Concordia Nursing & Rehab

Although we were not high on this nursing home overall, we awarded it a grade of B+ for our inspections rating. This grade is far better than the nursing home's overall grade. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating our inspection grades. One key factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some end up being quite insignificant. While this nursing home had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G through L. This means that the inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A few minor deficiencies are not the end of the world.

Surprisingly, this facility actually received an impressive nursing grade this year as well. We gave it a grade of B in this category. Nursing scores are primarily based on a facility's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.2 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

This nursing home was awarded its third best category score in the area of short-term care. We awarded this nursing home a grade of C in this area, which is a respectable score. In determining our short-term care ratings, we analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our purpose is to create a barometer for sizing up the rehabilitation services of various nursing homes. We were surprised to find that this place was below average in the two key staffing areas we assessed. The facility provided fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other nursing homes. Finally, we assessed the number of patients who returned home from this facility. We found that 4.5 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was actually well below average.

The final category we rated is long-term care. This nursing home received a poor grade of F in this category. In a long-term care setting, the nursing home's primary goal is to maintain residents' quality of life and keep them safe. One of the statistics we considered on top of nursing hours was vaccinations. Fortunately, this nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. Surprisingly, this nursing home was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Sadly, a few of its other scores in the category were not as favorable as these.