage. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Facility Inspections

Grade: B

This facility's second best category is inspections. In that area, we gave this nursing home a B. It actually outperformed most nursing homes in this category. Inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This particular nursing home received 4 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a solid inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

One of this facility's better category grades was in the area of nursing care. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of C. Our nursing score is largely based on the nursing home's nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics. While this place got docked a bit for its nursing hours per resident, it actually excelled in some of these quality-based measures. With less than five percent of its patients experiencing pressure ulcers, it performed very well in this area. This is often a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by having a policy of turning a resident more frequently.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

Switching gears to our final category, this facility received a decent short-term care grade of C. In determining our short-term care scores, we analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our goal is to devise a barometer for sizing up the rehabilitation services of various nursing homes. Unfortunately, this place was below average in terms of its level of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its patients based on the measures we assessed. The real question is whether this also impacted quality of care. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most nursing homes, closer to half of their patients are able to return home so this figure is below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Bear Mountain at Worcester Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In Bear Mountain at Worcester, 14.42% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term patients which developed new or worsened pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a great indicator of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A

In Bear Mountain at Worcester, 0.78% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of patients that have had a fall resulting in serious injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-plus

In Bear Mountain at Worcester, 0.2% of Patients had UTIs

This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's may be an indicator of worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric can be misleading for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In Bear Mountain at Worcester, 29.07% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric indicates the percentage of long-term care residents who are administered antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in situations where such medications are not medically required. However, some nursing homes need to rely more on these medications due to having more residents suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: F

In Bear Mountain at Worcester, 43.51% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This gauges the percent of long-term stay patients who were prescribed antianxiety medication. These medications are typically prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Bear Mountain at Worcester, 3.03% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms. Some argue that this is a measure of patient quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Bear Mountain at Worcester, 92.86% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines critical to patient health.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In Bear Mountain at Worcester, 8% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and using the bathroom. Many in the industry would argue that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: C

In Bear Mountain at Worcester, 9.82% of Residents

This is the percent of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: D

In Bear Mountain at Worcester, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is critical to preserving the physical well-being of residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Bear Mountain at Worcester, 9.82% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-plus

In Bear Mountain at Worcester, 9.4% of Patients

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Scores for Worcester, 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-plus
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus

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Nearby Dialysis

  • Saint Vincent's Hospital1.05 miles awayHemodialysis Unit 123 Summer St, Suite 380 Worcester Massachusetts 01608Dialysis Stations: 12 (508) 363-9460
  • Davita Shrewsbury Street Dialysis1.25 miles away267 Shrewsbury Street Worcester Massachusetts 01604Dialysis Stations: 16 (774) 530-6353
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  • U-Mass Memorial Health Care Systems2.1 miles awayDialysis Unit 55 Lake Avenue North Rm h7-331 Worcester Massachusetts 01655Dialysis Stations: 13 (774) 442-3814
  • Freedom Center of Worcester2.16 miles away1 Innovation Drive Suite 110 Worcester Massachusetts 01605Dialysis Stations: 6 (508) 767-3950
  • Davita Pdi Worcester2.58 miles away19 Glennie Street Suite A Worcester Massachusetts 01605CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 29 (508) 421-9539
  • University Dialysis Center (Bma of Shrewsbury)2.9 miles away239-243 Boston Turnpike Road Shrewsbury Massachusetts 01545Dialysis Stations: 16 (508) 753-0886
  • Auburn Health LLC4.45 miles away771 South Bridge Street Suite 1 Auburn Massachusetts 01501Dialysis Stations: 16 (508) 832-3604