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Catholic Memorial Home
2446 Highland Avenue, Fall River, MA 02720
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Catholic Memorial Home Description
A member of the Diocesan Health Facilities group, Catholic Memorial Home is a skilled nursing center located in the city of Fall River, in Bristol County, Massachusetts. Our facility was originally administered and staffed by the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm. Today, we carry on this rich tradition of compassionate care by providing 272 adult men and women with comprehensive health services.
From skilled nursing and rehab programs to specialized Alzheimer’s care, pain management, and palliative care, our team is dedicated to helping the residents at Catholic Memorial Home maintain the best quality of life. In keeping with our philosophy, we offer a holistic approach to total wellness that goes beyond meeting physical and emotional needs to nurturing spirituality. To meet the needs of the Portuguese community we offer bi-lingual staff members, religious services spoken in Portuguese, and cultural activities.
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Care Types at Community
This community offers the following types of care
Memory Care
Memory care offers specialized support for seniors with Alzheimer's and dementia, focusing on safety, personalized care, and enhancing life quality.
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Nursing Home
Nursing Homes provide a nurturing environment offering round-the-clock care, personalized support, and community activities for seniors needing assistance with daily living.
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Skilled Nursing
Skilled nursing provides 24/7 medical care and support by licensed professionals for seniors needing continuous healthcare assistance.
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Review Summary
The following is an AI generated summary of the reviews of the community from across the web.
Negative Reviews:
- Several reviews describe the facility as a poor choice for loved ones, citing incompetent nursing staff, disrespectful and lazy CNAs, and a lack of supervision leading to unreported falls.
- Complaints include total incompetence, with some reviewers choosing to remove their loved ones from the facility.
- One review highlights a toxic work environment, poor patient care towards the end of shifts, and substandard food quality.
- Concerns about neglect, especially for residents in hospice care, with reports of inadequate medication availability and poor mouth care leading to discomfort and pain.
Positive Reviews:
- Some reviews praise the facility, particularly Catholic Memorial, for its care, professionalism, and attention to residents. Specific staff members and departments, such as the recreation department, are mentioned positively.
- Family members of residents express gratitude for the compassionate and professional treatment their loved ones receive, highlighting good food and effective management of health conditions.
- Appreciation is shown for the admission team and staff on specific units, making residents feel at peace and at home.
Mixed Reviews:
- While some staff members are commended for their good treatment of residents, there are reports of a decline in care quality as residents' health deteriorates, with some staff lacking compassion.
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Health
Information from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Nursing Home Ratings
Overall rating: 2
Health inspection rating: 2
Staffing rating: 4
Quality measure rating: 4
Long-term quality measure rating:
3
Short-term quality measure rating:
5
Nursing Home Overview
Participation
date: July 1, 1990
Ownership type: Non Profit
Provider
type: Medicare and Medicaid
Nursing home capacity: 300
Total current residents: 211
Facility is located in a hospital: No
Automatic sprinkler system: Yes
Resident and family council: Resident
Facility Incident, Complaints and Fines
Number of
facility
incidents: 0
Number of
substantiated complaints: 1
Number of payment denials: 0
Number of fines: 4
Total cost of fines: $27954
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services give each Nursing Home a Star Rating from 1-5 with 5 being the highest.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services gather information about the number of hours of care provided on average to each resident each day by staff as well as the turnover of staff.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around emergency department and hospital visits for residents of Nursing Homes.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around quality measures for residents of Nursing Homes.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around COVID-19 vaccination rates of Nursing Home residents and staff members.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointHealth and Fire Safety Deficiencies
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid report health and fire safety deficiencies. Some of these deficiencies are more severe than others. The following table shows different levels of severity.
