Bethany Skilled Nursing Facility

We also want to note that this facility excelled in our nursing category. We gave them an A+ in this category. When computing our nursing grades, we assess both nursing hours and the skill levels of those nurses. This facility provided 0.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

This facility also received a nearly flawless inspection. As a result, it received one of our highest scores in that area with an A+. This is one of the few places to receive multiple A+'s. Inspection scores are based on several pieces of information found on the a nursing home's inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this area have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. 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. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

In the third category we assessed, this nursing home was given strong marks in the category of long-term care. Consequently, it received one of our most impressive grades in that area with a grade of of A+. When facilities receive a score in this range in this category it generally means it's well-staffed and is a quality place to live on a permanent basis. Once we looked at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 94.4079 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is more than the majority of nursing homes. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Turning to our next area, this facility also performed well in our short-term care category. In fact, we gave it an A- in this area. This completed a straight A report card. Short-term care ratings are vital for residents in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires additional skilled nursing. This includes a wide scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.