Winthrop Health and Rehabilitation

While we did not have many favorable things to say about this facility's overall grade, it did receive a respectable nursing grade of B-. When computing our nursing scores, we assess both staffing levels and the training levels of the nurses. 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 assessed some nursing quality-based metrics. Although this facility got docked a bit for its nursing hours, it excelled in a few of these quality measures. With fewer than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it fared remarkably well in this area. This can be a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a system of moving a resident more often.

This nursing home's short-term care rating appears to be one of its better grades. The facility was awarded a B- in this category. With our short-term care score, we try to forge a meaningful gauge for rehabilitation. In doing so, we analyze the nursing home's scope of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Unfortunately, we found that this place provided fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other nursing homes. The last metric we considered in this area is the percentage of residents that were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that just 4.2 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

This nursing home earned slightly below average inspections in recent years. We gave them a C in this area. Inspection grades are tied to several pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are a key thing to look for on these inspections. Severe deficiencies indicate a threat to patient safety. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We would not recommend this facility under any circumstance.

Turning to the last area, we gave this nursing home a D for the area of long-term care. This is the nursing home's worst category score. Facilities that receive this kind of grade in this category may not provide the kind of consistent around the clock care that some other facilities offer. In addition to assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 92.09039 percent of its patients, which is a bit lower than we were hoping for. To our surprise, this place was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility had fewer hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes. This was its best feature in this category.