Aspen Ridge West Transitional Rehab

In addition to receiving an elite overall rating, this facility also earned an A+ inspection rating. This is based on its recent inspection reports. An A+ in this area is one of the best complements we can pay to a nursing home. Inspection scores account for several factors included in a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better scores in this area generally have few severe deficiencies. Although this nursing home had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

This nursing home received strong marks in the category of short-term care. As a result, it received one of our most impressive scores in that category with a grade of A+. In calculating our short-term care scores, we assess the facility's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other highly trained professionals. This rating is more often than not a reliable measure of the facility's rehabilitation. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final measure we assessed in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found that 6.8 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.

Moving on our third category, this nursing home was given first-rate long-term care score. In fact, it received a score of A in this category. For prospective patients in need of a permanent place to live rather than rehabilitation, long-term care is an important category. One of the criteria we considered in addition to nurse's aid hours was vaccinations. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that this nursing home submitted vaccination data. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Switching gears to the next area, this nursing home was given a very strong nursing score. We awarded it a grade of A- in this category, rounding out a straight A profile. In calculating a nursing home's nursing rating, we consider the quantity of hours nurses commit to residents and the levels of training of those nurses. This particular nursing home provided 0.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.