Boulevard Manor

In addition to receiving a poor overall score, we also gave this facility poor grades across the board in our categories. In fact, it only received a grade of D for its long-term care score, which was its best area. When nursing homes receive a score in this range in this category it generally means the facility did not perform well in our measures relating to resident care. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination record. We were disappointed to learn that this nursing home vaccinated only 27.05882 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Finally, we looked at its number of hospitalizations. We found that this place had 2.13 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Unfortunately, this figure is also a cause for concern.

One of the other reasons we rated this facility so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing rating. Nursing turned out to be its second best category grade. In that category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of D. Our nursing score is based on the facility's nurse staffing levels. We look at both the levels of training of the nurses and the amount of time spent with residents. This nursing home averages 3.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day, which is below the national average. To go along with its subpar totals in the area of nursing hours per resident, this nursing home also did not fare as well in the quality-based measures we looked at in calculating our nursing grades. We looked at the percentage of patients sustaining pressure ulcers and major falls. This place had more pressure ulcers and falls than the average facility.

This nursing home received a grade of just D in the area of inspections. Inspection grades account for a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. This nursing home was assessed one category G through L deficiency, which are among the more serious deficiencies. These categories indicate that the deficiencies identified by CMS had the potential to create actual harm to residents. In addition to having severe deficiencies, this nursing home was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. This is generally a really bad sign. We would never recommend this facility.

The last category we graded is short-term care, where this facility was given a bottom of the barrel score in this area as well. Unfortunately, we gave it an abysmal F for this category, which is definitely a major concern. Short-term care grades are based in part on a nursing home's quantity of skilled nursing services. This includes a wide range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, in addition to other variations of therapy. As you might expect, we learned that this place offers substantially less registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than a typical facility. The last statistic we considered in this area is the percentage of patients who ultimately returned home from the facility. This facility struggled quite a bit in this area as well, with just 35.3 percent of its patients returning home. Unfortunately, this was quite a bit below the national average.