Wolfeboro Bay Center is an average-sized nursing home located in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. We gave this facility an overall grade of B-. A score of this caliber requires some solid marks. This place seems to have some things working in its favor. One of the major highlights of this nursing home's report card is its remarkable inspection grade, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
Wolfeboro Bay Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Nutritional Counseling
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Colostomy Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
The primary reason this facility received a decent overall score is its impeccable inspections in recent years. We gave them one of our better scores in that category, with an A+. This is a notably better score than the facility's overall grade, which was decent but not in the elite range. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating our inspection ratings. One critical factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more important than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies end up being quite minor. This facility was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This indicates that CMS didn't deem any of these deficiencies to pose an immediate threat to patient health or safety. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor made us feel better about this inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also received a strong grade in our short-term care category. We awarded this nursing home a better than average grade of B in that area. Short-term care grades are meaningful for residents needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically mandates higher levels of skilled nursing. This includes a vast scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the percentage of patients that ultimately returned home from this facility. We found that 5.5 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
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Nurse Quality
This nursing home's nursing grade appears to be one of its better features. The facility received a grade of B- in this category. Nursing ratings are heavily correlated with quality and quantity of nursing care. This place provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This is a low total compared to most nursing homes. Lastly, despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours per resident, this facility performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is generally a reliable indicator that a facility has sufficient quality controls in place.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility's weakest category is long-term care, which is the final category we looked at. For this category, we gave this nursing home a D. If you are looking for services other than short-term rehabilitation, you should take a close look at long-term care grades. Once we concluded our assessment of the quantity of care provided by nurses, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination statistics. We were pleased to find that this nursing home vaccinated 99.64789 percent of its residents against pneumonia. To our surprise, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home has fewer hospitalizations than the average nursing home. Unfortunately, a few of its other scores in the category were not as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Wolfeboro Bay Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Wolfeboro Bay Center, 6.17% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care minimizes the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Wolfeboro Bay Center, 5.16% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls resulting in injury are routinely the result of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Wolfeboro Bay Center, 2.81% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic measures the percentage of long-term care residents that experienced a UTI. UTI's could be an indicator of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric may be misleading for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Wolfeboro Bay Center, 17.01% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Wolfeboro Bay Center, 16.61% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are used to treat residents suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Wolfeboro Bay Center, 5.77% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Wolfeboro Bay Center, 95.49% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these types of vaccines important for resident well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Wolfeboro Bay Center, 18.58% Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and eating. Some argue this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Wolfeboro Bay Center, 22.17% Percentage of Residents
This is the percent of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Wolfeboro Bay Center, 1.27 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is important to preserving the physical health of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Wolfeboro Bay Center, 22.17 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Wolfeboro Bay Center, 12.13 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Wolfeboro Bay Center, 78.43% Percentage of Resident
This is the percent of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Huggins HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0.37 miles away240 South Main Street Wolfeboro New Hampshire 03894Voluntary non-profit - Private(603) 569-7500
- Lakes Region General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.2 miles away80 Highland St Laconia New Hampshire 03246Voluntary non-profit - Private(603) 524-3211
Nearby Dialysis
- Central New Hampshire Kidney Center13.24 miles away87 Spring Street Laconia New Hampshire 03246Dialysis Stations: 21 (603) 524-8796
- Fmc Strafford County Dialysis19.06 miles away27 Sterling Drive Rochester New Hampshire 03867Dialysis Stations: 19 (603) 330-0483