Colonial Health & Rehabilitation Center

This facility received a nursing score which is better than its overall grade. We awarded this nursing home an above average grade of B in this category. Our nursing grade assesses the facility's nurse staffing levels. We factor in both the levels of skill of the nurses as well as the quantity of hours spent with patients. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures 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 frequently be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by having a protocol of turning a patient more often.

This facility's second highest area ended up being short-term care. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of B-. In the area of short-term care, we endeavor to assess indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We look at a nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and various therapists. In this facility's case, we were surprised to learn that it actually provides less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than a typical facility. The hope is that this does not adversely impact the quality of care. The final metric we assessed in this area is the percentage of patients that who were able to eventually return home from the facility. We found that just 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

This nursing home also received a decent inspection grade. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of C. Inspection ratings weigh several factors found on a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. It doesn't appear that we were able to find deficiency counts for this nursing home. Unfortunately, we also need to draw your attention to the fact that this facility received significant government fines in recent years.

Our last category is long-term care, in which we awarded this nursing home a C in this category. For long-term care residents, the primary objective is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. After considering the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination statistics. Frankly, we were a bit alarmed this facility vaccinated 54.545452 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which happens to be significantly below average. On a more positive note, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.