| Scope | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Severity of Deficiency | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
| Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety | J | K | L |
| Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy | G | H | I |
| No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy | D | E | F |
| No actual harm with potential for minimal harm | A | B | C |
Fire Safety Deficiencies
| Survey Date | Correction Date | Letter | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-07 | 2022-07-13 | C | Miscellaneous Deficiencies | Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times. |
| 2019-10-10 | 2019-11-24 | D | Smoke Deficiencies | Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft. |
Health Safety Deficiencies
| Survey Date | Correction Date | Letter | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-29 | 2022-08-19 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. |
| 2022-06-29 | 2022-08-19 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. |
| 2022-06-29 | 2022-08-19 | D | Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies | Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. |
| 2022-06-29 | 2022-08-19 | D | Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. |
| 2022-06-29 | 2022-08-19 | D | Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. |
| 2022-06-29 | 2022-08-19 | D | Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. |
| 2022-06-29 | 2022-08-19 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Not require residents to give up Medicare or Medicaid benefits, or pay privately as a condition of admission; and must tell residents what care they do not provide. |
| 2022-06-29 | 2022-08-19 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. |
| 2022-06-29 | 2022-08-19 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. |
| 2022-06-29 | 2022-08-19 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. |
| 2022-06-29 | 2022-08-19 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. |
| 2022-06-29 | 2022-08-19 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. |
| 2022-06-29 | 2022-08-19 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. |
| 2022-06-29 | 2022-08-19 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. |
| 2022-06-29 | 2022-08-19 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder. |
| 2022-06-29 | 2022-08-19 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. |
| 2022-06-29 | 2022-08-19 | D | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. |
| 2022-06-29 | 2022-08-19 | D | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. |
| 2022-06-29 | 2022-08-19 | E | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. |
| 2022-06-29 | 2022-08-19 | F | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. |
| 2022-06-29 | 2022-08-19 | D | Administration Deficiencies | Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services. |
| 2022-06-29 | 2022-08-19 | D | Infection Control Deficiencies | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. |
| 2022-06-29 | 2022-08-19 | D | Infection Control Deficiencies | Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. |
| 2022-06-29 | 2022-08-19 | E | Environmental Deficiencies | Keep all essential equipment working safely. |
| 2021-12-16 | 2022-01-07 | E | Infection Control Deficiencies | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. |
| 2022-04-28 | 2022-04-27 | G | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. |
| 2022-04-28 | 2022-04-27 | G | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. |
| 2019-08-27 | 2019-11-02 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. |
| 2019-08-27 | 2019-11-02 | C | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods. |
| 2019-08-27 | 2019-11-02 | E | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. |
| 2019-08-27 | 2019-11-02 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted |
| 2019-08-27 | 2019-11-02 | D | Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies | Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times. |
| 2019-08-27 | 2019-11-02 | D | Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. |
| 2020-12-09 | 2021-01-20 | E | Infection Control Deficiencies | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. |
| 2018-07-31 | 2018-08-22 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. |
| 2018-07-31 | 2018-08-22 | D | Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies | Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. |
| 2018-07-31 | 2018-08-17 | D | Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. |
| 2018-07-31 | 2018-08-17 | E | Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. |
| 2018-07-31 | 2018-08-17 | E | Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. |
| 2018-07-31 | 2018-08-17 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. |
| 2018-07-31 | 2018-08-22 | E | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. |
| 2018-07-31 | 2018-08-22 | G | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. |
| 2018-07-31 | 2018-08-22 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. |
| 2018-07-31 | 2018-08-17 | E | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail. |
| 2018-07-31 | 2018-08-22 | D | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. |
| 2018-07-31 | 2018-08-22 | E | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. |
| 2018-07-31 | 2018-08-17 | D | Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. |
| 2018-07-31 | 2018-08-17 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. |
| 2018-07-31 | 2018-08-17 | D | Administration Deficiencies | Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services. |
| 2018-07-31 | 2018-08-23 | D | Infection Control Deficiencies | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. |
Fines
| Fine Date | Fine Amount |
|---|---|
| 2018-07-31 | $16,595 |
| 2019-06-24 | $7,036 |
| 2021-12-16 | $9,750 |
| 2022-01-17 | $658 |
| 2022-04-28 | $7,796 |
| 2022-04-28 | $23,988 |
| 2022-06-29 | $9,750 |
What is in the Neighborhood
- The closest city is Somerset which is 2.4 miles away and has a population of 18,165 (small town).
