Avantara Arlington

On top of receiving a great overall score, this nursing home performed even better in our inspections category which is based on the nursing home's recent inspection reports. In fact, we gave it an A- for that area, which is one of our highest scores. Arguably the most significant factor we look at in determining our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a facility's inspection reports. Places with better grades in this category most likely dodged the most severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.

Among the reasons we graded this nursing home so highly is that it received a favorable short-term care grade. Indeed, short-term care ended up being its second most impressive category score. In that area, we awarded this nursing home a score of A-. With our short-term care rating, we strive to forge a meaningful measure for rehabilitation. In this process, we analyze a nursing home's levels of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

We also awarded this nursing home a grade of A- for our nursing grade. Our nursing score consists of many factors, but the most important consideration is the level of nurse hours per patient per week. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

The last category we scored is long-term care. In that category, we awarded this nursing home a decent grade of C. This turned out to be this facility's least impressive area. For prospective residents in need of a permanent residence rather than rehabilitation, long-term care is a very important category. In addition to assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 98.8764 percent of its patients. Lastly, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.