Brunswick Nursing & Rehab

Brunswick Nursing & Rehab is located in Brunswick, Missouri. The city has 1,404 people. With an overall grade of B, this facility is a very good option. Based on our analysis, you could do much worse than this place. This facility's impressive report card was highlighted by its inspection reports, which we will address in the next section.

On top of performing well in its overall grade, this facility performed at an even higher level in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A+. Inspection scores are tied to many datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that excel in this category have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places generally do 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.

We also awarded this facility a score of A- for our long-term care score. If you are looking for services other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each nursing home's long-term care scores. In addition to assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 91.77215 percent of its residents. This is a bit less than we anticipated but still a respectable percentage. Finally, we looked at its number of hospitalizations. With 1.79 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home is just about middle of the road in this area.

The next most favorable area we gave this nursing home in any area came in the category of short-term care, where we awarded it a C. Our short-term care scores are likely more important for residents needing rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation usually mandates additional skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means not just nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. This nursing home employs both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities employ these skilled professionals. Finally, we assessed the percentage of patients who ultimately returned home from this facility. This place performed respectably in this area with 45.7 percent of its residents returning home.

Moving on to our next area, this facility received an acceptable nursing grade of C. Our nursing score focuses on the facility's nurse staffing levels. We weigh both the levels of training of the nurses and the amount of time spent with residents. This nursing home provided just 3.1 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This figure is significantly below average. Finally, we like to look at quality-based metrics, such as the percent of patients who sustained pressure ulcers and major falls. Sometimes these statistics are decent measures of the quality of nursing care.