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Northwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
- Date Updated: November 01, 2024
- CMS Overall 5-Star Rating:
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Address: 1010 VARNUM AVENUE
LOWELL MA 01854 Map - Phone: 978-458-8773
- Website: Click Here
- Medicare Provider Number: 225298
- Participating in Medicare Since: February 17, 1987
- No. of Certified Beds: 123
- No. of Residents: N/A
- Occupancy: N/A
- Amount Fined: $242,932.91
- Complaints Filed: 6
- Accepts: Medicare and Medicaid
About Northwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
Northwood Rehabilitation And Healthcare Center, located in LOWELL, MA, is a for-profit organization that accepts Medicare and Medicaid. It is not part of a continuing care retirement community. It is not located in a hospital. Northwood Rehabilitation And Healthcare Center offers a range of services including skilled nursing, long-term care, short-term rehabilitation, and specialized memory care. The center is equipped with modern amenities and a supportive environment designed to enhance the quality of life for its residents. With a focus on personalized care plans and community engagement.
- Northwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is ranked #21 out of 21 facilities within a 10 mile radius and #160 out of 172 facilities within a 25 mile radius. See Ranking Report
- Review Specific City Measures
- CMS 5-Star Overall Rating is (1 out of 5):
- Current Trend: Improving
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Total Nursing Hours Spent Per Resident Per Day: 3.03
(The national average is 3.84 ) - The percentage of short-stay residents who were re-hospitalized after a nursing home admission is 27.37% .
- There is no indication of abuse occuring at Northwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. (CMS flags facilities where abuse has either happened or is very likely.)
Northwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Owner & Operator Information
Business Entity Name:
NORTHWOOD MA SNF LLC
Owners:
- ATHENA HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS MA R LLC (DIRECT- 100%)
- VALERIE CHAKALOS-SANTILLI (INDIRECT)
- DIANE CURTIS (INDIRECT)
- MICHAEL MOSIER (INDIRECT)
- LORRIE REZENDES (INDIRECT)
- LAWRENCE SANTILLI (INDIRECT)
Managers and Directors:
- ATHENA HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATES INC. (OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL)
- MICHAEL MOSIER (MANAGING EMPLOYEE)
- LAWRENCE SANTILLI (CORPORATE OFFICER)
Northwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Ratings and Inspection Scores
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) regularly inspects every skilled nursing facility. The results of the multi-day inspection is a series of star ratings. The health inspection scores are an absolute value, so you can compare one facility's score directly to another.
Ratings
Overall Rating | 1: |
Health Inspection Rating | 1: |
Quality Rating | 3: |
Staffing Rating | 2: |
Inspection Scores
Cycle 1 Score (as of August 29, 2024) | 174 |
Cycle 2 Score (as of August 10, 2023) | 138 |
Cycle 3 Score (as of September 26, 2022) | 312 |
Weighted All Cycles Score | 185 |
Complaints by Residents
This table shows complaints filed by residents in Northwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center:
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | 06/28/2024 |
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | 12/05/2022 |
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | 12/05/2022 |
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | 03/23/2022 |
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. | 03/23/2022 |
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | 03/23/2022 |
Nursing Hours Spent Per Patient
CMS provides detailed information about how long nursing staff spends with residents. This data includes nursing subcategories of Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, and non-nursing Certified Nursing Assistants. More hours spend per patient should can indicate a better facility or it could indicate more complicated situations.
The nursing staff of Northwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center spends LESS time on average with its residents than the state average and LESS time than the national average for total nursing hours spent per resident.
Type | Facility | State / National Avg |
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Registered Nurse (RN) | ||
Hours | 0.48 | 0.65 / 0.67 |
Case Mix | 0.69 | 0.66 / 0.66 |
Adjusted | 0.46 | NA / NA |
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | ||
Hours | 0.62 | 0.97 / 0.88 |
Case Mix | 0.90 | NA / NA |
Adjusted | 0.60 | NA / NA |
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) | ||
Hours | 1.93 | 2.22 / 2.29 |
Case Mix | 2.36 | NA / NA |
Adjusted | 1.87 | NA / NA |
Total Licensed Staff | ||
Hours | 1.10 | 1.61 / 1.54 |
Physical Therapist (PT) | ||
Hours | 0.14 | 0.07 / 0.07 |
Total Nursing Hours Spent per Resident on Average | ||
Hours | 3.03 | 3.83 / 3.84 |
Case Mix | 3.95 | 3.80 / 3.82 |
Adjusted | 2.93 | NA / NA |
Quality Measures
Quality measures are based both on patient survey information and on the results of actual claims that are filed with CMS. It is not clear what period is covered in the measures.
