Cedarwood Plaza

In addition to receiving a great overall score, this facility also received top notch inspections in recent years. We gave it one of our best scores in that area, with a grade of A-. Our inspection grades weigh several factors included in a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher scores in this area tend to have very few of these severe deficiencies. 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. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.

Another one of this nursing home's quality category grades came in the area of short-term care. We awarded them one of our more positive grades in that area, with a grade of B+. Our short-term care ratings are important for individuals looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. This includes a wide range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we considered the number of patients who were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 5.9 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.

This nursing home also received a strong nursing score. In fact, we awarded it an above average grade of B+ in this area. Nursing scores are primarily associated with the facility's nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by having a policy of turning patients more frequently.

The final category we assessed was long-term care. We gave it a grade of C in that category. This is a fair grade in this category. If you are seeking anything other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each facility's long-term care grades. One of the statistics we considered after nursing hours was vaccinations. Thankfully, this nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccine to 99.082565 percent of its patients. This facility keeps its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.