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Bear Mountain At Reading
1364 Main Street, Reading, MA 01867
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Bear Mountain At Reading Description
Bear Mountain At Reading is a community that offers nursing care, respite care, skilled nursing and rehabilitation and is located in the town of North Reading, Massachusetts. Residents who live at the facility are able to choose from a range of studio, suite and semi-private or share or companion room layouts.
The community has an average rating of 7.1 out of 10 making it the 3rd highest rated community in the city out of 3 communities. See more information on reviews.
The Nursing Home at this community has a 2 star rating out of 5 stars from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. To see more information from CMS you can check out the report here.
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Care Types at Community
This community offers the following types of care
Nursing Home
Nursing Homes provide a nurturing environment offering round-the-clock care, personalized support, and community activities for seniors needing assistance with daily living.
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Skilled Nursing
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Review Summary
The following is an AI generated summary of the reviews of the community from across the web.
Positive Reviews:
- Bear Mountain at Reading is praised for its quality rehabilitation services, caring and experienced staff, neat and clean residences, and good variety of warm meals.
- Some reviewers highlight excellent care for their loved ones, mentioning super welcoming and caring staff members, cleanliness, good food quality for a nursing home, and a very interactive, experienced, and positive staff.
Mixed to Negative Reviews:
- One reviewer expresses mixed feelings, noting initial satisfactory conditions but later encountering issues such as unsecured equipment, poor food quality, dismissive staff, and inadequate response to concerns.
- Concerns about a rude handyman and serious incidents like a resident falling and breaking her hip under supervision are mentioned, alongside complaints about weight loss, unattended dietary needs, and poor communication.
- Some reviewers would not recommend Bear Mountain based on their experiences, citing poor attitudes of most employees, lack of proper care, and issues with physical therapy and communication.
General Feedback:
- While there are instances of high praise for the care provided, significant concerns are raised about the quality of food, staff attitudes, and overall management of resident care and safety.
- These mixed reviews suggest that while some find Bear Mountain at Reading satisfactory, others have had experiences that lead them to hope for improvements in the facility's operations and staff conduct.
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Information from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Nursing Home Ratings
Overall rating: 2
Health inspection rating: 3
Staffing rating: 3
Quality measure rating: 1
Long-term quality measure rating:
1
Short-term quality measure rating:
2
Nursing Home Overview
Participation
date: July 1, 1990
Ownership type: For Profit
Provider
type: Medicare and Medicaid
Nursing home capacity: 123
Total current residents: 68
Facility is located in a hospital: No
Automatic sprinkler system: Yes
Resident and family council: Resident
Facility Incident, Complaints and Fines
Number of
facility
incidents: 0
Number of
substantiated complaints: 0
Number of payment denials: 0
Number of fines: 3
Total cost of fines: $26650
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services give each Nursing Home a Star Rating from 1-5 with 5 being the highest.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services gather information about the number of hours of care provided on average to each resident each day by staff as well as the turnover of staff.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around emergency department and hospital visits for residents of Nursing Homes.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around quality measures for residents of Nursing Homes.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around COVID-19 vaccination rates of Nursing Home residents and staff members.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointHealth and Fire Safety Deficiencies
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid report health and fire safety deficiencies. Some of these deficiencies are more severe than others. The following table shows different levels of severity.
| Scope | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Severity of Deficiency | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
| Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety | J | K | L |
| Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy | G | H | I |
| No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy | D | E | F |
| No actual harm with potential for minimal harm | A | B | C |
Fire Safety Deficiencies
| Survey Date | Correction Date | Letter | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-21 | 2022-11-05 | E | Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies | Implement emergency and standby power systems. |
| 2022-09-21 | 2022-11-05 | F | Services Deficiencies | Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions. |
| 2022-09-21 | 2022-11-05 | F | Services Deficiencies | Install properly constructed and protected linen or trash chutes. |
| 2022-09-21 | 2022-11-05 | F | Miscellaneous Deficiencies | Provide a written emergency evacuation plan. |
| 2022-09-21 | 2022-11-05 | F | Miscellaneous Deficiencies | Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times. |
| 2022-09-21 | 2022-11-05 | F | Miscellaneous Deficiencies | To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals. |
| 2022-09-21 | 2022-11-05 | F | Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies | Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. |
| 2019-12-19 | 2020-01-30 | D | Construction Deficiencies | Meet other general requirements. |
| 2019-12-19 | 2020-01-30 | F | Egress Deficiencies | Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements. |
| 2019-12-19 | 2020-01-30 | F | Services Deficiencies | Install properly constructed and protected linen or trash chutes. |
| 2019-01-25 | 2019-03-06 | C | Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies | Conduct testing and exercise requirements. |
| 2019-01-25 | 2019-03-06 | D | Construction Deficiencies | Meet other general requirements. |
| 2019-01-25 | 2019-03-06 | F | Egress Deficiencies | Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements. |
