NEW ENGLAND PEDIATRIC CARE
Address
78 BOSTON ROAD
NORTH BILLERICA, MA 01862
(978) 667-5123
Nursing Home Ratings
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Percent of Beds Occupied
89%Number of Residents and Certified Beds
- Residents: 71
- Certified Beds: 80
This Facility Accepts
- Medicaid
Operational Details
- Operated By For Profit - Corporation
- Offers Only Family Counseling
- This Facility is Not Part of a Chain or Franchise
Rating Details For New England Pediatric Care
Nursing Staff - 
The nursing staff is the most important part of what determines the quality of care and comfort of a resident in a nursing home. Government regulations set expectations on time spent with each resident based on the services being provided. The breakdown below lists the nursing types (RN, LPN, LVN, CNA) and a comparison of the reported and expected hours per resident per day.
| Nursing Hours Per Resident Per Day | Reported | Expected |
| Registered Nurse (RN) Hours | 1 Hour and 40 Minutes | 1 Hour and 24 Minutes |
| Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) Hours | 1 Hour and 35 Minutes | 1 Hour and 7 Minutes |
| Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Hours | 2 Hours and 52 Minutes | 2 Hours and 51 Minutes |
| Total Licensed Nurse Hours | 3 Hours and 15 Minutes | 2 Hours and 31 Minutes |
| Total Nurse Hours | 6 Hours and 7 Minutes | 5 Hours and 22 Minutes |
Quality of Care -
Medicare determines quality of care ratings for nursing facilities by surveying several "quality measures", which are broken down into long-term and short-term stay residents, as well as if the action is preventive or if there is a deficiency in the quality of care. State averages for Massachusetts are also provided for comparison purposes. Note: Figures below are averaged over the past nine months.
| This Facility | Massachusetts Average |
Long-Term Stay Preventive Actions
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination | 90-100% | 92% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season | 90-100% | 93% |
Long-Term Stay Deficiencies
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder | - | 5% |
| Percent of High-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores | 8% | 9% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair | - | 3% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain | - | 2% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Had a Urinary Tract Infection | 5% | 9% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse | 4% | 12% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Physically Restrained | 11% | 4% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Need for Help with Daily Activities Has Increased | - | 12% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight | 2% | 7% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Are More Depressed or Anxious | 14% | 14% |
Health Inspection Details - 
All Medicare and/or Medicaid certified nursing home must undergo health inspections on average once a year, but may be more frequent if the facility is peforming poorly. These inspections cover most aspects of life in a nursing home, and are broken down into deficiencies types, which including: Pharmacy Service, Administration, Resident Rights, Nutrition and Dietary, Resident Assessment, Environmental, and Mistreatment. Below are the list of deficiencies found by inspectors in the past few years along with the degree of harm and how many residents may have been affected. Note: The most recent health survey was on 07/08/2010.
Degree of Harm
- Potential for Minimal Harm
- Minimal Harm or Potential for Harm
- Resident Harmed
- Immediate Jeopardy to Resident Health
Residents Affected
- Isolated
- Some Residents
- Many Residents
| Deficiencies Found By Inspectors | Degree of Harm | Residents Affected |
Environmental
Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents.
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Quality Care
Give Professional Services That Follow Each Resident's Written Care Plan.
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Deficiencies from Complaints and Incidents
The table below lists incident reports by the nursing staff or administration for New England Pediatric Care, as well as complaints by residents or their family in the previous three years.
Degree of Harm
- - Potential for Minimal Harm
- - Minimal Harm or Potential for Harm
- - Resident Harmed
- - Immediate Jeopardy to Resident Health
Residents Affected
- - Isolated
- - Some Residents
- - Many Residents
| Formal Complaints | Degree of Harm | Residents Affected |
Quality Care
Give Each Resident Care and Services to Get or Keep the Highest Quality of Life Possible.
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Resident Rights
Immediately Tell the Resident, Doctor, and a Family Member If: the Resident is Injured, There is a Major Change in Resident's Physical/Mental Health, There is a Need to Alter Treatment Significantly, or the Resident Must Be Transferred or Discharged.
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