Country Lawn Center for Rehab

In addition to performing well in its overall grade, this nursing home performed at an even higher level in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A+. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating our inspection grades. One key factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some end up being relatively insignificant. 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. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Another one of this facility's above average category scores came in the category of long-term care. We gave them one of our more favorable scores in that category, with a score of B+. For residents in need of a permanent residence rather than rehabilitation, long-term care grades are a key measure. On top of considering the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 79.6875 percent of its residents. This is slightly lower than we expected. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

The third area we assessed was short-term care, where this facility was awarded a grade of B- in this category. Short-term care scores are based in part on the nursing home's quantity of skilled nursing services. This means a broad spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final datapoint we considered in this area is the percentage of patients who returned home from the nursing home. We found that just 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

The final category we rated is nursing. We gave this nursing home a grade of C in that category. When determining a facility's nursing score, we consider the amount of time nurses commit to residents and the level of licensure of those nurses. This nursing home provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This figure is significantly below average. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this nursing home surprisingly excelled in some of the quality measures we looked at. It performed well in terms of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.