| 2019-01-25 | 2019-03-06 | C | Smoke Deficiencies | Have a fire alarm with audible and visual signals that transmits the alarm automatically to notify emergency forces in event of fire. |
| 2019-01-25 | 2019-03-06 | C | Smoke Deficiencies | Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. |
| 2019-01-25 | 2019-03-06 | D | Smoke Deficiencies | Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. |
| 2019-01-25 | 2019-03-06 | C | Services Deficiencies | Install properly constructed and protected linen or trash chutes. |
Health Safety Deficiencies
| Survey Date | Correction Date | Letter | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-17 | 2023-08-14 | D | Infection Control Deficiencies | Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. |
| 2023-07-17 | 2023-08-14 | D | Infection Control Deficiencies | Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status. |
| 2022-09-02 | 2022-10-24 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. |
| 2022-09-02 | 2022-10-24 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. |
| 2022-09-02 | 2022-10-24 | E | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. |
| 2022-09-02 | 2022-10-24 | D | Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. |
| 2022-09-02 | 2022-10-24 | D | Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. |
| 2022-09-02 | 2022-10-24 | E | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. |
| 2022-09-02 | 2022-10-24 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. |
| 2022-09-02 | 2022-10-24 | D | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. |
| 2022-09-02 | 2022-10-24 | D | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. |
| 2022-09-02 | 2022-10-24 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident. |
| 2022-09-02 | 2022-10-24 | D | Infection Control Deficiencies | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. |
| 2019-11-08 | 2019-12-20 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. |
| 2019-11-08 | 2019-12-20 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. |
| 2019-11-08 | 2019-12-20 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. |
| 2019-11-08 | 2019-12-20 | D | Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies | Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits. |
| 2019-11-08 | 2019-12-20 | D | Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. |
| 2021-01-25 | 2021-02-17 | F | Infection Control Deficiencies | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. |
| 2020-12-21 | 2021-01-21 | E | Infection Control Deficiencies | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. |
| 2020-12-21 | 2021-01-21 | D | Infection Control Deficiencies | Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff. |
| 2019-01-07 | 2019-02-14 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. |
| 2019-01-07 | 2019-02-14 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. |
| 2019-01-07 | 2019-02-14 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. |
| 2019-01-07 | 2019-02-14 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. |
| 2019-01-07 | 2019-02-14 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. |
| 2019-01-07 | 2019-02-14 | D | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. |
| 2019-01-07 | 2019-02-14 | F | Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies | Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. |
| 2019-01-07 | 2019-02-14 | F | Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. |
| 2019-01-07 | 2019-02-14 | D | Environmental Deficiencies | Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame. |
Fines
| Fine Date | Fine Amount |
|---|---|
| 2018-01-25 | $6,500 |
| 2020-12-21 | $16,250 |
| 2021-06-21 | $650 |
| 2022-09-02 | $9,750 |
What is in the Neighborhood
- The closest city is North Reading which is 1.9 miles away and has a population of 14,101 (small town).
- The average income is $147,395, which is very high compared to other zip codes.
- Weather
- High Temperature: 79
- Low Temperature: 31
- Average Temperature: 54.4
- Day Breakdown: The area gets 128 days of rain, 30 days of snow and 205 days of sun
- Precipitation: 1.9 inches a year
- The crime rate is 1.16 per 100 people which is very low compared to other cities.
- Violent Crime: 0.12 incidents per 100 people
- Property Crime: 0.8 incidents per 100 people
- Drug-Related Crime: 0.04 incidents per 100 people
- The average life expectancy in zip code is 81.7 years old, which is very high compared to other zip codes.
- Air Quality: Good Days 165.0, Moderate Days 16.0, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups Days 0.0, Unhealthy Days 0.0, Very Unhealthy Days 0.0, Hazardous Days 0.0
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Supermarkets
Professor's Market
2.3 miles awayLucci's Supermarket and Deli
2.5 miles awaySuper Stop & Shop
2.6 miles awayMarket Basket
2.6 miles awayNatural Food Exchange
2.6 miles awayTransportation
Reading
2.4 miles awayBus Stations
Salem St @ Spring St
2.0 miles awaySalem St opp Spring St
2.0 miles awaySalem St @ John St
2.1 miles awaySalem St opp Manning St
2.1 miles awaySalem St @ Manning St
2.1 miles awayBanks
Citizens Bank
1.0 miles awayBank of America
1.8 miles awayReading Cooperative Bank
1.8 miles awayThe Savings Bank
2.2 miles awayThe Savings Bank ATM
2.2 miles awayHospitals
Winchester Hospital Center for Cancer Care
6.0 miles awayWinchester Hospital
6.2 miles awayTewksbury Hospital
6.7 miles awayLahey Hospital & Medical Center
6.7 miles awayPassport Health Danvers Travel Clinic
6.8 miles awayPharmacies
CVS
0.7 miles awayWalgreens
1.8 miles awayRite Aid Pharmacy
2.3 miles awayRite Aid
2.5 miles awayThe Medicine Store
3.4 miles awayDentists
Dr. David W. Martin
1.7 miles awayFamily Dental
2.2 miles awayReading Dental Associates
2.4 miles awayReading Dental
2.8 miles awayAlbion Dental Care
4.0 miles awayParks
Lob's Pound Mill Site
0.3 miles awayKurchian Woods
0.3 miles awayMattera Conservation Area
0.3 miles awayNichols/Minuteman Site
0.4 miles awayFairbanks Marsh
0.4 miles awayPlaces of Worship
Grace Federated Church
12.7 miles awayOld North Church
13.3 miles awaySt. Leonard's Church
13.4 miles awayKings Chapel
13.8 miles awayUnited First Parish Church
21.7 miles awayShopping
Burlington Mall
7.4 miles awaySquare One Mall
7.6 miles awayEndicott Plaza
8.8 miles awayWitch City Mall
11.1 miles awayAssembly Square Marketplace
11.1 miles awayCulture
Greater Boston Stage Company
5.3 miles awayTang Theater
6.6 miles awaySteinbeck Theater
6.6 miles awayFollow Your Art
7.3 miles awayKaneb Theatre
8.1 miles awayRestaurants
DiCara's Deli
0.1 miles awayReading House of Pizza
0.2 miles awayLobster Claw Seefoods
0.7 miles awayMarios Pizza
0.8 miles awayJoe Fish
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