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Worcester Rehabilitation & Health Care Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: D
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Worcester Rehabilitation & Health Care Center's website

119 Providence Street,
Worcester MA 01604

(508) 860-5000

81.68% estimated occupancy 1

Note: Worcester Rehabilitation & Health Care Center has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.

Worcester Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is in Worcester, Massachusetts. The city has a population of 181,315 people. We gave this facility an overall grade of D. A score of this caliber typically suggests some concerning datapoints. Fortunately, this nursing home is one of 16 nursing homes in this city so if you aren't impressed, you should have better options. More information on this nursing home's category grades is available below. Its best category is nursing, which is 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 - Partnership
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Catheter Care
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition

Registered Staff Hours

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Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

Even though we did not have many favorable things to say about this facility's overall score, it did receive a respectable nursing rating of B-. In computing our nursing ratings, we assess both nursing hours and the training levels of the nurses. This nursing home averages just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this nursing home surprisingly excelled in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed. It scored well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be measures of the quality of nursing care. In some cases, the quality of nursing care is every bit as important as the number of hours of care offered.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

This nursing home's second best area was long-term care. In that area, we gave this nursing home a grade of B-. If you are seeking anything other than short-term rehabilitation, you should take a close look at long-term care ratings. After assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination statistics. We were a bit alarmed this nursing home vaccinated 48.20296 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which happens to be quite a few points lower than what we were hoping for. Fortunately, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Facility Inspections

Grade: C

This nursing home earned mediocre inspections in recent years. We awarded them a grade of C in this area. We would argue that one of the most important factors in evaluating an inspection report is deficiencies. In this regard, we especially look at the severity of the deficiencies. This nursing home was assessed 7 deficiencies on its government inspection report, but we were relieved to find that none were category J through L deficiencies. This indicates that inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies to put patient safety or health in immediate harm or jeopardy. Another red flag is that CMS cited this nursing home for possible abuse or neglect. Hopefully, its performance improves in the future, but until then we simply can't recommend this facility.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

The next category we rated was short-term care. We awarded it a C in this area. This is a decent grade in this area. Short-term care grades are vital for residents seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually requires more highly-skilled nursing. This means a wide scope of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. In this facility's case, we were surprised to learn that it actually provides less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than a typical facility. The hope is that this does not adversely affect the quality of care. The last statistic we looked at in this category is the number of residents who who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. We found that just 4.4 percent of this facility's residents returned home. Unfortunately, this was below the national average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Worcester Rehabilitation & Health Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Worcester Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 8.53% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term residents who are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Worcester Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 3.81% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of residents who have had a fall resulting in severe injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In Worcester Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 1.94% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely the result of poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this statistic can be skewed for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In Worcester Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 27.17% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of patients given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs are used to treat a variety of medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: F

In Worcester Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 38.1% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents which were given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are prescribed to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In Worcester Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 10.76% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents demonstrating signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: F

In Worcester Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 65.12% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In Worcester Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 17% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and taking a bath.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: C

In Worcester Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 10.02% of Residents

This tells you the percentage of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: D

In Worcester Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Worcester Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 10.02% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: C

In Worcester Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 16.2% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: D

In Worcester Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 62.28% of Resident

This is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some experts would argue that this is a measure of rehabilitation services.

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

Looking for more options? Worcester, Massachusetts has 15 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • St Vincent HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.1 miles away123 Summer Street Worcester Massachusetts 01608Proprietary(508) 363-5000
  • Umass Memorial Medical Center IncAcute Care Hospitals 2.62 miles away55 Lake Avenue North Worcester Massachusetts 01655Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 334-1000
  • Marlborough HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.18 miles away157 Union Street Marlborough Massachusetts 01752Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 481-5000
  • Milford Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.52 miles away14 Prospect Street Milford Massachusetts 01757Voluntary non-profit - Other(508) 473-1190
  • Harrington Memorial Hospital-1Acute Care Hospitals 17.65 miles away100 South Street Southbridge Massachusetts 01550Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 765-9771
  • Metrowest Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19 miles away115 Lincoln Street Framingham Massachusetts 01701Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 383-1000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Saint Vincent's Hospital0.9 miles awayHemodialysis Unit 123 Summer St, Suite 380 Worcester Massachusetts 01608Dialysis Stations: 12 (508) 363-9460
  • Davita Shrewsbury Street Dialysis1.35 miles away267 Shrewsbury Street Worcester Massachusetts 01604Dialysis Stations: 16 (774) 530-6353
  • Bio-Medical Applications of Massachusetts Inc1.65 miles away867 Grafton Street Worcester Massachusetts 01604Dialysis Stations: 16 (203) 387-9332
  • U-Mass Memorial Health Care Systems2.29 miles awayDialysis Unit 55 Lake Avenue North Rm h7-331 Worcester Massachusetts 01655Dialysis Stations: 13 (774) 442-3814
  • Freedom Center of Worcester2.31 miles away1 Innovation Drive Suite 110 Worcester Massachusetts 01605Dialysis Stations: 6 (508) 767-3950
  • Davita Pdi Worcester2.52 miles away19 Glennie Street Suite A Worcester Massachusetts 01605CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 29 (508) 421-9539
  • University Dialysis Center (Bma of Shrewsbury)3.11 miles away239-243 Boston Turnpike Road Shrewsbury Massachusetts 01545Dialysis Stations: 16 (508) 753-0886
  • Auburn Health LLC4.3 miles away771 South Bridge Street Suite 1 Auburn Massachusetts 01501Dialysis Stations: 16 (508) 832-3604

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=225199