Colonial Manor Ii

On top of receiving a strong overall score, this nursing home performed even better in the area of inspections which is based on the facility's recent inspection reports. We awarded it an A for that category, which is one of our highest grades. Perhaps the most important factor we consider in determining our inspection grades is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a facility's inspection reports. Facilities with better scores in this category most likely avoided the more severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. This facility was hit with 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This indicates that CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies to be an immediate threat to resident safety or health. A couple minor deficiencies are not the end of the world.

This nursing home is also strong in the category of short-term care, where it was awarded a score of B+. It performed more favorably than most nursing homes in this area. In forming our short-term care scores, we look at the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. The objective is to devise a barometer for sizing up the rehabilitation services of nursing homes. It does not look like this nursing home submitted registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. Finally, we looked at the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Turning to an additional strength for this facility, we gave them one of our more positive scores in our long-term care category as well, with a grade of B. When nursing homes receive a score in this range in this category it generally means it has plenty of staff and is an overall good place to reside on a permanent basis. After looking at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents healthy. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

The final area we looked at is nursing. In this category, we awarded this facility a C. The nursing rating includes a number of factors. The most important factor is the quantity of hours nurses spend with patients. This facility provides only 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a somewhat concerning figure as it is well below average. Lastly, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics. Although this place got dinged a bit for its nursing hours, it actually excelled in some of these quality metrics. With less than five percent of its patients experiencing pressure ulcers, it fared remarkably well in this area. This is typically an indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by having a policy of moving patients even once per day.