Desc. | Perc./ State Avg. / Comparison |
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Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission (qm521)
This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating |
27.4%
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25.3% Worse |
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit (qm522)
This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating |
7.2%
/
12.0% Better |
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm551)
This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating |
2.2%
/
1.7% Worse |
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm552)
This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating |
1.9%
/
1.4% Worse |
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased (qm401) |
12.6%
/
15.1% Better |
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight (qm404) |
5.1%
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5.4% Better |
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder (qm405) |
77.0%
/
60.6% Worse |
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder (qm406) |
0.5%
/
1.3% Better |
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection (qm407) |
0.5%
/
2.2% Better |
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms (qm408) |
1.1%
/
5.4% Better |
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained (qm409) |
0.0%
/
0.1% Better |
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury (qm410) |
4.1%
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3.7% Worse |
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm415) |
80.0%
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90.1% Worse |
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication (qm419) |
27.5%
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20.5% Worse |
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm430) |
44.6%
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75.6% Worse |
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication (qm434) |
2.3%
/
1.4% Worse |
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened (qm451) |
12.4%
/
16.0% Better |
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication (qm452) |
26.7%
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18.6% Worse |
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers (qm453) |
4.2%
/
6.6% Better |
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm454) |
87.7%
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93.5% Worse |
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function (qm471) |
81.1%
/
74.8% Better |
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm472) |
57.1%
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74.2% Worse |
Hospitals Near Northwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
Quite often skilled nursing facilities and hospitals work closely together to help patients recover or manage a terminal illness. Hospitals deals with acute care while nursing homes treat patients for a longer period of time. New residents at skilled nursing homes typically come from a hospital and nursing home residents may be readmitted to a hospital if their recovery does not proceed well. (Hospital readmission rates are closely monitored by CMS.) Consequently it is important that you consider which hospitals are near a nursing home which choosing one. Below is a list of hospitals near Northwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center.
Northwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is near several hospitals, each with its own rating based on overall performance:
Hospital | 5-Star Overall Rating |
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HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL 70 EAST STREET METHUEN, MA 01844 |
2 |
METROWEST MEDICAL CENTER 115 LINCOLN STREET FRAMINGHAM, MA 01701 |
2 |
ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTER 736 CAMBRIDGE STREET BRIGHTON, MA 02135 |
2 |
LAWRENCE GENERAL HOSPITAL ONE GENERAL STREET LAWRENCE, MA 01842 |
2 |
MELROSEWAKEFIELD HEALTHCARE 585 LEBANON STREET MELROSE, MA 02176 |
2 |
UMASS MEMORIAL HEALTHALLIANCE HOSPITALS 60 HOSPITAL ROAD LEOMINSTER, MA 01453 |
2 |
EMERSON HOSPITAL - 133 OLD ROAD TO 9 ACRE CORNER W CONCORD, MA 01742 |
3 |
CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE 1493 CAMBRIDGE STREET CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138 |
3 |
TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER 800 WASHINGTON STREET BOSTON, MA 02111 |
3 |
ELLIOT HOSPITAL 1 ELLIOT WAY MANCHESTER, NH 03103 |
3 |
NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION 85 HERRICK STREET BEVERLY, MA 01915 |
3 |
SOUTHERN NH MEDICAL CENTER 8 PROSPECT STREET NASHUA, NH 03060 |
3 |
UMASS MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE-MARLBOROUGH HOSPITAL 157 UNION STREET MARLBOROUGH, MA 01752 |
3 |
LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL 295 VARNUM AVENUE LOWELL, MA 01854 |
3 |
BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER 1 BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER PLACE BOSTON, MA 02118 |
3 |
VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM - JAMAICA PLAIN 150 S. HUNTINGTON AVENUE JAMAICA PLAIN, MA 02130 |
4 |
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER 330 BROOKLINE AVENUE BOSTON, MA 02215 |
4 |
ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL 172 KINSLEY ST NASHUA, NH 03060 |
4 |
WINCHESTER HOSPITAL 41 HIGHLAND AVENUE WINCHESTER, MA 01890 |
4 |
NASHOBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER 200 GROTON ROAD AYER, MA 01432 |
4 |
Ratings History for Northwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
Medical Professionals Associated with Northwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
These are the doctors who are affiliated with Northwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. The data is from the most recent period. Historical data is not available.
- MICHAEL BERTOS ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - LGH PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LLC )
- ZAHEER AHMED ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )
Local Nursing Homes
When evaluating nursing homes, it's important to consider other nearby facilities to understand the available options and make comparisons. Below is a list of nursing homes near Brookline Healthcare and Rehabilitation, including Brookline itself. This list is ranked based on each home's health inspection scores, also known as the "weighted all cycles score." Additionally, we provide the facility's 5-star overall rating for a more complete view of its performance. If a nursing home has been flagged by CMS for abuse, you'll see a special icon () next to its name.
The data is based on the dataset as of November 01, 2024.
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Ownership Details for Northwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
A list of all of the registered owners for Northwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. This includes direct and indirect owners and managers.
Noted Deficiencies for Northwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
A list of all of the deficiencies for the facility. This includes a description, type of deficiency, incident date and when the facility reports that the incident was corrected.
Nursing Hours Analysis for Northwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
How long a nurse spends with a resident can be an important factor in their recovery. This page shows the average nursing hours spent per resident for RNs, LPNs, CNAs, PTs and all licensed staff.
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