Blythe Post Acute

This nursing home's nursing grade was notably better than its overall score. Due to a strong performance in this area, it received one of our better scores in nursing with a grade of B+. When calculating our nursing ratings, we factor in both staffing levels and the skill levels of those nurses. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a protocol of moving a resident more often.

We also gave this nursing home a favorable grade in short-term care. This nursing home earned a B+ in this area, which is one of our higher grades. Our short-term care ratings are important for patients requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically mandates more skilled nursing. This means a wide spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like this facility provided data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Finally, we looked at the number of patients that who were able to eventually return home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.

We also awarded this nursing home a grade of B- for our inspections rating. This is a very respectable nursing score. Our inspection grades are tied to many datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are a key item to look for on these reports. Severe deficiencies indicate a threat to resident safety. This nursing home received 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This means that CMS didn't deem any of these deficiencies to create an immediate threat to patient safety or health. A couple relatively minor dings aren't necessarily the end of the world.

The last category we scored is long-term care, which ended up being this facility's worst category. We awarded this facility a D in this category. Sadly, this score pulled down the nursing home's overall profile to some degree. If you are looking for services other than short-term rehabilitation, you should take a close look at long-term care grades. In addition to assessing the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is better than the average nursing home. Surprisingly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility has less hospitalizations than most nursing homes. Sadly, a few of its other scores in the category were not as favorable as these.