Arbor Walk Healthcare Center

The main reason this ended up being a decent nursing home is that it earned an excellent inspection grade. In fact, its inspection score was far superior to its overall score. In our inspections category, we gave it an A+. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining these inspection grades. One of those factors is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some are relatively insignificant. This place was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be major deficiencies. This means that the inspectors did not consider any of these deficiencies to pose an immediate threat to resident safety or health. We should note that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in this industry.

This facilities second best category is long-term care. We gave it a B- in this category. This is essentially a middle of the pack grade in this category. If you are seeking services other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at long-term care scores. In addition to assessing the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 96.49123 percent of its patients. Lastly, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.03 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

The third area we assessed was short-term care, where this facility was given a grade of C in this category. Short-term care ratings are vital for residents looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally mandates more highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes a wide spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. It does not look like this facility submitted data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The final metric we considered in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that just 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is below average.

The last area we looked at was nursing. We gave it a C in that area. This is a decent grade in this category. Our nursing score looks at the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We look at both the levels of skill of those nurses and the number of hours spent with patients. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other nursing homes. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place fared better in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed. It scored well in the area of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care. In many cases, the quality of nursing care is as important as the number of hours of care provided.