Celina Health and Rehabilitation Center

Celina Health and Rehabilitation Center is a senior living facility located in Celina, Tennessee. This city has a population of 4,106 people. Sporting an overall grade of B, this facility is a fine choice. Based on our assessment, this nursing home has quite a bit going for it. This facility's strong report card was highlighted by its inspection score, which is addressed in the next paragraph.

On top of performing well in its overall grade, this nursing home 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+. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing these inspection scores. One of those factors is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some can be relatively insignificant. This place was hit with 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be major deficiencies. This indicates that the government inspectors didn't deem any of these deficiencies to pose an immediate risk to patient safety or health. A couple minor dings aren't the end of the world.

This nursing home also was given a favorable long-term care score. In fact, we gave it an above average grade of B+ in this category. When nursing homes receive this type of grade in long-term care it is typically a good sign for patient care and suggests that the place is well-staffed with nurses and aids. On top of looking at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is far higher than the majority of nursing homes. This place was also able to keep its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 1.6 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days.

Another one of this facility's impressive category grades came in the area of nursing care. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B. Our nursing score is based on several factors. The most heavily weighted one is the amount of time nurses spent with residents. This nursing home provides 3.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

The final category we rated is short-term care, which proved to be this facility's least impressive area. We gave it an abysmal F in this area, which is certainly a bit of a disappointment. Our short-term care scores are likely most meaningful for residents requiring rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation generally mandates higher levels of highly-skilled nursing services. This means not just nursing services, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other types of therapy. In this nursing home's case, we found that it offers fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per patient than the average facility. Finally, we considered the percentage of residents who ultimately returned home from this facility. This facility didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 24.3 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was quite a bit off the national average.