Brandon Woods Of New Bedford in New Bedford, MA

Brandon Woods Of New Bedford is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in New Bedford, Massachusetts. It is located in Bristol county at 397 County Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts 02740. You can reach out to the office of Brandon Woods Of New Bedford via phone at (508) 997-9396. This skilled nursing facility has 135 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 82.96%. Its legal business name is St Johns Nursing Home Inc and has the following ownership type - For Profit - Corporation.

Brandon Woods Of New Bedford (Medicare CCN 225264) 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 1980 (44 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in June, 2019.

Contact Information

Brandon Woods Of New Bedford
397 County Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts 02740
(508) 997-9396


Nursing Home Profile

NameBrandon Woods Of New Bedford
Location397 County Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts
Certified ByMedicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds135
Occupancy Rate82.96%
Medicare ID (CCN)225264
Legal Business NameSt Johns Nursing Home Inc
Ownership TypeFor Profit - Corporation

NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:

Nursing Homes may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Brandon Woods Of New Bedford from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1942275326
Organization NameST JOHNS NURSING HOME INC
Doing Business AsBRANDON WOODS OF NEW BEDFORD
Address397 County Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
Phone Number508-997-9396

News Archive

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Quality Ratings:

Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for Brandon Woods Of New Bedford are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care Brandon Woods Of New Bedford give to their patients.
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News Archive

Public lecture on "swearing as a response to pain"

Dr Richard Stephens and his colleagues John Atkins and Andrew Kingston found that swearing can increase pain tolerance. Sixty-four undergraduate volunteers were asked to submerge their hand in a tub of ice water for as long as possible while repeating a swear word of their choice; they were then asked to repeat the experiment, this time using a more commonplace word that they would use to describe a table.

Scientists develop technique to identify Viagra and other hidden ingredients in dietary supplements

To lose weight, boost energy or soothe nerves, many consumers turn to dietary supplements. But some of these products contain undeclared substances. To protect consumers from taking something without their knowledge, scientists have developed a technique to determine what secret ingredients could be lurking in these supplements.

Understanding cancer heterogeneity may help avoid harmful effects of chemotherapy

"Understanding cancer heterogeneity could further reduce chemo use," says cancer research expert Antonio Giordano, MD, PhD, Director of the Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine at Temple University. "Further study of cases that can successfully be treated with hormone- and immunotherapy, and how to identify them, will unlock this potential."

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Complaints, Fines and Penalties:

Number of Facility Reported Incidents0
Number of Substantiated Complaints0
Number of Fines2
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars$12599
Number of Payment Denials0
Total Number of Penalties2

Patients' Stay Experience:

The resident survey data of Brandon Woods Of New Bedford is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased29.1714.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight11.285.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder48.5348.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder01.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection2.52.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms0.575.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained00.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury2.383.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine82.893.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication26.7114.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine85.383.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication2.111.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened22.1117.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication20.2319.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers6.747.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine96.1795.98
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function25.0567.99
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine84.0282.93

News Archive

Public lecture on "swearing as a response to pain"

Dr Richard Stephens and his colleagues John Atkins and Andrew Kingston found that swearing can increase pain tolerance. Sixty-four undergraduate volunteers were asked to submerge their hand in a tub of ice water for as long as possible while repeating a swear word of their choice; they were then asked to repeat the experiment, this time using a more commonplace word that they would use to describe a table.

Scientists develop technique to identify Viagra and other hidden ingredients in dietary supplements

To lose weight, boost energy or soothe nerves, many consumers turn to dietary supplements. But some of these products contain undeclared substances. To protect consumers from taking something without their knowledge, scientists have developed a technique to determine what secret ingredients could be lurking in these supplements.

Understanding cancer heterogeneity may help avoid harmful effects of chemotherapy

"Understanding cancer heterogeneity could further reduce chemo use," says cancer research expert Antonio Giordano, MD, PhD, Director of the Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine at Temple University. "Further study of cases that can successfully be treated with hormone- and immunotherapy, and how to identify them, will unlock this potential."

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Researchers of the University of Granada have developed a new computer program that allows early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease through processed images.

Read more News

› Verified 3 days ago


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