Wakita CHC

We awarded this facility one of our better scores in the area of nursing, with an A-. This is a notably better grade than the facility's overall score, which was decent but not in the elite range. In calculating our nursing ratings, we assess both nursing hours and the training levels of those nurses. This nursing home averages 0.4 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 many times be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

We also gave this facility a respectable score in the area of short-term care, where it received a grade of B-. In determining our short-term care ratings, we assess the facility's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This score is frequently a solid assessment of the facility's ability to rehabilitate patients. Unfortunately, we were not able to locate registered nurse or physical therapy staffing data for this place. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most nursing homes, closer to half of their residents are able to return home so this figure is below average.

This nursing home was given its third most favorable category grade in the area of long-term care. We gave this facility a grade of B- in this category, which is a decent score. If you are seeking services other than short-term rehabilitation, you should take a close look at long-term care ratings. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination data. We were disappointed to learn that this nursing home vaccinated a relatively low 88.09524 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Nevertheless, this place excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Turning the last category of inspections, this ended up not being this nursing home's worst grade. Inspection ratings are based on a nursing home's recent government inspections. We gave this facility a score of C in this category. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing our inspection scores. One of those factors is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is arguably more important than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies are quite minor. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. At the end of the day, we definitely found plenty of favorable points on this facility's inspection reports.