Ashland Healthcare

To pair with its strong overall grade, this facility earned a grade of B+ for its inspections rating. This is a well above average score in this category. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining these inspection scores. One key factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these are quite minor. Although this place had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in this industry.

Additionally, this facility also received favorable short-term care grades this year. In fact, we awarded them one of our higher scores in that category, with a score of B+. In computing our short-term care grades, we analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. The purpose is to devise a barometer for comparing the rehabilitation services of various facilities. Unfortunately, it does not appear that this nursing home submitted data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The last statistic we assessed in this area is the percentage of patients that ultimately returned home from the nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

Another one of this facility's impressive category grades came in the area of nursing care. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B+. The nursing score includes a variety of factors. The most heavily weighted one is the quantity of hours nurses spend with patients. This particular nursing home provided 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in the area of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

The last area we scored is long-term care, where this nursing home was awarded a B+. This completed a very strong profile. Only a select few facilities earned a B+ or better in every single category. In a long-term care environment, the nursing home's primary objective is to maintain residents' quality of life and keep them safe. After considering the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination statistics. Unfortunately, we weren't able to track down this place's vaccination data. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.