Cambridge Manor

On top of being a strong nursing home overall, this place excelled in our inspections category, where it earned an A. Few nursing homes performed better in that category. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating our inspection grades. One critical factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies are quite insignificant. While this place had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were severe based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Contributing to its profile, this nursing home also received a grade of B+ for its short-term care rating. This is a well above average grade in this category. Our short-term care grades are probably most critical for folks in need of rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation typically mandates more skilled nursing services. This includes not only nursing, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that this facility provided information on registered nurse or physical therapist staffing. The last metric we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.

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+. Nursing grades are largely based on a facility's level of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

The final area we assessed was long-term care, in which this facility received a grade of B. This facility didn't prove to have any weak areas. Facilities that excel in long-term care typically are well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to residents. Once we looked at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients healthy. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.