Briarwood Manor Care Center

On top of being a first rate facility overall, this place also performed well in inspections, where it earned a grade of A. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Our inspection ratings are based on many pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that score well in this area have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. 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.

To add to its high-end achievements in other areas, we gave this nursing home a score of A for its long-term care score. In a long-term care setting, the primary goal is to keep patients healthy and safe. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate patients. This facility is as good as it gets in this area.

Another strong feature for this facility is that it received an impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B+. There are a host of criteria included in this grade. Most of these factors reflect nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

The next category we looked at is short-term care. We awarded this nursing home one of our higher grades in that area, with a B. While this wasn't as high as several of this nursing home's other scores, it is still an excellent score. Our short-term care ratings are meaningful for prospective residents in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates more highly-skilled nursing. This means a wide spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. It doesn't appear that this nursing home provided registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. The final measure we considered in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.