Ashland Care Center

Ashland Care Center is an average-sized nursing home located in Ashland, Nebraska. With an overall rating of B, this facility is a fine option. You could definitely do much worse than this nursing home. Fortunately, this nursing home didn't have any poor grades in any of the major categories. More information about these categories is available below.

This facility received a quality overall grade as described above, but we especially would like to emphasize its nearly flawless government inspections in recent years. We gave them an A in this category. Inspection ratings weigh several factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher grades in this category typically have few severe deficiencies. 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.

Adding to its profile, this nursing home also earned a grade of B+ for its short-term care rating. This is an above average score in this category. Short-term care scores are vital for prospective residents in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally mandates more highly-skilled nursing services. This means a wide spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. This nursing home employs both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities employ these skilled professionals. Finally, we considered the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that it outperformed the majority of facilities in this area with 52.2 percent of its residents returning home. This is a higher rate than most nursing homes.

In addition, this facility also received favorable nursing grades this year. In fact, we awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B. We assessed the qualifications of nurses working for the nursing home, as well as the quantity of time the nurses spent with residents, in determining our score in this category. This nursing home provides 2.9 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place 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 often be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Moving on to our final area, this facility received a C for long-term care, which is an acceptable grade. For residents seeking a permanent place to live as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care grades are an important measure. After considering the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination record. We were optimistic to find that this nursing home vaccinated 98.51852 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Lastly, we looked at the facility's number of hospitalizations. We found that this facility had 2.25 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Unfortunately, this figure was not quite as favorable than its other scores in this category.