Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Northbridge, MA

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Northbridge
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Updated on October 27, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Northbridge has a total of 141 active skilled nursing facilities and 16,607 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Northbridge of 0, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.00 persons in Northbridge. There were 13,276 residents in nursing homes as October 27, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 79.94 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Northbridge has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Northbridge and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.68	0.65 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.34	2.21 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.84	0.97 / 0.88
All Staff	3.87	3.82 / 3.84

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Massachusetts.

COVID-19 Infections in Northbridge Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Northbridge there were a total of 80 new cases and 80 new deaths among residents for the week ending October 27, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Northbridge

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Northbridge Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Northbridge, MA. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Northbridge

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Northbridge based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Bethany Skilled Nursing Facility 97 BETHANY ROAD FRAMINGHAM, MA	4.00
Elmwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 225 ELMWOOD AVENUE PROVIDENCE, RI	16.00
Lutheran Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center 26 HARVARD STREET WORCESTER, MA	16.67
Life Care Center of Attleboro 969 PARK STREET ATTLEBORO, MA	36.67
Lasell House 120 SEMINARY AVENUE NEWTON, MA	10.67
Knollwood Nursing Center 87 BRIARWOOD CIRCLE WORCESTER, MA	8.67
Jeanne Jugan Residence 964 MAIN STREET PAWTUCKET, RI	8.00
The Commons Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation 3 HARVEST CIRCLE LINCOLN, MA	21.33
Care One at Concord 57 OLD ROAD TO NINE ACRE CORNER W CONCORD, MA	13.33
Bethany Home of Rhode Island 111 SOUTH ANGELL STREET PROVIDENCE, RI	25.33

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Northbridge based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
Garden Place Healthcare 193-195 PLEASANT STREET ATTLEBORO, MA	161.00
Serenity Hill Nursing Center 655 DEDHAM ST WRENTHAM, MA	60.00
Adviniacare Newton Wellesley 694 WORCESTER ROAD WELLESLEY, MA	246.83
Berkshire Place 455 DOUGLAS AVENUE PROVIDENCE, RI	196.33
Blaire House of Milford 20 CLAFLIN STREET MILFORD, MA	149.33
Bear Mountain at Worcester 59 ACTON STREET WORCESTER, MA	125.33
Worcester Rehabilitation and Health Care Center 119 PROVIDENCE STREET WORCESTER, MA	128.00
Parkway Health and Rehabilitation Center 1190 VFW PARKWAY BOSTON, MA	209.33 /
Westborough Healthcare 8 COLONIAL DRIVE WESTBOROUGH, MA	74.33
West Newton Healthcare 25 ARMORY STREET WEST NEWTON, MA	336.50

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