- The average income is $53,446, which is low compared to other zip codes.
- Weather
- High Temperature: 75
- Low Temperature: 33
- Average Temperature: 54.0
- Day Breakdown: The area gets 134 days of rain, 27 days of snow and 202 days of sun
- Precipitation: 1.5 inches a year
- The median age is 39.3 years old, very high compared to other cities.
- 4.67% of the population are Veterans which is a average percentage of Veterans compared to other cities.
- 16.64% of the population are Foreign-born which is a average percentage of Foreign-born compared to other cities.
- The population is 1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1% Asian, 6% Black or African-American, 9% Hispanic or Latino, and 80% White.
- The crime rate is 4.62 per 100 people which is high compared to other cities.
- Violent Crime: 2.09 incidents per 100 people
- Property Crime: 1.98 incidents per 100 people
- Drug-Related Crime: 0.15 incidents per 100 people
- The average life expectancy in zip code is 78.49 years old, which is average compared to other zip codes.
- Air Quality: Good Days 169.0, Moderate Days 12.0, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups Days 0.0, Unhealthy Days 0.0, Very Unhealthy Days 0.0, Hazardous Days 0.0
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Supermarkets
Daou Market
1.5 miles awayStop & Shop
2.2 miles awayChaves Market
3.1 miles awayWalmart Supercenter
3.4 miles awayMarket Basket
4.6 miles awayTransportation
Freetown (under construction)
3.2 miles awayProvidence - Newport Ferry Dock
9.0 miles awayPrudence Island Ferry
9.0 miles awayNewport Beach Club
10.3 miles awayBus Stations
Railroad and Somerset
8.8 miles awaySouth and Railroad
8.9 miles awayRailroad Avenue and Warner Blvd.
9.0 miles awaySomerset and South
9.0 miles awayUMassD Flags stop
9.5 miles awayBanks
Bank 5
1.5 miles awaySt. Anne's Credit Union
1.6 miles awayBank of America
2.4 miles awaySantander Bank
4.6 miles awayNavigant Credit Union
8.0 miles awayHospitals
Charlton Memorial Hospital
1.8 miles awayCorrigan Mental Health Center
2.1 miles awaySaint Anne's Hospital
3.4 miles awayVibra Hospital of Southern Massachusetts
9.4 miles awayMorton Hospital
11.9 miles awayPharmacies
CVS
5.6 miles awayWalgreens
7.6 miles awayRite Aid
11.5 miles awayWalmart Pharmacy
12.7 miles awayCVS Pharmacy
14.4 miles awayDentists
Aspen Dental
4.6 miles awaySouza Family Orthodontics
10.0 miles awayPeriodontics Inc.
14.9 miles awayKenneth Rudman
17.1 miles awayJohn S. Kacewicz, DMD & Michael J Kacewicz, DMD
17.9 miles awayParks
Blackledge
0.9 miles awayChace Preserve
1.0 miles awayBuffington Park
1.3 miles awayNorth Park
1.4 miles awaySomerset
1.6 miles awayPlaces of Worship
Cushman Union Church
18.3 miles awayShopping
Swansea Mall
4.8 miles awayDartmouth Mall
9.4 miles awayThe Arcade
15.8 miles awayProvidence Place Mall
16.1 miles awayGarden City Center
17.1 miles awayCulture
Narrows Center for the Arts
2.8 miles awayDedee Shattuck Gallery
11.0 miles awayArch Ceramics Gallery
11.7 miles awayDartmouth Cultural Center
13.8 miles awayComedy Connection
14.4 miles awayRestaurants
Papa Gino's
1.5 miles awayNew York Bagel Co.
1.5 miles awayMagoni's Ferry Landing
1.7 miles awayPizza Hut
1.7 miles awayAl Mac's Diner
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