The Commons at Tall Pines

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The Commons at Tall Pines 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.

The Commons at Tall Pines Ratings History

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 The Commons at Tall Pines spends MORE time on average with its residents than the state average for total nursing homes spent per resident and MORE time than the national average for total nursing homes spent per resident.

Type	Facility	State / National Avg
Registered Nurse (RN)
Hours	0.87	0.99 / 0.65
Case Mix	0.36	0.32 / 0.38
Adjusted	0.95	NA / NA
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Hours	0.69	0.49 / 0.87
Case Mix	0.72	NA / NA
Adjusted	0.70	NA / NA
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)
Hours	3.62	2.88 / 2.26
Case Mix	2.30	NA / NA
Adjusted	3.21	NA / NA
Total Licensed Staff
Hours	1.55	1.48 / 1.53
Physical Therapist (PT)
Hours	0.14	0.07 / 0.07
Total Nursing Homes Spent per Resident on Average
Hours	5.17	4.36 / 3.78
Case Mix	3.38	3.18 / 3.15
Adjusted	4.85	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
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	18.1% / 16.7% 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	20.5% / 14.7% Worse
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm551) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	1.1% / 1.2% Better
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm552) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	2.1% / 1.3% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased (qm401)	7.8% / 13.9% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight (qm404)	1.9% / 6.2% Better
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder (qm405)	50.0% / 66.8% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder (qm406)	0.0% / 1.8% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection (qm407)	4.3% / 3.3% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms (qm408)	12.0% / 8.8% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained (qm409)	0.0% / 0.0% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury (qm410)	3.5% / 4.0% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm415)	68.7% / 89.6% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication (qm419)	19.8% / 20.3% Better
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm430)	31.0% / 67.3% Worse
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication (qm434)	0.0% / 1.4% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened (qm451)	20.8% / 19.4% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication (qm452)	29.5% / 16.7% Worse
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers (qm453)	0.9% / 6.1% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm454)	94.4% / 95.0% Worse
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function (qm471)	67.6% / 70.9% Worse
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm472)	77.4% / 71.7% Better

Hospitals Near The Commons at Tall Pines

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 The Commons at Tall Pines.

This information is based on the most recent Hospital data. Historical data is not available.

Hospital	5-Star Overall Rating
WALDO COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL 118 NORTHPORT AVE BELFAST, ME 04915	3
PENOBSCOT BAY MEDICAL CENTER 6 GLEN COVE DRIVE ROCKPORT, ME 04856	4
NORTHERN LIGHT BLUE HILL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 57 WATER STREET BLUE HILL, ME 04614	Not Available

Medical Professionals Associated with The Commons at Tall Pines

These are the doctors who are affiliated with The Commons at Tall Pines. The data is from the most recent period. Historical data is not available.

We did not find any medical professionals associated with The Commons at Tall Pines.

Local Nursing Homes

Below is a list of nursing homes in near The Commons at Tall Pines (including this home). This list is ranked based on the nursing home's health inspection scores (alse referred to as the "weighted all cycles score"). We also show the home's 5-star overall rating in the list. (If a nursing home has been flaged by CMS for abuse, we will added an icon () to the home to indicate this.)

The data is based on the dataset as of September 01, 2023.

Name	Health Inspection Score / Overall Rating
Breakwater Commons (ROCKLAND, ME)	48 / 2:
Harbor Hill Center (BELFAST, ME)	52.333 / 2:
Windward Gardens (CAMDEN, ME)	91.333 / 1:

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