Palmer Healthcare Center is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Palmer, Massachusetts. It is located in Hampden county at
250 Shearer Street, Palmer, Massachusetts 01069. You can reach out to the office of Palmer Healthcare Center via phone at
(413) 283-8361. This skilled nursing facility has 61 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 75.41%. Its legal business name is Wellman Healthcare Group Inc and has the following ownership type - For Profit - Individual.
Palmer Healthcare Center (Medicare CCN 225763) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in both medicare and medicaid program. This means if you are part of medicare or medicaid program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 2002 (22 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in January, 2020.
Nursing Home Profile
| Name | Palmer Healthcare Center |
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| Location | 250 Shearer Street, Palmer, Massachusetts |
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| Certified By | Medicare and Medicaid |
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| No. of Certified Beds | 61 |
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| Occupancy Rate | 75.41% |
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| Medicare ID (CCN) | 225763 |
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| Legal Business Name | Wellman Healthcare Group Inc |
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| Ownership Type | For Profit - Individual |
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NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:
Nursing Homes may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Palmer Healthcare Center from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.
| NPI Number | 1447247127 |
| Organization Name | WELLMAN HEALTHCARE GROUP INC |
| Doing Business As | PALMER HEALTHCARE CENTER |
| Address | 250 Shearer St, Palmer, MA 01069 |
| Phone Number | 413-283-8361 |
Quality Ratings:
Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for Palmer Healthcare Center are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care Palmer Healthcare Center give to their patients.
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Complaints, Fines and Penalties:
| Number of Facility Reported Incidents | 0 |
| Number of Substantiated Complaints | 0 |
| Number of Fines | 2 |
| Total Amount of Fines in Dollars | $10400 |
| Number of Payment Denials | 0 |
| Total Number of Penalties | 2 |
Patients' Stay Experience:
The resident survey data of Palmer Healthcare Center is compared against the national average with the color code indicators:
Better than National Average Worse than National Average
| Experience Measure | Provider | National Avg. |
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| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 30.06 | 14.46 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 14.38 | 5.51 |
| Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder | 50 | 48.41 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0 | 1.79 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 0 | 2.65 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 0.53 | 5.05 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 0 | 0.23 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 5.94 | 3.36 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 63.37 | 93.87 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 22.22 | 14.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 53.33 | 83.88 |