Arbors at Gallipolis

While this nursing home's overall score is not a highlight, it received a somewhat respectable score in the category of inspections. We awarded it a B- for that category, which is not bad. Inspection ratings weigh several factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Fortunately, although this facility had some minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that CMS didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We would not recommend this facility under any circumstance.

We also want to point out that this facility received a decent grade in our nursing category. We awarded it a grade of C in the area. There are several subcategories within this area. Most of the datapoints relate to levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this nursing home actually excelled in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed. It scored well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care. In many cases, the quality of nursing care is just as important as the quantity of hours of care provided.

The next category we analyzed was short-term care, where this nursing home was given a grade of C in this area. Short-term care grades are generally employed to grade a nursing home's performance with rehabilitation In order to offer highly scored rehabilitation services, facilities generally must provide better levels of highly skilled nursing services. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other highly skilled individuals. Unfortunately, we found that this nursing home provided fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other nursing homes. The more important thing is determining what effect this had on quality of care. The last metric we assessed in this category is the number of patients that were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that just 4.5 percent of this facility's patients returned home. This figure was below average.

The last area we assessed was long-term care, which is this facility's least impressive category. We awarded this facility a grade of D in that category. For prospective residents in need of a permanent place to live rather than rehabilitation, long-term care is an important category. On top of looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 96.92833 percent of its patients, which is higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. To our surprise, this place also keeps its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Sadly, a few of its other scores in the category were not as favorable as these.