Charlotte Hall Veterans Home

Even though we didn't rate this nursing home well overall, we want to point out its decent grade of B- in the category of nursing. Our nursing rating is based on the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We consider both the levels of training of those nurses as well as the quantity of hours spent with patients. This facility provided just 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this nursing home fared better in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed. It performed well in the area of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.

The next most favorable category we awarded this nursing home in any area came in the category of short-term care, where we gave it a grade of B-. In computing our short-term care grades, we assess a facility's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other highly trained professionals. This rating is more often than not a solid assessment of the nursing home's rehabilitation. Unfortunately, we found that this nursing home provided fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other facilities. Finally, we considered the percentage of patients that who were able to eventually return home from this nursing home. We found that 5.7 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was actually quite a bit below the national average.

This facility's next highest area was its long-term care score, where it received a grade of B-. For long-term care residents, the nursing home's primary goal is to keep patients healthy and safe. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate patients. After considering the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 93.55638 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is a few points lower than we expected but still a reasonably acceptable percentage. Nevertheless, this place excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

This nursing home did not receive a favorable inspection score. We gave it a grade of just just D in this category. Inspection ratings relate to a facility's government inspections. One of the more critical factors in assessing inspection reports is deficiencies. We would pay close attention to the level of severity of those deficiencies. This nursing home was assessed 3 deficiencies by CMS. The only positive thing we found is that none of its deficiencies were in the categories that indicate they posed a risk to resident health or safety. Finally, CMS flagged this nursing home for possible abuse or neglect. This is not what you want to see. We advise you to direct your search elsewhere.