Chenango Memorial Hospital S N F

In addition to receiving a great overall score, this nursing home received an A+ inspection rating. This score is based on its recent government inspections. An A+ in this category is one of the best complements we can pay to a facility. Perhaps the most important factor we look at in computing our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher grades in this area most likely avoided the more severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. While this facility had a few minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

In addition, this nursing home received quality marks in the area of long-term care. As a result, it received one of our best scores in that area with a grade of A+. Nursing homes that receive this kind of grade in this category typically provide consistent around the clock care to make sure patients are well cared for. One of the factors we considered on top of nursing hours is vaccinations. This nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccination to 98.373985 percent of its patients. This is a great way to minimize unnecessary deaths and hospitalizations for the senior population. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

This facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. The nursing rating weighs a variety of subcategories. The most heavily weighted one is the number of hours nurses spend with patients. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as having a system of turning a resident more frequently.

The next area we assessed is short-term care, where this nursing home was awarded a grade of B. Believe it or not, this was this nursing home's least impressive area. A facility could be doing a lot worse when their poorest grade still is superior to most nursing homes. Our short-term care scores are vital for patients in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally mandates additional skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means a vast range of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we considered the number of patients that returned home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home.