Rushford Center Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Acute Care and Evaluation (ACE) is one component of a continuum of care for adults in need of substance abuse services. It operates as the primary local resource for the evaluation and treatment of acute alcohol and drug detoxification with the purpose of medical stabilization as its primary objective. Middlesex County is the primary service area with secondary and tertiary service areas spanning a 100-mile radius. ACE is a 19 bed inpatient, medically monitored detoxification, evaluation and medical treatment unit. The average length of stay is 4 days. Short term counseling and discharge planning are provided to all patients on a regular basis. Protocols are in place for alcohol, opiate, and polysubstance detoxification including daily group activity designed to educate and prepare the patient for the next appropriate level of care. Safe containment and stabilization is provided for individuals who are entering treatment on an intensive level. All patients receive one-to-one counseling to encourage and motivate to achieve the appropriate level of care that is needed. This assessment often includes a complete bio psychosocial assessment, which affords a more comprehensive assessment process and determines either an internal (RCI) or external treatment program. Our staff includes a Medical Director, Manager, APRN, RN's, Certified Nursing Assistants/Counselor Assistants and Counselors.Nutritional assessment and counseling is also available when needed. A 16-hour, 7 day per week, (8 a.m. - midnight) RN-staffed Acute Care and Evaluation unit administers services to Catchment Area 10. The Acute Care and Evaluation unit provides a centralized location with specialized staff to provide assessment, intervention and referral services to substance abusers. This program was established in 1985 by legislative mandate and was initially designed to relieve area hospital emergency room utilization of substance abusers; nearly 200 patients are served monthly through the Admissions and Evaluation Center, demonstrating a successful achievement of this goal. Further, through screening and referral to Rushford's Acute Care Unit, 75-80% of the patients are diverted from admission to CVH Addiction Services and Middlesex Hospital, thereby avoiding an excessive demand on those providers.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 80.2%; rating input score 80
• Program expense ratio: 89.1%; rating input score 89
• Fundraising efficiency: $2.84 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Missing
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 77.8%; rating input score 78; 26th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 10%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.58; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.42; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 5.4%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 3.1% per year; rating input score 100; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 6.6% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings