Cedars of Lebanon Care Center

The main reason this facility received a decent overall grade is its impeccable government inspections in recent years. We gave it one of our better grades in that category, with an A. This is a much better grade than the place's overall grade, which was decent but certainly not elite. Inspection ratings weigh a host of factors included in a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this category generally have very few severe deficiencies. We were not able to locate deficiency counts for this nursing home. Without complete deficiency related data for this facility, it is difficult to evaluate it in this area.

This nursing home performed well in nursing. In fact, we awarded it an B- for that category, which is one of our best grades. Nursing grades are mostly based on a facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient each day, which is a very low figure. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics. While this nursing home got dinged a bit for its nursing hours, it actually excelled in some of these quality-based metrics. With fewer than five percent of its residents experiencing pressure ulcers, it fared very well in this metric. This can be an indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as employing a protocol of moving patients more often.

Turning to the area of short-term care, this nursing home was given a grade of just D in that area. In the category of short-term care, we attempt to qualify measures of a facility's rehabilitation services. We analyze a facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. Based on its weak rating in this category, we weren't stunned to discover that this place provides far fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other nursing homes. The last metric we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that just 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is well below average. The combination of these subpar metrics was damning for this facility's short-term care grade.

The next area we scored was long-term care, which is this facility's worst category. We gave this facility a D in this area. Nursing homes that don't fare well in this category typically aren't as well-staffed and are lagging in a few of the areas of routine medical care we looked at. On top of considering the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to a relatively low 89.53488 percent of its patients, which is slightly concerning. To our surprise, this facility was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home has less hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes. This is its best feature in this category.