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Westerly Health Center
280 High Street, Westerly, RI 02891
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Westerly Health Center Description
Situated in the charming coastal town of Westerly, Rhode Island, Westerly Health Center provides compassionate and professional skilled nursing care in gracious, homelike surroundings. Whether you seek short-term rehabilitation following hospitalization, a brief respite stay, long-term residence for a loved one, or specialized services for those with memory impairment, Westerly Health Center ensures that each person receives top-notch, individualized care. Located just over the border from Southeastern Connecticut, Westerly Health Center is convenient to routes 78 and 95, near downtown Westerly and close to regional acute care hospitals.
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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.
Positive Reviews:
- High praise for the organization, professionalism, and caring nature of the staff at Westerly Health Center.
- Excellent communication and follow-up services.
- Facility cleanliness is emphasized, with daily thorough cleaning practices.
- Food and beverage services are highly rated, with timely and delicious meals.
- Nursing and administrative staff are noted for their knowledge, experience, and accommodating nature.
- Rehab and Social Service teams are commended for their effective patient recovery and support.
- Overall, the facility is described as very clean, with a nice outdoors area and friendly staff.
Negative Reviews:
- One review details a lack of care and compassion, citing incidents of injury and neglect for a resident with dementia.
- Another review mentions an unsupervised fall leading to the death of a resident, suggesting neglect.
- Concerns about the cleanliness and attentiveness in the dementia unit.
- A suggestion that the rooms could be made brighter to improve patient morale.
Mixed Feedback:
- While many reviews highlight the exceptional care and service provided, there are serious concerns raised about specific incidents of neglect and lack of supervision, particularly for residents with dementia.
- Facility aesthetics and environment receive mixed feedback, with suggestions for improvements to make the space more cheerful for residents.
Conclusion:
Westerly Health Center receives a mix of highly positive reviews for its staff's professionalism, cleanliness, and quality of care, alongside some serious concerns regarding resident safety and supervision. Prospective residents and their families are encouraged to consider both the commendations and criticisms in making informed decisions.
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Information from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Nursing Home Ratings
Overall rating: 2
Health inspection rating: 3
Staffing rating: 1
Quality measure rating: 2
Long-term quality measure rating:
1
Short-term quality measure rating:
3
Nursing Home Overview
Participation
date: July 26, 1985
Ownership type: For Profit
Provider
type: Medicare and Medicaid
Nursing home capacity: 106
Total current residents: 99
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: 1
Total cost of fines: $9191
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-30 | 2023-04-27 | F | Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies | Conduct testing and exercise requirements. |
Fines
| Fine Date | Fine Amount |
|---|---|
| 2022-03-03 | $9,191 |
What is in the Neighborhood
- The closest city is Westerly which is 1.3 miles away and has a population of 17,936 (small town).
- The average income is $88,954, which is very high compared to other zip codes.
- Weather
- High Temperature: 75
- Low Temperature: 34
- Average Temperature: 54.0
- Day Breakdown: The area gets 146 days of rain, 26 days of snow and 191 days of sun
- Precipitation: 2.3 inches a year
- The crime rate is 2.82 per 100 people which is average compared to other cities.
- Violent Crime: 0.66 incidents per 100 people
- Property Crime: 1.58 incidents per 100 people
- Drug-Related Crime: 0.28 incidents per 100 people
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Supermarkets
Stop & Shop
1.4 miles awayAldi
2.4 miles awaySandy's Fine Foods
2.9 miles awayWalmart Supercenter
4.0 miles awayMcQuade's Marketplace
7.2 miles awayTransportation
Westerly
1.1 miles awayMystic
8.0 miles awayThames River Water Taxi - Thames Street Landing/Fort Griswold
13.9 miles awayViking Fleet Ferry
14.3 miles awayThames River Water Taxi - New London City Pier
14.3 miles awayBus Stations
Route 3 and Millrose
1.0 miles awayHigh and Grove
1.0 miles awayWesterly Train Station
1.1 miles awayGrove and Wilcox
1.2 miles awayWesterly Town Hall
1.4 miles awayBanks
Washington Trust
1.4 miles awayConnecticut Community Credit Union
1.4 miles awayCharter Oak Credit Union
1.4 miles awayCitizens Bank
1.4 miles awayChelsea Groton
1.5 miles awayHospitals
Westerly Hospital
2.3 miles awayLawrence+Memorial Hospital
15.1 miles awaySouth County Hospital
17.0 miles awayWilliam W. Backus Hospital
17.0 miles awaySmilow Cancer Hospital Care Center
18.5 miles awayPharmacies
CVS
1.9 miles awayRite Aid
2.0 miles awayCVS Pharmacy
2.8 miles awayPequot Pharmaceutical Network
8.5 miles awayWalgreens
12.7 miles awayDentists
Family Dentistry
7.8 miles awayArrowhead Dental Associates
9.4 miles away575
13.8 miles awayAffinity Dental Center
15.7 miles awayRobert H. Strick, DMD
16.4 miles awayParks
Craig's Field
0.6 miles away"Bushel" Sposato Park
0.8 miles awayRooney Park
1.1 miles awayWilcox Park
1.1 miles awayWilcox Park (Arboretum)
1.2 miles awayNone Found
Shopping
Tanger Outlets Foxwoods
9.0 miles awayCrystal Mall
16.7 miles awayCulture
George Kent Performance Hall
1.0 miles awayFoxwoods Marine Theater
7.0 miles away4-D Theater
7.0 miles awayBlue Theater
7.0 miles awayMystic Art Gallery
8.2 miles awayRestaurants
Bayou BBQ
0.9 miles awayMario's
0.9 miles awayThong Thai
1.1 miles away84 High Street
1.2 miles awayTrattoria Longo Meatballs and Martinis
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