Arbors at Marietta

While we graded this facility extremely poorly overall, it received a fairly respectable nursing rating this year. We gave it a B- in that category. The nursing score analyzes many factors, most of which are associated with quantities of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place actually fared better in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed. It scored well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be reliable measures of the quality of nursing care. In some cases, the quality of nursing care is just as important as the number of hours of care offered.

We were also surprised to find that this facility earned a reasonably solid short-term care grade this year. We awarded it a B- in this category. Short-term care ratings are based on a facility's quantity of highly-skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This includes a vast range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, in addition to other variations of therapy. In this facility's case, we were surprised to learn that it actually provides less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than the average facility. The hope is that this does not adversely impact the quality of care. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 5.1 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most facilities, closer to half of their patients are able to return home so this figure is below average.

Surprisingly, we awarded this nursing home a grade of C for its long-term care score, which isn't a bad grade. For prospective patients seeking a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care grades are very important. Once we assessed the volume of nursing care, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 92.391304 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Fortunately, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

In our final category of inspections, this nursing home received a terrible score. We weight this category more heavily than other categories. You should pay close attention to any deficiencies on a facility's inspection reports when it receives this poor of an inspection score. We recommend you scrutinize the level of severity of those deficiencies. This facility was assessed 5 deficiencies on its inspection report. The only positive thing we can say is that none of its deficiencies were in the categories that indicate that they created a threat to resident health or safety. Lastly, this facility was flagged by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We prefer to avoid facilities with this designation. Please do your best to find an alternative nursing home.