Holbrook at Piper Shores Receives 5-Star Ranking in U.S. News & World Report’s 2012 Best Nursing Homes
Holbrook Health Center at Piper Shores has received a high ranking of five stars overall in U.S. News & World Report’s 2012 Best Nursing Homes.
The rankings highlight top-rated homes in all 50 states and offers important guidance to families and healthcare providers caring for people in need of nursing homes.
“More than 3 million Americans will spend part of 2012 in a nursing home, and trying to decide under pressure which one is best isn’t easy,” says Avery Comarow, Health Rankings Editor. “Top-rated nursing homes are worth considering and deserve special recognition.”
U.S. News’s Best Nursing Homes profiles more than 15,000 facilities and ranks them by state, using data and quality ratings from the federal government. The rankings are updated quarterly.
The rankings rely on information from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the federal agency that sets and enforces quality standards for all homes enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid. Nursing homes receive an overall rating of one to five stars from the government based on a composite score from three distinct operational areas: health inspections, nurse staffing, and quality of care.
“At Holbrook, we believe in a PersonFirst® approach to resident care,” said Peggy Farrington, Piper Shores Administrator. “Each of our residents enjoy a private room, and 24/7 access to professional, respectful and compassionate staff that takes the time to get to know each resident individually. We are pleased that this approach is consistently reflected in our high rankings with US News & World Report, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the State of Maine.”
Nursing home facilities that ranked highest in Best Nursing Homes 2012 earned overall five-star ratings. Of the 15,500 homes rated and profiled on the U.S. News website, only about one nursing home in eight met this 5-star standard.
The complete list of U.S. News & World Report’s 2011 Best Nursing Homes is available online at www.usnews.com/nursinghomes.
About Holbrook Health Center
Located on the beautiful Scarborough, Maine coast, Holbrook Health Center is the skilled nursing care component of Piper Shores. Holbrook and Piper Shores are owned by Maine Life Care Retirement Community, Inc., a Maine nonprofit organization formed by a group of prominent Maine citizens with a shared vision. Together, these individuals created Maine’s first and only lifecare retirement community that promotes residents’ long-term wellbeing and health within a continuum of lifecare services. Life Care Services, LLC, the nation’s leading development and manager of senior living communities, provides management services for Piper Shores and for Holbrook.