Ahc of Lakewood

In addition to faring well overall, this nursing home earned nearly flawless government inspections. Consequently, it received one of our best scores in that area with an A+. Our inspection ratings weigh several factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this area usually have few severe deficiencies. We were not able to track down information about this nursing home's deficiencies. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Adding to its elite accomplishments in other areas, we gave this facility a score of A- for its long-term care score. Long-term care grades in this range generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. This nursing home clearly performed well enough in these metrics to earn an encouraging grade in this category.

This facility also received a fine short-term care grade. This actually is its third most impressive category score. In that category, we gave this facility a score of A-. In the area of short-term care, we endeavor to qualify indicators of a facility's rehabilitation. We analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final datapoint we looked at in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

In the last category, this facility also was given a first-rate nursing score, with a grade of B+. This finished off an elite report card. The nursing score includes a host of subcategories. The most heavily weighted one is the amount of time nurses spent with residents. This nursing home provides 0.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at certain nursing quality measures in computing our nursing grades. These include minimizing residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We look at these statistics as reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care being provided, since better care tends to reduce these problems.