Arbors at Pomeroy

Arbors at Pomeroy is an average-sized nursing home located in Pomeroy, Ohio. Featuring an overall score of D, this is a lower end nursing home. Based on our ratings, this facility likely isn't the best fit for most prospective residents. If you aren't deterred by this place's report card, you can continue reading to learn more about its category scores. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section.

Although we didn't rate this nursing home favorably overall, we actually gave it an excellent score in the category of inspections, where it received an A-. Inspection grades weigh several factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. You generally want to avoid facilities with too many severe deficiencies flagged. This place was hit with 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered severe. This means that CMS did not deem any of the deficiencies to be an imminent risk to patient safety or health. A couple minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.

This facility was awarded its second most favorable category grade in the category of short-term care. We awarded this facility a C in this category, which is an acceptable grade. In the area of short-term care, we strive to assess indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We look at the facility's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. This nursing home employs both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities employ these skilled professionals. The last item we looked at in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that just 44.2 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is below average.

Turning to the area of nursing care, this facility received a grade of just D in this category. There are a number of factors within this grade. Most of these subcategories relate to staffing levels. This nursing home averages 3.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day, which is below the national average. To pair with its low totals in the area of nursing hours per patient, this facility also did not perform as well in the quality-based measures we looked at in calculating our nursing grades. We looked at the percent of residents sustaining pressure ulcers and major falls. This place had more falls and pressure ulcers than the average nursing home. This may be a bad sign when you consider that many falls and bed sores are believed to be preventable with better nursing care. These scores hurt this facility's nursing grade significantly.

The next category we scored is long-term care, where this nursing home was given a bottom of the barrel grade in this area also. Unfortunately, we gave it a lowly F in this category, which is definitely very concerning. If you are seeking anything other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each nursing home's long-term care scores. After looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination record. We were pleased to discover that this nursing home vaccinated 97.72727 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Surprisingly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 1.08 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home had less hospitalizations than many nursing homes. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in this category were not as favorable as these.